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Operations Manager

📍 Liverpool 💷 £45,000 per annum Permanent · Full time Posted 23 Oct 2026

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Operations Manager | Liverpool (UK-Wide Travel Required) | Full Time | £45,000 per annum

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, with additional hours potentially required at the COO’s discretion

With over 20 offices and depots across the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe, our client is a market-leading manufacturer, supplier and installer of temporary fencing, site hoarding and barriers.

The company manufactures more than 1.6 million units every year and leads the industry in innovation and sustainability, supplying solutions to a wide range of sectors, from construction to security.

The Role

The Operations Manager will oversee and manage the northern depots, monitoring inventory levels and external customer orders to ensure delivery schedules are met. Based in Liverpool, the role requires travel across the UK.

The role involves managing day-to-day relationships with northern depots, external customers, Company Installations and Sales teams, while controlling costs, rationalising inventory and improving factory stockholding methods and systems.

Key Responsibilities

  • Create and implement best practices to improve business performance
  • Develop and manage stock systems and schedules within the department
  • Ensure customer delivery requirements are met on time and within agreed quality and cost expectations
  • Work closely with the Head of Production to maintain adequate stock levels and minimise out-of-stock situations
  • Drive key performance indicators throughout the operation
  • Monitor departmental capacity requirements and allocate staff accordingly
  • Liaise with other departments to promote continuous improvement
  • Attend daily facility meetings and other meetings as required
  • Compile weekly and monthly data as required
  • Provide leadership to departments under their control and develop direct reports to achieve agreed targets
  • Conduct regular performance reviews and manage attendance, holidays and disciplinary matters as appropriate
  • Work within company guidelines at all times
  • Ensure environmental, health and safety procedures are followed at all times

What We’re Looking For

  • Experience in people management
  • Experience in manufacturing or depot management

What’s In It For You

  • 28 days’ annual leave per annum, including all statutory bank holidays
  • Company vehicle provided
  • Company pension scheme
  • Free parking
  • On-site parking

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