Operations & Supply Chain Manager
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About the Role
Inc. Consulting is excited to partner with an established building products business to recruit a permanent Operations Manager at their Doncaster site.
This is a hands-on, varied role with responsibility for managing the full production planning process, warehouse team, working closely with site managers and estimators, and supporting the board in improving operational efficiency.
The successful candidate will manage suppliers, including dual sourcing, monitoring sales trends, and maintaining accurate stock levels. The initial focus will be the day-to-day operations; however, once established in the role, the focus will also be on shaping processes and building a strong operational management layer between the board and the operations teams. At this point, you will streamline and automate processes, identify quick wins, and implement improvements to optimise efficiency across operations.
Role Responsibilities
- Maintain and update the production planner and ensure all production paperwork is complete.
- Purchase materials and components from suppliers, including dual sourcing, monitoring trends, and optimising stock levels.
- Oversee stock control, including goods-in, Sage stock receipts, packaging control, WIP management.
- Manage the warehouse team and support operational staff on site, including managers and installers.
- Review, streamline, and modernise processes and procedures, identifying inefficiencies and implementing improvements.
- Support the board with operational insight while managing day-to-day activities on site.
- Drive continuous improvement, enhancing communication and processes between operational teams and senior leadership.
- Process customer orders, confirming details and ensuring smooth production and delivery schedules.
- Distribute stock sheets, scan delivery notes into the system, maintain compliance documentation, and manage ad-hoc administrative tasks.
- Carry out vehicle inspections, machine maintenance, organise skip hire, and other operational site tasks as required.
- Coordinate sprayed items, organise deliveries, and manage operational closing-up procedures.
Person Specification
- Experience in supply chain and general operations management in the building services or an adjacent industry (essential).
- Commercial, robust, resilient, and able to communicate effectively with both the board and frontline teams.
- Strong organisational, planning, and problem-solving skills.
- Hands-on and proactive, with a focus on efficiency, process improvement, and team management.
- Comfortable working autonomously and managing multiple priorities.
What's On Offer
- Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
- Working hours either 6:00am-2:00pm, 7:00am-3:00pm, or 8:00am-4:00pm depending on preference.
- 21 days annual leave plus statutory holidays.
- Doncaster location with free parking on site.
- Staff discounts.
- Opportunity to shape operational processes and influence the development of a new management layer.
- Collaborative, supportive, and down-to-earth working culture.
- Temp-to-perm opportunity.
We are committed to providing a fair and inclusive recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please inform your consultant. While we are unable to respond to all unsuccessful applications, we are happy to keep your details on our CRM system for future opportunities. If you wish to have your details removed at any time, please contact hello@incconsulting.co.uk.