Hiring a general manager in Oban? We look at the P&L they have run and the teams they have built before anything else.
Every operations candidate we put forward has been screened on the P&L, the headcount and the results they delivered.
Oban sits in the Highlands and Islands, where the A9, the west-coast ferries and long trunk routes shape how freight actually moves — not the Central Belt motorway network. We recruit the general managers and operations directors who lead those operations.
A general manager who leaves in the first year unsettles the team, the client and the numbers at the same time.
Operations leadership roles across the Highlands & Islands are spread across sites such as the Inverness Airport Business Park and the Cromarty Firth ports at Invergordon and Nisbet.
Operations roles for contract logistics, retail distribution, parcel networks and manufacturing.
We ask candidates about the budget, margin and costs they have owned before anything else.
We ask how candidates built their management teams and what happened to staff turnover on their watch.
For contract logistics roles we look for leaders who have kept and grown a client relationship, not just hit the service levels.
Indicative permanent salaries in Oban run from around £45k for operations managers up to £100k+ for operations directors.
An offer set at the market saves a second round of negotiation. We give you a current read on leadership pay before the search starts. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
The operation, the P&L, the team, the client and the result the new leader must deliver.
We map the leaders running comparable operations within a realistic commute or relocation.
We help agree the package and stay in touch while the new leader takes charge.
An empty leadership seat is expensive: overtime climbs, clients lose patience and the team stops improving.
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 recruit permanent operations managers, general managers and operations directors for businesses across the Highlands & Islands.
Operations and general managers, site and regional operations managers, operations directors, heads of operations, contract managers, continuous improvement managers and mobilisation managers.
We look at the P&L, headcount and service levels they have been responsible for, their safety record and their right to work, then discuss your operation with them.
Yes. We compare salary, bonus, car allowance and pension with current offers for similar operations roles across the region.
Yes. We recruit continuous improvement and lean managers who can show measurable changes on the sites they have worked.
Operations management recruitment elsewhere in Scotland:
Other specialisms in Oban:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Oban.
Share the operation, the role and the package and we will give you a view of the Oban leadership market before the search starts.