Operations management recruitment for Tonbridge operators who need a leader to steady a site, win back a client or open a new one.
We look for leaders who have run an operation of your size, type and complexity.
Tonbridge sits in the South East's busy distribution belt, where the M25 corridor and the south-coast ports keep demand for logistics talent high. Across the South East, operations leaders are needed at sites such as the parks along the M25, M20 and M23 and the Solent ports.
Mobilising a new contract? We can recruit the general manager first and build the leadership team around them.
The strongest operations candidates across the South East are usually already leading operations for businesses such as Channel-port and customs operators, chilled grocery distribution, aerospace supply chains and regional carriers.
The people who own the service, the costs and the team.
Contract logistics, retail distribution, parcel or manufacturing: we match leaders to the model they have run.
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.
Indicative permanent salaries in Tonbridge run from around £45k for operations managers up to £100k+ for operations directors.
Bonus structures matter at this level. We check how each candidate's current bonus is calculated so the comparison is fair. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
We map the leaders running comparable operations within a realistic commute or relocation.
P&L, headcount, service levels, safety record and right to work checked before the first interview.
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.
When a leadership role is hard to fill, we identify whether the package, the location or the brief is the obstacle and say so.
A strong operations brief covers:
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Yes. We cover operations across the South East and search beyond it for relocating candidates when the role needs it.
Yes. Our warehouse desk recruits warehouse managers, shift managers and team leaders.
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.
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 Tonbridge:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Tonbridge.
Tell us what the next leader must fix and we will find people who have fixed it before.