Operations management recruitment for Northampton operators who need a leader to steady a site, win back a client or open a new one.
The right operations leader changes a site's culture in months. The wrong one does it in weeks.
Sites such as DIRFT (Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal), Brackmills, Swan Valley and nearby Magna Park vary in scale and pace. We match leaders to the operation they will actually be running.
Many operations roles cover more than one site. We check how much travel each candidate is ready for before they reach the shortlist.
The strongest operations candidates across Northamptonshire are usually already leading operations for businesses such as big-shed national DCs, 3PLs, e-commerce fulfilment and air and rail freight operations.
Permanent operations roles matched to site size, contract type and culture.
We ask candidates about the budget, margin and costs they have owned before anything else.
Contract logistics, retail distribution, parcel or manufacturing: we match leaders to the model they have run.
We benchmark salary, bonus, car allowance and pension against comparable leadership roles before the search.
Indicative permanent salaries in Northampton 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.
We map the leaders running comparable operations within a realistic commute or relocation.
Proven leaders are approached discreetly, with the facts that would make a move worth considering.
We arrange interviews, presentations and site visits, then brief each candidate beforehand.
Strong operations managers become general managers and then directors. Hiring well builds that bench.
We find out what made each candidate leave their last role, because that tells us whether yours will keep them.
A strong operations brief covers:
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Yes. We can recruit the general manager and senior team together, timed to the contract start.
Yes. We compare salary, bonus, car allowance and pension with current offers for similar operations roles across the region.
Yes. We cover operations across the East Midlands and search beyond it for relocating candidates when the role needs it.
Upload your CV and tell us the size of operation, the sector and the location you want. We will contact you, discreetly, when a permanent role fits.
Yes. Tell us the sites and the travel involved so we approach leaders who want that kind of role.
Operations management recruitment elsewhere in the East Midlands:
Other specialisms in Northampton:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Northampton.
Tell us what the next leader must fix and we will find people who have fixed it before.