From site operations managers to regional directors, we find permanent leaders in Thurso with results they can explain.
We look for leaders who have run an operation of your size, type and complexity.
The market around Thurso runs on multi-modal thinking — road, ferry and tight scheduling — rather than dense motorway distribution. We recruit the general managers and operations directors who lead those operations.
Contract logistics, retail distribution, parcel networks and manufacturing operations each need a different kind of leader.
With the A9 and A82, Inverness Airport and the ferry links to Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles serving the region, operations leaders across the Highlands & Islands often oversee sites that run national as well as regional work.
From operations managers to directors of operations.
Senior searches are run confidentially, whether you are replacing a leader or planning ahead.
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 Thurso run from around £45k for operations managers up to £100k+ for operations directors.
Senior candidates compare the whole package: bonus, car allowance, pension, holiday and the authority the role carries. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
The operation, the P&L, the team, the client and the result the new leader must deliver.
P&L, headcount, service levels, safety record and right to work checked before the first interview.
We help agree the package and stay in touch while the new leader takes charge.
Strong operations managers become general managers and then directors. Hiring well builds that bench.
Operations leaders who leave early often cite unrealistic targets, little investment or a head office that interferes. We raise all three first.
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.
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.
Authority to decide, investment in the site, realistic targets and a package in line with the market.
Operations management recruitment elsewhere in Scotland:
Other specialisms in Thurso:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Thurso.
Send the brief and we will flag anything in the package or timescale likely to slow the search.