Regional Operations Director

4 weeks ago


Maidstone Kent, United Kingdom Zoom Recruitment Services Ltd Full time

Regional Operations Director - South & London Home Counties

My client, a leading UK Distribution company who is on a journey of exponential growth, is recruiting for an exceptionally talented and driven Regional Operations Director. This is an integral role suited to a results-driven leader who is passionate about delivering operational excellence across the South region. The Regional Operations Director is a Senior appointment focused on delivering profitable growth, with a passion and ability to drive performance through their people, coaching, leading, and enabling the management teams to deliver continuous improvement. My client's most lucrative region, you will make significant contributions to the quality performance levels, financial and commercial side of the business. You will hold accountability for the optimization and performance of circa 14 depots while driving and implementing innovative change and transformation for the future. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to become a strategic leader within the business with a clear pathway to further your career.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  1. Ensure all operations staff and processes are conducted with health, safe and legal as a priority and embed in their culture, ensuring Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality compliance is maintained, and the company's procedures and objectives are achieved.
  2. Accountability for overseeing and developing our logistics, operational and service requirements across multiple customers and sites.
  3. Successfully deliver Key Performance and efficiency with your Regional Operational teams.
  4. Manage the staffing, profit, performance, and general operation of each depot, whilst liaising the depots management and supervisors.
  5. Lead and motivate the depot teams to deliver exceptional performance by setting clear objectives and targets, monitoring, and reviewing progress and supporting them in the delivery of their targets.
  6. Leading operational performance including primary trunking, final mile (radial), execution plans, sub-contractors, claims, stock holding, returns and customer service processes.
  7. Lead and execute change initiatives to drive organizational transformation within the region, and collaborate with cross-functional teams, to deliver on multiple projects through leadership and engagement.
  8. In conjunction with Finance, working to maximize efficiencies and operations in line with Key Performance and budget expectations.
  9. Lead the ongoing development of the regions estate, supporting depot relocations, expansion or downsizing to support the demands of the business.
ABOUT YOU:
  • Experienced logistics professional, with relevant qualifications, who will has previously operated at a senior level and has managed a multi-site region with the ambition to further your career to Senior Director level within 3-5 years.
  • Have a track record in leading ambitious transformational operational projects, with experience in depot relocations up and downsizing dependent on the demands of the business.
  • Experience in implementing lean methodologies and six sigma principles to drive process improvements and efficiencies in operations.
  • Proven project management skills to deliver strategic change and improve performance, whilst delivering on time and within budget.
  • Demonstrable experience of customer relationship management Customer focused with problem-solving and decision-making ability, continual improvement mindset, with experience of driving efficiency, savings, and growth.
  • Good financial and business acumen with experience of managing budgets.
  • Excellent people management skills driving accountability and delivering results through people Managing people and performance.
  • Full UK Driving licence with frequent travel required.

In addition to a highly competitive remuneration package and annual pay awards, there is an excellent pension scheme, ongoing development and learning programs, services and support designed to help you manage and balance your work / life priorities. If you are looking to elevate your career please forward your CV and make contact with Recruitment Director Elle-Louise Tucker to arrange an initial conversation to assess your motivations and interest. Zoom Recruitment Services Ltd is a specialist employment agency supplying permanent, temporary and contractual staff within the Logistics, Manufacturing, Engineering and NHS sectors. We are also accredited members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and follow professional and ethical working procedures.

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