Regional Operations Director

Regional Operations Director - Permanent
Salary - Up to £95k + Car Allowance & Bonus
Location - Southern Region
Hours - Mon - Fri 40 hours

Regional Operations Director / Distribution / Parcel Sortation / Operations / South London / Home Counties / Permanent

The Recruitment Group is working with a time-critical, well-known logistics business specialising in delivering supply chain solutions across newstrade, e-commerce, retail, and more. Their innovative approach and commitment to excellence have positioned them as a leader in the industry.

Benefits for a Regional Operations Director:
. 31 Days Annual Leave (plus 2 fixed)
. Excellent Management Pension scheme
. Discretionary bonus
. Car allowance
. Life Cover and Income Protection Cover
. Cycle to Work Scheme

Purpose of the role:
Our client is looking for an experienced Regional Operations Director to lead their fantastic 15-depot-strong team across their South region. As a key member of the senior management team, you will assume responsibility for overseeing and optimising the operational performance of the depots and driving and delivering extensive change across all business channels.

Main duties and responsibilities of a Regional Operations Director:
. Ensure all operations staff and processes are conducted with health, safety, and legal as a priority and embedded in their culture, ensuring Health, Safety, Environmental, and Quality compliance is maintained, and the company's procedures and objectives are achieved.
. Accountability for overseeing and developing the logistics, operational, and service requirements across multiple customers and sites.
. Successfully deliver Key Performance and efficiency with your Regional Operational teams.
. Manage the staffing, profit, performance, and general operation of each depot, whilst liaising the depot's management and supervisors.
. 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.
. Leading operational performance including primary trunking, final mile (radial), execution plans, sub-contractors, claims, stock holding, returns, and customer service processes.
. In conjunction with Finance, working to maximize efficiencies and operations in line with Key Performance and budget expectations.
. Lead the ongoing development of the region's estate, supporting depot relocations, expansion, or downsizing to support the demands of the business.

Experience/knowledge requirements for a Regional Operations Director:
. Experienced logistics professional, who has previously operated at a senior level and has managed a multi-site region.
. 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.
. Customer-focused with problem-solving and decision-making ability, continual improvement mindset, with experience in driving efficiency, savings, and growth.
. Good financial and business acumen with experience in managing budgets.
. Excellent people management skills - driving accountability and delivering results through people Managing people and performance.
. Full UK Driving license with frequent travel required.

Please contact Amy @ The Recruitment Group on the contact details provided.