Operations management recruitment for Waltham Forest 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.
Waltham Forest sits inside the UK's largest and most pressured logistics labour market, where last-mile, airfreight and grocery fulfilment compete hard for the same people. Across London & the South East, operations leaders are needed at sites such as London Gateway and the Thames Gateway, Park Royal, Enfield and the Heathrow airfreight belt.
Senior operations offers compete with every major operator in reach. We help set salary, bonus and car allowance so the offer lands.
With the M25 orbital, the A13 and A406, Heathrow Airport and the deep-water ports at London Gateway and Tilbury serving the region, operations leaders across London & 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.
We ask candidates about the budget, margin and costs they have owned before anything else.
We ask how candidates built their management teams and what happened to staff turnover on their watch.
We benchmark salary, bonus, car allowance and pension against comparable leadership roles before the search.
Indicative permanent salaries in Waltham Forest 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.
We map the leaders running comparable operations within a realistic commute or relocation.
A short list of leaders, each with notes on scale, results and leadership style.
We ask referees about results, leadership and how the candidate handled pressure.
A leader who understands the site's history makes better calls on people, layout and investment.
We find out what made each candidate leave their last role, because that tells us whether yours will keep them.
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. Senior searches can be run discreetly, including when the current post holder is still in place.
Yes. We recruit continuous improvement and lean managers who can show measurable changes on the sites they have worked.
Yes. Our warehouse desk recruits warehouse managers, shift managers and team leaders.
Yes. Tell us the sites and the travel involved so we approach leaders who want that kind of role.
Operations management recruitment elsewhere in London & the South East:
Other specialisms in Waltham Forest:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Waltham Forest.
One brief covers a single leader or the senior team for a new contract.