The general managers and operations directors who turn Sittingbourne sites around and keep them improving.
Permanent leadership hires should leave a site stronger, safer and more profitable.
Sites such as the M25 and M3 corridors, the south-coast ports and the distribution parks around Gatwick vary in scale and pace. We match leaders to the operation they will actually be running.
A general manager who leaves in the first year unsettles the team, the client and the numbers at the same time.
Leadership demand across the South East follows grocery and retail DCs, Channel-port and customs operations, FMCG supply chains and national 3PLs.
Site, contract, regional and improvement leadership roles.
Every operations screen covers the candidate's approach to health and safety.
For a new contract or site we can recruit the general manager and the senior team, timed to go-live.
We stay in touch through the first months as the new leader takes charge.
Indicative permanent salaries in Sittingbourne run from around £45k for operations managers up to £100k+ for operations directors.
Operations pay in the South East moves with the size of the operation, the number of sites and the contract: multi-site and director roles earn the most. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
The operation, the P&L, the team, the client and the result the new leader must deliver.
A short list of leaders, each with notes on scale, results and leadership style.
We arrange interviews, presentations and site visits, then brief each candidate beforehand.
A permanent operations leader builds a management team, a culture and a record with the client. That value grows each year they stay.
Senior notice periods can be long, so we plan the start date from the first conversation.
A strong operations brief covers:
Loading live roles…
Yes. We recruit permanent operations managers, general managers and operations directors for businesses across the South East.
Yes. Senior searches can be run discreetly, including when the current post holder is still in place.
Yes. We recruit general managers and contract managers who run client contracts for third-party logistics providers.
Yes. Tell us the sites and the travel involved so we approach leaders who want that kind of role.
Authority to decide, investment in the site, realistic targets and a package in line with the market.
Operations management recruitment elsewhere in the South East:
Other specialisms in Sittingbourne:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Sittingbourne.
Begin with the essentials: the operation, the P&L and the start date.