Operational Excellence Manager - Supply Chain

Operational Excellence Manager - Supply Chain

Salary: £55 000 £70 000 (depending on experience)

The ideal candidate

Our client is seeking an experienced operations or production leader from a manufacturing, life sciences, medical device or similarly regulated environment.

You will act as the right hand to the Site Leader, managing the Warehouse Manager and Operations but most importantly bringing structure, clarity and a performance focus to their clients warehouse and cleanroom operation.

This is a strategic role that brings a balance of being close to the operation and the people, can lead teams through change, is a strategic thinker and is confident working cross functionally to challenge when needed. You'll have:

• A Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (or equivalent)
• Experience with continuous improvement and change management
• Strong leadership and people development capability
• A practical, data driven mindset.

Why this role?

• A genuine opportunity to build and shape how a site operates.
• Work directly with a highly experienced and supportive Site Leader.
• Be part of a global organisation while operating in a close knit, small site environment.
• See your ideas implemented and your impact quickly.
• Lead a function where you can make a lasting difference.

What you ll be doing

• Leading the day to day running of site operations (warehouse and cleanroom), ensuring activities are safe, compliant and delivered on time.
• Creating structure, clear priorities and consistent ways of working.
• Setting and monitoring performance measures and driving continuous improvement.
• Leading and developing Team Leaders and operational staff to build a high performing, positive culture.
• Working closely with their global teams to ensure plans are realistic and achievable for the site.
• Providing clear direction to the local planner and procurement support to make sure operational needs are met.
• Acting as the key link between the site and commercial teams, balancing customer expectations with operational capability.
• Identifying risks, solving problems and keeping the operation moving forward.
• Having the awareness and confidence to guide planning and supply priorities while specialist global and local teams manage the detailed execution.

Skills & qualifications

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
• Experience working in a regulated environment (e.g. ISO 13485, FDA, GMP) advantageous.
• Strong leadership and people development capability.
• KPI and data driven performance management.
• Continuous improvement and change management experience.
• Effective stakeholder and cross functional relationship building.
• Commercial awareness with the ability to balance customer demand and operational capability.
• Competent in standard business systems and Microsoft Office.

Role Details

• Working hours 38.75 / week 07.30-16.30 (12.00)
• Bonus - up to 7.5%
• Pension ER - 7% EE 3%
• Electric car scheme
• PMI

If you re an operational leader who enjoys creating structure, developing teams and making things work better, this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of something being built, not just maintained.