Assistant Operations Manager

Assistant Operations Manager
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
£35,000
As an Assistant Operations Manager, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing stock management, distribution of goods, site health, safety, environment, and quality. Working closely with the Senior Operations Manager, you will contribute to the establishment, management, and monitoring of standards, processes, communications, KPIs, training, and systems, ensuring strict adherence to business requirements.
Reporting directly to the Senior Operations Manager, you will be a vital member of the Operational leadership team reviewing operations, and developing and implementing modern warehousing practices across the facility and its working processes.
It is imperative for the Assistant Operations Manager to possess proven leadership qualities, mentoring and developing individuals who report directly, and empowering teams to drive projects enhancing operational and behavioural performance, with a key focus on health and safety, training, SOP development, and disciplinary protocols.
Key Responsibilities:
Development & Delivery of a New Culture
Managing and Reporting on Work in Progress and Physical Stock Movements
Ensuring Compliance with Company Policies and Standards
Supporting People Development
Building a Service with Passion and Pride for Operational Excellence
Demonstrating a Track Record of Success in Leading Teams
Enabling Change and Driving Warehouse Improvements
Daily Duties:
Overseeing Day-to-Day Warehouse & Distribution Operations
Ensuring Efficient Operation Tracking at or Below Budgeted Cost Levels
Taking the Lead on Health & Safety Matters Throughout the Site
Managing Inbound, Pick, and Dispatch Teams Across Varied Shift Patterns
Minimising Inventory Damage/Loss and Ensuring Performance Development
Handling Performance Improvement/Challenges and HR Issues up to Disciplinary Actions
Leading a Culture of Continuous Improvement
Undertaking and Recognising Projects for Process Improvement
Creating and Implementing KPIs Across Operational Teams
Experience Required:
Previous Experience in Logistics Distribution and Supply Chain
Proven Track Record in Identifying Change and Shaping Operations
Ability to Work with Established Teams and Drive Change Initiatives
Experience in Change Management for Operational and Behavioural Performance
Managing Shifts on Days, Nights, and Afters with a Large Operative Workforce
Budget Management Experience
Developing Operational KPIs
Strong Written and Verbal Communication Skills
What’s on Offer:
£35,000 Basic Salary
Holiday, Pension, Benefits
Elevation Recruitment Group’s Procurement and Supply Chain division work with a vast range of businesses across Yorkshire and Humberside, Lincolnshire and East Midlands regions. For this role and other similar Procurement and Supply Chain positions, visit (url removed)