Leaders who hit the service levels and grow the margin, recruited for contract logistics, distribution and fulfilment operations in Penarth.
Operations leaders are judged on service, cost, safety and the people who choose to stay. We recruit leaders who can show all four.
Operations vacancies across Wales come from port and steel logistics, automotive and manufacturing supply chains, retail distribution and regional 3PLs. Each needs leaders who can hold service levels and margin at once.
Contract logistics, retail distribution, parcel networks and manufacturing operations each need a different kind of leader.
Proven general managers at sites such as the South Wales M4 distribution belt, the ABP ports and the Deeside Industrial Park are usually approached directly.
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.
For contract logistics roles we look for leaders who have kept and grown a client relationship, not just hit the service levels.
For a new contract or site we can recruit the general manager and the senior team, timed to go-live.
Indicative permanent salaries in Penarth 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 ask referees about results, leadership and how the candidate handled pressure.
An empty leadership seat is expensive: overtime climbs, clients lose patience and the team stops improving.
Senior notice periods can be long, so we plan the start date from the first conversation.
A strong operations brief covers:
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Operations and general managers, site and regional operations managers, operations directors, heads of operations, contract managers, continuous improvement managers and mobilisation managers.
Yes. We compare salary, bonus, car allowance and pension with current offers for similar operations roles across the region.
Yes. We cover operations across Wales and search beyond it for relocating candidates when the role needs it.
Yes. We recruit continuous improvement and lean managers who can show measurable changes on the sites they have worked.
Authority to decide, investment in the site, realistic targets and a package in line with the market.
Operations management recruitment elsewhere in Wales:
Other specialisms in Penarth:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Penarth.
One brief covers a single leader or the senior team for a new contract.