Position: Operations Manager
Location: Aylesbury (HP19)
Salary: c. £45,000 per annum (+ bonus/profit share and benefits)
Hours: 08:30 – 17:00 (Monday – Friday)
Experience: Operations Manager, Warehouse, Distribution, Logistics, Drivers, Transport, Deliveries, Stock Control, People Management 

Opportunity
Thompson & Terry Recruitment are working with a thriving and highly ambitious business who are looking to recruit a forward-thinking Operations Manager to lead their warehouse, driving and administration team, based in Aylesbury. 

In this pivotal role, as Operations Manager, you will be responsible for all warehouse operations, transport planning and same-day/next-day deliveries, ensuring that customers receive an efficient, reliable and outstanding service at all times, ensuring that customers receive an efficient, reliable and  

The successful Operations Manager will oversee goods in/out, stock control, vehicle loading, routing and Health & Safety, while playing a key role in driving operational excellence. You’ll constantly review processes, track performance against KPIs, identify opportunities to enhance efficiency, and champion continuous improvement to support the business’s wider growth plans. 

This is a genuinely hands-on leadership role where you’ll be highly visible on the floor, inspiring and developing your team. You’ll set clear expectations, nurture a positive and high-performance culture, and create an environment where people feel empowered to do their best work. 

As Operations Manager, you will be commercially focused, prioritise the customer at all times, confident working at pace and comfortable challenging existing ways of working, whilst also being open to change and able to collaborate closely with senior leadership. 

The Company
Our client is a successful and growing business with an excellent reputation for delivering a responsive and customer focused service, and for building long-term relationships with their B2B clients. 

They offer a friendly and supportive working environment, with a genuine autonomy for their Operations Manager to bring ideas and innovate to make a difference day-to- day. today, alongside a competitive basic salary, profit share and a strong range of benefits. 

While they work in a fast-paced and driven environment, ensuring their staff maintain a good work-life balance is really important to them. In exchange for your hard work, you’ll receive a competitive basic salary, profit share and a strong range of benefits. 

Requirements 

• Proven experience as an Operations Manager or similar within a warehouse, distribution or logistics environment 
• Experience managing warehouse staff and drivers, with a hands-on and visible leadership style  
• Process driven, compliant with Health & Safety and comfortable solving problems quickly and efficiently  
• Strong understanding of stock control, goods in/out, routing and transport planning 
• Comfortable working with KPIs and data to drive performance and process improvements 
• A natural people leader who enjoys coaching, developing and supporting a team 
• Confident, resilient and able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• A genuine interest in contributing to the ongoing growth and success of the business 

Thompson & Terry Ltd, trading as Thompson & Terry Recruitment (thompsonandterry.co.uk), are an Abingdon-based recruitment agency specialising in placing candidates into roles across Oxfordshire and beyond. We typically recruit for Office Administration Jobs, Sales Jobs, Marketing Jobs, Biotech Jobs, and Executive Search appointments. 

No terminology used in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified individuals. 

If you have any accessibility requirements or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process, please let us know. 

PLEASE NOTE: Due to a high volume of applications, if you have not heard from us within 5 working days, unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful at this time.