Job Description
Head of Operations - National / Home Based National / Home Based
CHR-CG/HOO
Posted on September 30, 2024
Expires on December 31, 2024
About the role We are working with a successful manufacturing business with a healthy order book in their search for an experienced Head of Operations to help them meet their current and future operational challenges!
The role will involve a high level of engagement with internal staff and external stakeholders and needs an individual with experience in changing hearts and minds and rolling out a modern manufacturing philosophy with a good vision for what the factory should look like and how it should operate for the future.
Your Responsibilities:
- Set and lead the implementation of the strategic vision and provide leadership to production teams and facilities ensuring they deliver growth and improved profitability expectations.
- Lead, motivate and develop the teams within production to ensure they operate effectively and efficiently and that individuals achieve their potential.
- Developing and implementing the operations strategy as it relates to the site, ensuring it supports the delivery required growth of revenue and profitability.
- Implementing improvement programmes, ensuring that profitable partnerships are built and maintained.
- Proactively collaborate with the supply chain team to support the onboarding of new suppliers and developing new partnerships.
- Monitor performance through KPIs and assist in setting financial and budget targets – provide guidance and leadership if performance needs to be corrected.
- Lead all teams to deliver the strategic plan and business goals, creating a professional and positive working environment and culture.
- Take the lead on product quality improvement, implementing standards which comply with the standards in place and reducing returns as a percentage of products sold.
- Drive cost improvements across operations teams, instilling an efficient mindset and approach.
Your Skills & Experience:
- A track record of excellent leadership skills, with the ability to flex leadership style to given situations within a large manufacturing environment.
- Ability to motivate and inspire complex and geographically diverse teams.
- Committed and dedicated as well as being adaptable and flexible.
- Excellent negotiation and influencing skills.
- Excellent project management leadership skills which use people management, business planning and customer liaison skills.
- Batch manufacturing in a Lot and Serialised environment.
- Operational excellence / lean background.
- Educated to degree level in a relevant subject.
- Proven track record at the senior level in a growing and changing business environment.
This is an exciting and challenging position which offers growth potential… if you’re looking to learn more, apply now!
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Job Tags
Permanent employment, Flexible hours,