Operations Office Manager
Posted 2 hours 37 minutes ago by Trades Workforce Solutions
This is not a traditional warehouse operation. My client combines warehouse fulfilment, courier collections, technology, and operational problem-solving to help businesses ship smarter and scale faster.
As they continue to grow, they are looking for an organised, proactive, and operationally minded person to join the team in a key coordinating role within the business.
Location: Northampton (NN3)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000, depending on experience
This is a hands on operational coordination role that sits between the warehouse, dispatch, and transport operations. The role is critical to ensuring daily workflow runs smoothly, customer deadlines are met, collections are coordinated correctly, and warehouse operations stay organised throughout the day. This is not a purely office based admin role. My client is looking for someone who can think logically, stay calm under pressure, prioritise workloads, and help coordinate a busy logistics operation. The role naturally changes throughout the day depending on operational demands.
Morning focus is typically- Coordinating warehouse workflow
- Printing and prioritising daily orders
- Managing dispatch flow and courier cut offs
- Supporting warehouse organisation
- Communicating priorities to the warehouse team
- Coordinating driver collections
- Monitoring transport activity
- Handling operational queries and exceptions
- Supporting end of day dispatch processesEnsuring collections and shipments leave on time
- Coordinate daily warehouse and dispatch workflow
- Print and organise order paperwork and labels
- Prioritise shipments based on courier cut offs and customer requirements
- Liaise with warehouse staff to maintain operational flow
- Coordinate drivers and collection schedules
- Monitor dispatch progress throughout the day
- Identify operational bottlenecks and escalates issues where required
- Support transport and warehouse administration
- Ensure high levels of accuracy and organisation
- Assist with improving operational processes and SOPs over time
- Is highly organised and detail oriented
- Can work well under pressure in a fast paced environment
- Thinks logically and prioritises effectively
- Has good computer and system skills
- Is confident communicating with warehouse staff and drivers
- Can adapt quickly as operational priorities change throughout the day
- Has a proactive attitude and strong work ethic
- Wants to grow with a scaling business
Experience in logistics, warehouse operations, transport coordination, dispatch, fulfilment, or operational administration would be highly beneficial.
What They Offer- Opportunity to join a fast growing logistics business
- Varied and operationally important role
- Supportive team environment
- Real opportunity for progression as the company scales
- Exposure to modern logistics systems and technology
- A business where good ideas and initiative are valued
If you enjoy organisation, operations, logistics, and problem solving, and want to be part of a growing business with ambition, I would be pleased to hear from you.
If this sounds of interest, I would be delighted to tell you more about the company and the opportunity. Please feel free to contact me on at your convenience.