From site operations managers to regional directors, we find permanent leaders in Melrose with results they can explain.
We look for leaders who have run an operation of your size, type and complexity.
Operations employers across southern Scotland include Irish Sea ferry and groupage operators, dairy and agri-food processing, forestry and timber haulage and regional 3PLs. Each runs a different model, so we recruit to the operation rather than the title.
We ask candidates about the turnover, margin, headcount and service levels they have been responsible for, then about what they changed.
Sites such as the A74(M) corridor and the Dumfries and Annan industrial estates compete for the same proven leaders, which keeps senior pay competitive.
Site, contract, regional and improvement leadership roles.
Contract logistics, retail distribution, parcel or manufacturing: we match leaders to the model they have run.
Senior searches are run confidentially, whether you are replacing a leader or planning ahead.
We stay in touch through the first months as the new leader takes charge.
Indicative permanent salaries in Melrose run from around £45k for operations managers up to £100k+ for operations directors.
If your offer sits below what comparable leaders earn, we tell you before any interviews. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
P&L, headcount, service levels, safety record and right to work checked before the first interview.
We arrange interviews, presentations and site visits, then brief each candidate beforehand.
We help agree the package and stay in touch while the new leader takes charge.
Strong operations managers become general managers and then directors. Hiring well builds that bench.
Many operations directors began as shift or site managers. We recruit at every step of that path.
A strong operations brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit permanent operations managers, general managers and operations directors for businesses across southern Scotland.
Operations and general managers, site and regional operations managers, operations directors, heads of operations, contract managers, continuous improvement managers and mobilisation managers.
Yes. We recruit general managers and contract managers who run client contracts for third-party logistics providers.
Yes. We can recruit the general manager and senior team together, timed to the contract start.
Yes. Tell us the sites and the travel involved so we approach leaders who want that kind of role.
Operations management recruitment elsewhere in Scotland:
Other specialisms in Melrose:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Melrose.
Send the brief and we will flag anything in the package or timescale likely to slow the search.