Position: Operations Manager
Location: Reading (RG10)
Salary: Negotiable (depending on experience)

Hours: Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 16:30 (this can vary due to project needs)
Experience: Operations Manager, Management, Operations, Quotations, Negotiations, Building Industry, Landscaping, Project Management

The Opportunity:

Thompson & Terry Recruitment are working alongside a reputable landscaping company, who are looking to recruit a passionate and committed Operations Manager, to join their close-knit and friendly team based in Reading.

As Operations Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring the smooth and effective running of operations on a daily business. You will also manage all client visits, carry out quotations, find and implement cost-saving solutions, whilst overseeing the team, business and all additional operational needs (working closely with the director).

As Operations Manager, your role will be very varied, so it is important to be able to manage a heavy workload. You will be responsible for purchasing materials (building knowledge is essential), planning schedules, ensuring health and safety regulations are followed, whilst also monitoring budgets and profitability.

The successful Operations Manager, will be ambitious to make the role their own and passionate about driving the business forward. This role has huge scope and the potential to really progress within the business. Therefore, as Operations Manager, you should be ambitious to grow and driven to grow the business.

The Company:

Thompson & Terry Recruitment are working with a reputable landscaping company, who are looking to recruit an outstanding Operations Manager to join their small but friendly Reading based team.

Our client really invests in company culture and as such, the office boasts a very relaxed working environment, a supportive team and they have some exciting future plans for the business, so a really fantastic time to join.

As this is a new role within the business, there is huge scope to be able to really make the role your own. Our client are actively looking for employees who are looking to progress in terms of seniority, so definitely a great place to build a career.

In addition to the professional benefits our client rewards their staff with flexibility, fuel allowance, 20 days holiday (+bank holidays), as well as many other benefits.

Requirements:

• Full UK Driving Licence
• Experience of excelling within an Operations Management role
• Knowledge within the building industry
• Experience raising and negotiating quotes
• Ability to manage a heavy workload, with strong organisational skills
• Excellent telephone manner and face to face communication
• Commercially driven to achieve and exceed targets
• A genuine desire to offer customer service excellence and build a long-term successful career

Thompson & Terry Ltd, trading as Thompson & Terry Recruitment (thompsonandterry.co.uk) are an Abingdon based recruitment agency specialising in the sourcing of Sales, Marketing and office administration candidates in Oxfordshire. No terminology used in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of race, religion, gender, age or sex.

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.