Operations Manager

Posted 25 April by NET Recruit
£40,000 - £50,000 per annum
Guildford , Surrey
Permanent, full-time
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Your Company:
A leading company operating in the construction industry is collaborating with the talent acquisition team at NET Recruit on their search to find an experienced Operations Manager to join the team in the Guildford area. This is a market leading business, with almost 20 years of success behind them, providing specialised products for their clientele that operate within the residential, commercial, hotel and leisure, industrial and also the infrastructure sectors.

This is a pivotal role in the success of the business, ensuring that is operating optimally on a day-to-day basis and with all of the resources, stock and people that it requires. The role will cover many key areas of business, including some HR & training, compliance with regulations and policies, and providing logistical support within stock and supplies. This role will be responsible for two sites, one in Guildford and the other in Devon, with possible travel between the two.

Your Role and Responsibilities
While in this position your duties may include but are not limited to:
  • Overseeing the management of the fleet of vehicles for the business, including cars, vans and purpose-built vehicles, to ensure lease contracts are negotiated, taxes and MOTs are handled and that work needed on the vehicle is done
  • Managing annual maintenance of company sites, including the asset register in collaboration with the finance department
  • Managing IT staff and system requirements, ensuring that all staff have what they require
  • Handling the purchasing of sundry resources and supplies used by the business including printers, office supplies, warehouse supplies and consumables
  • Supporting senior managers with negotiating with external providers and improving logistics
  • Supporting on stock management and forecasting annual requirements, whilst also supporting on the negotiation of purchasing stock
  • Ensuring the business meets the needs of its customers alongside regulatory requirements such as ISO 9001 and 14001, reviewing compliance with department managers
  • Ensuring the business meets employee and consumer health and safety needs and regulatory laws
  • Supporting on HR needs for the business, including supporting the maintenance of contracts and employee files, monitoring holiday, sickness and overtime, instigating training initiatives, employee welfare maintenance, grievance support, and providing support on recruitment with job adverts, interviews and candidate selection

What you will need to Apply:
This dynamic opportunity will suit someone with extensive operations experience and someone who has handled key duties such as stock management, resource purchasing, providing HR support, developing strategies, performance management, and compliance. Additionally, candidates will need to be keen problem solvers, and good at analysing data. Confidence and communication will be key in this role, along with experience supporting senior managers and directors. Excellent vendor and stakeholder management is vital in this role and candidates will need to demonstrate previous experience handling this.

What you will get in Return:
As the successful candidate, you will be entitled to a starting salary of up to £50,000 to accompany a fully comprehensive package which will include a strong holiday entitlement of over 30 days inclusive of bank holidays, excellent, above market rate pension allocation and a range of enticing other incentives and monetary rewards to be attained and used within a professional and personal environment. Also, there will be the possibility of a company payout/bonus depending on achievements against KPIs.

Additionally, you'll be given the power to truly decide your future and spearhead your own development, with market leading materials and resources at your fingertips, ready to support you in your journey through the business. You will be able to outline and address a fully personalised plan for your own learning and progression and have measurable milestones along the way to support this growth.

To find out more about this exciting position, please feel free to reach out to:

Nick Lovell - Divisional Managing Director

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Reference: 52534236

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