Operations management recruitment for Totton 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.
Across the South East, many leadership vacancies sit at sites such as the M25 and M3 corridors, the south-coast ports and the distribution parks around Gatwick. We search for leaders who already know that market.
Many operations roles cover more than one site. We check how much travel each candidate is ready for before they reach the shortlist.
With the M25, M3, M4, M20 and M23, Gatwick Airport and the ports at Southampton, Portsmouth and Dover serving the region, operations leaders across the South East often oversee sites that run national as well as regional work.
Operations roles for contract logistics, retail distribution, parcel networks and manufacturing.
Contract logistics, retail distribution, parcel or manufacturing: we match leaders to the model they have run.
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 Totton run from around £45k for operations managers up to £100k+ for operations directors.
If your offer sits below what comparable leaders earn, we tell you before any interviews. 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.
Interim leaders can steady a site for a few months. A permanent hire owns the results for the long term.
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 South East.
We look at the P&L, headcount and service levels they have been responsible for, their safety record and their right to work, then discuss your operation with them.
Yes. We recruit general managers and contract managers who run client contracts for third-party logistics providers.
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.
Operations management recruitment elsewhere in the South East:
Other specialisms in Totton:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Totton.
One brief covers a single leader or the senior team for a new contract.