Permanent operations leadership recruitment across the North West.
Operations leaders are judged on service, cost, safety and the people who choose to stay. We recruit leaders who can show all four.
From container logistics on the Mersey to big-shed distribution on the M62, employers around Preston compete for experienced permanent people. We recruit the general managers and operations directors who lead those operations.
Mobilising a new contract? We can recruit the general manager first and build the leadership team around them.
Leadership demand across the North West follows grocery and retail distribution, 3PLs, port and container logistics and air and sea forwarders.
Site, contract, regional and improvement leadership roles.
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.
For a new contract or site we can recruit the general manager and the senior team, timed to go-live.
Indicative permanent salaries in Preston 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.
Proven leaders are approached discreetly, with the facts that would make a move worth considering.
P&L, headcount, service levels, safety record and right to work checked before the first interview.
Strong operations managers become general managers and then directors. Hiring well builds that bench.
Strong leaders value the authority to make decisions, investment in the site and a board that keeps its promises.
A strong operations brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit permanent operations managers, general managers and operations directors for businesses across the North West.
Yes. Senior searches can be run discreetly, including when the current post holder is still in place.
Yes. We compare salary, bonus, car allowance and pension with current offers for similar operations roles across the region.
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.
Authority to decide, investment in the site, realistic targets and a package in line with the market.
Operations management recruitment elsewhere in the North West:
Other specialisms in Preston:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Preston.
Begin with the essentials: the operation, the P&L and the start date.