Permanent operations managers, general managers and operations directors for logistics businesses in Wallsend.
Operations leaders are judged on service, cost, safety and the people who choose to stay. We recruit leaders who can show all four.
Operations vacancies across the North East come from automotive and process-industry supply chains, port and container logistics and retail DCs. Each needs leaders who can hold service levels and margin at once.
Mobilising a new contract? We can recruit the general manager first and build the leadership team around them.
Proven general managers at sites such as Teesport (PD Ports), the Port of Tyne and the automotive and chemicals parks along the A19 are usually approached directly.
Operations roles for contract logistics, retail distribution, parcel networks and manufacturing.
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.
For a new contract or site we can recruit the general manager and the senior team, timed to go-live.
Indicative permanent salaries in Wallsend run from around £45k for operations managers up to £100k+ for operations directors.
An offer set at the market saves a second round of negotiation. We give you a current read on leadership pay before the search starts. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
We map the leaders running comparable operations within a realistic commute or relocation.
We arrange interviews, presentations and site visits, then brief each candidate beforehand.
We ask referees about results, leadership and how the candidate handled pressure.
For Wallsend 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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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 can recruit the general manager and senior team together, timed to the contract start.
Yes. Our warehouse desk recruits warehouse managers, shift managers and team leaders.
Authority to decide, investment in the site, realistic targets and a package in line with the market.
Operations management recruitment elsewhere in the North East:
Other specialisms in Wallsend:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Wallsend.
One brief covers a single leader or the senior team for a new contract.