Senior Business Operations Lead

2 weeks ago


East Devon Devon, United Kingdom ISCA Recruitment Full time

Isca Recruitment is delighted to be recruiting for an experienced leader to join a highly successful business as the Operations Manager at their office near Exeter, Devon.
You will be working in a highly visible position as part of the senior leadership team, providing efficient and effective delivery of high-quality service to their clients. Reporting directly to the Senior Management Team and Directors, this is a hands-on Operations Manager role with full responsibility for the operational function including management of upto 16 direct reports including office based and field engineers. This role offers the opportunity to grow with the business and with the potential to progress into a National Operations Manager / Operations Director role in the future.
You will be expected to attend client meetings/contract review meetings alongside the account managers to provide updates, feedback and discuss ways to improve service and efficiencies. Fostering a positive and collaborative work environment that encourages team members to excel in their roles. Reviewing performance, setting goals, and developing the team. Oversee the planning, coordination, and execution of service delivery to meet client expectations, including the out of hours period. Implement and improve service processes to enhance efficiency and quality. Ensure the optimal utilisation of our field agents. This will also include the out of hours period as part of the on-call rota. Develop and implement key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and monitor the performance of the service team. Analyse performance data to identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions. Develop current processes to ensure optimum performance. Ensuring resources are aligned with projected activity.Coordinate training programs to ensure that service team members are equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge. Support continuous learning and development to enhance the team's capabilities. Managing the process of finding and onboarding new team members and sub-contractors in association with the Engineer Manager. Monitoring the service department/engineers on use of Salesforce and offer training to ensure Salesforce (CRM/Field Service) is used to its full potential in line with company expectations. Actively looking at ways to improve service team technical knowledge to improve quality and effective diagnosis of issues. Work with the Financial Controller to develop and manage the service budget. Monitor expenditures and implement cost-effective measures without compromising service quality. Negotiate with suppliers/subcontractors on costs so that company margins are achieved. Being a key member of the team involved with the onboarding of new customers to ensure successful contract mobilisations. Assisting with customer data uploads and checking integrity of data. Actively learning and developing industry knowledge through networking with engineers/subcontractors, suppliers, and manufacturers to ensure regulations and British Standards are met within the service team. Optimising management of company stock levels in satellite storage units and engineer vehicles. Accurate monthly stock reporting to Financial Controller.
Appropriate business attire at all times
* Benefits including pension, free parking, social events, and lots more
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am - 4:30pm, 40 hours per week.
Location: Office based, near Exeter / M5
Isca Recruitment Ltd provides services as an agency and an employment business.
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