First Military Recruitment Ltd
Location
United Kingdom | United Kingdom
Job description
JR152: Operations Director
Location: Wembley, London Salary: GBP60,000 Per Annum + Bonus + Car Allowance Overview: First Military Recruitment are currently seeking an Operations Director on behalf of one of our clients.
Our client encourages applications from ex–military personnel however all candidates will be given due consideration.
Duties and Responsibilities: - Developing and implementing a manufacturing strategy to optimise the manufacturing footprint while driving efficiency and quality through the manufacturing process.
- Planning and monitoring of day–to–day business operations to ensure products are delivered to customer expectation (time, quality, and specification)
- Evaluate and manage performance across the manufacturing business, setting KPI s, targets and driving a culture of continuous improvement.
- Create clear standards and ways of working to be deployed across all Fine Group operations.
- Evaluate efficiency and drive process improvements across Operations.
- Develop company technical capability and knowledge in line with business requirements.
- Develop an effective, capable, and motivated team.
- Coordinate Supply Chain & UK manufacturing teams on common operational goals.
- Lead process control to improve quality metrics across the business.
- Co–ordinate Chinese factory production with the factory General Manager.
- Improve the total cost of manufacture by deriving value from the Supply Chain & manufacturing operations.
- Develop the sourcing function to ensure best in class suppliers, offering value, technical know–how while supporting the businesses financial objectives.
- Set supplier objectives to match organisational objectives and affect management of supplier capabilities and resources.
- Oversee inventory management (raw materials to finished goods) as well as inbound and outbound logistics associated with moving of products and materials.
Skills and Qualifications:
- At least 5 years of Operations Management Experience.
- Sound knowledge of product manufacturing.
- Sound knowledge of Lean manufacturing principles
- Fully conversant with MRP principles & systems.
- Project management experience and or Qualifications.
- Experience setting up, moving and integrating manufacturing operations.
- Change management experience.
Location: Wembley, London
Salary: GBP60,000 Per Annum + Bonus + Car Allowance
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£60k - £66k per annum
