Operations Director

3 weeks ago


Coventry, United Kingdom Lord Search and Selection Full time

**High Volume FMCG Products**
**c. £100,000 pa + 20% Bonus + Car Allowance + Executive Benefits**
**Based: Coventry**
**The Role**
In this newly created role reporting to the Managing Director, you will be responsible for developing and implementing the business's operations strategy, capitalising on significant new market opportunities and ensuring that realistic KPI's and business objectivesare met.
**Key tasks include**:

- Leading and managing a highly experienced and stable team of circa 200 staff and Team Leaders in the pursuit of greater performance and productivity.
- To ensure all the standard KPI's (e.g., OTIF, Right First Time & Quality) are achieved and ideally exceeded.
- Engaging with the team to ensure that the current manufacturing and production processes and controls are improved to create lean, responsive, and predictive operation.

Ideally possessing a professional engineering qualification this role requires a "hands on" experienced manufacturing or operations professional with current experience of high-volume manufacturing environments (e.g., FMCG, Food or Non-Food products) Your CVand experience **MUST** be able to demonstrate your capability and achievements in:

- Significantly improving operational performance
- Implementing & embedding modern manufacturing KPI's
- Making the business more agile and responsive to customer needs
- Preparing the business to begin the "lean manufacturing" journey
- Leading the production team leaders and associates through genuine behavioural and "cultural change" programmes

**The Company**
A privately owned company established for over 50 years with a current turnover of c£50 million. Our client has been producing a range of Branded and Own Label products for a portfolio of the UK's leading top 5 multiple retailers. Over the last 5 years therehas been a significant "step change" in growth due to new business wins in the UK and Europe. Their reputation has been built on continued investment in New Product Development, product quality and by providing the highest levels of customer service.
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