Leaders who hit the service levels and grow the margin, recruited for contract logistics, distribution and fulfilment operations in Wakefield.
Permanent leadership hires should leave a site stronger, safer and more profitable.
Across Yorkshire, many leadership vacancies sit at sites such as iPort Doncaster, Wakefield Europort and the distribution parks along the M62 and M1. We search for leaders who already know that market.
Mobilising a new contract? We can recruit the general manager first and build the leadership team around them.
The strongest operations candidates across Yorkshire are usually already leading operations for businesses such as retail and online fulfilment operations, regional 3PLs, manufacturing distribution and Humber port logistics.
The people who own the service, the costs and the team.
We benchmark salary, bonus, car allowance and pension against comparable leadership roles before the search.
Senior searches are run confidentially, whether you are replacing a leader or planning ahead.
We stay in touch through the first months as the new leader takes charge.
Indicative permanent salaries in Wakefield 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.
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.
We help agree the package and stay in touch while the new leader takes charge.
For Wakefield operations under pressure, the right permanent leader is the difference between firefighting and planning.
Many operations directors began as shift or site managers. We recruit at every step of that path.
A strong operations brief covers:
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Operations and general managers, site and regional operations managers, operations directors, heads of operations, contract managers, continuous improvement managers and mobilisation managers.
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 can recruit the general manager and senior team together, timed to the contract start.
Yes. We compare salary, bonus, car allowance and pension with current offers for similar operations roles across the region.
Yes. Tell us the sites and the travel involved so we approach leaders who want that kind of role.
Operations management recruitment elsewhere in Yorkshire & the Humber:
Other specialisms in Wakefield:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Wakefield.
Tell us what the next leader must fix and we will find people who have fixed it before.