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Operations Management Recruitment in Wishaw

Permanent operations leadership recruitment across Scotland.

Scotland

Site and contract leaders in Wishaw

Most proven general managers are busy running a site. The search has to go to them.

Sites such as the M8 corridor parks at Eurocentral and Bellshill, Grangemouth and the Clyde and Forth ports vary in scale and pace. We match leaders to the operation they will actually be running.

Senior operations offers compete with every major operator in reach. We help set salary, bonus and car allowance so the offer lands.

Leadership demand across Scotland follows grocery and retail DCs, food and drink supply chains, energy and port logistics and national 3PLs.

Who we recruit

Operations vacancies we cover in Wishaw

From operations managers to directors of operations.

Why operators choose a specialist

Screened on the sites they have led

The P&L first

We ask candidates about the budget, margin and costs they have owned before anything else.

Pay that reflects the role

We benchmark salary, bonus, car allowance and pension against comparable leadership roles before the search.

Safety leadership

Every operations screen covers the candidate's approach to health and safety.

Benchmarking the offer

What operations leaders earn in Wishaw

Indicative permanent salaries in Wishaw 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.

How it works

How we find the leader

Leadership screen

P&L, headcount, service levels, safety record and right to work checked before the first interview.

The shortlist

A short list of leaders, each with notes on scale, results and leadership style.

Offer and onboarding

We help agree the package and stay in touch while the new leader takes charge.

Your brief

Setting up the search

A leader who understands the site's history makes better calls on people, layout and investment.

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:

  • Headcount and the management team structure
  • Salary, bonus and car allowance
  • Travel between sites and any relocation
  • Your interview process, including presentations
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Operations FAQs

Your questions

Can you run a confidential search?

Yes. Senior searches can be run discreetly, including when the current post holder is still in place.

Can you recruit a leadership team for a new contract?

Yes. We can recruit the general manager and senior team together, timed to the contract start.

Do you recruit continuous improvement managers?

Yes. We recruit continuous improvement and lean managers who can show measurable changes on the sites they have worked.

Do you also recruit warehouse managers?

Yes. Our warehouse desk recruits warehouse managers, shift managers and team leaders.

What keeps an operations leader?

Authority to decide, investment in the site, realistic targets and a package in line with the market.

Elsewhere in the region

Related operations pages for Wishaw

Operations management recruitment elsewhere in Scotland:

Other specialisms in Wishaw:

See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Wishaw.

Replacing a leader who has left?

Submit your operations vacancy

Send the brief and we will flag anything in the package or timescale likely to slow the search.