Head of Operations

Head of operations required to join a leading manufacturing company that is based in the Hillingdon area. The Head of Operations will be expected to work alongside the MD and the new owners who are actively involved in the business.

The prime function of this role is to take full responsibility for the business operations, including sourcing of all materials, supplier engagement and selection, co-ordination of the supply chain to ensure materials are available across all manufacturing sites, planning of production to meet customer requirements, ensuring the quality of all manufactured products, all inbound and outbound logistics, warehousing and oversight of the three manufacturing sites in the UK, Morocco, and China.

• Key member of Senior Leadership Team
• Developing and implementing a manufacturing strategy to optimise the manufacturing footprint while driving efficiency and quality through the manufacturing process
• Planning and monitoring of day-to-day business operations to ensure products are delivered to customer expectation (time, quality and specification)
• Evaluate and manage performance across the manufacturing business, setting KPI's, targets and driving a culture of continuous improvement
• Create clear standards and ways of working to be deployed across all company operations
• Evaluate efficiency and drive process improvements across Operations
• Develop company technical capability and knowledge in line with business requirements
• Develop an effective, capable and motivated team
• Co-ordinate Supply Chain team to deliver common goals, particularly OTIF
• Lead process control to improve quality metrics across the business
• Co-ordinate factory production across all three manufacturing sites (UK, Morocco and China)
• Improve the total cost of manufacture by deriving value from the Supply Chain & manufacturing operations
• Develop the sourcing function to ensure best in class suppliers, offering value, technical know-how while supporting the businesses financial objectives
• Set supplier objectives to match organisational objectives, and affect management of supplier capabilities and resources
• Oversee inventory management (raw materials to finished goods) as well as inbound and outbound logistics associated with moving of products and materials.

• At least 5 years of Operations Management Experience
• Sound knowledge of product manufacturing
• Sound knowledge of Lean manufacturing principles
• Extensive experience of MRP & S&OP principles & systems
• Project management skills and experience
• Experience setting up, moving and integrating manufacturing operations
• Change management experience

• Full time - Permanent position
• Monday - Friday
• Salary - £60,000 - £70,000 (DOE)
• Competitive holiday
• Pension

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for.