Operations Manager | 6 month contract
Company
This company is a rapidly growing company with a focus on high-quality, specialised solutions. Their small, experienced, and passionate team is expanding quickly in both revenue and impact. They are now looking for a hands-on Operations Manager to assess current processes, identify areas for improvement, and implement more structured and scalable operations.This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact by shaping the way a fast-growing company manages its operations and supports its ongoing growth.
The role
Your duties in this role will include but are not limited to:
- Own and improve end-to-end logistics and operational processes - from order booking and vendor communication to freight management and after-sales support (including warranty tracking and RMA improvements)
- Work closely with the team to understand current workflows and identify opportunities to bring structure, consistency, and clarity to how things are done
- Drive ongoing process improvement across logistics, pricing, order flow, and systems - bringing a critical eye and building more scalable, efficient ways of working
- Manage relationships with freight forwarders, couriers, 3PLs, and international suppliers - ensuring cost-effective, reliable service
- Oversee data accuracy in the ERP system, including pricing and stock, and take over maintenance of our e-commerce platform
- Act as a central point of contact for vendors, customers, and logistics partners
- Lead and support a small back-office team - helping them grow, work more effectively, and feel supported
- Handle general operational responsibilities including insurance, compliance, and office logistics
- Strong background in operations, logistics, or supply chain management - ideally with experience in an import, export, distribution or product-based business
- Someone who thrives on process improvement, loves asking "why," and is skilled at designing systems that scale
- Experience managing freight, imports/exports, pricing, and end-to-end order processing
- Confident working with data and spreadsheets
- A capable team leader and communicator who enjoys building better ways of working for others
- Available to work a six month contract initially- with the opportunity to extend further
- Flexible working days and hours
- The opportunity to shape and improve operational processes in a growing company, making a significant impact on its future success.
- A high level of autonomy to take charge of operations, implement changes, and shape the future of role to align with your vision.
- Potential for a permanent position at the end of the contract, if there is continued work.
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