Director Operational Excellence

OpEx Director

UK based with national travel

£80,000 - £90,000k DOE + car + bonus

We are supporting a commercial vehicle rental and lifecycle management multi-site company to recruit for an Operational Excellence Director. This is a highly operational role with authority to help share future ways of working to achieve a more efficient and profitable business.

The role

The OpEx Director will partner closely with senior leadership to define priorities and convert them into clear, actionable programmes that deliver tangible results.

Key responsibilities include

• Acting as a strategic advisor and business partner to SLT

• Translating long term objectives into practical initiatives across a multi site estate

• Identifying performance gaps, structural inefficiencies, and growth opportunities

• Leading cross functional change and improvement programmes with clear ownership and outcomes

• Shaping future footprint, capacity, and investment decisions

• Providing financial and operational insight to support decision making at leadership level

• Supporting commercial and customer related initiatives where strategic input is required

• Ensuring change initiatives align with regulatory, safety, and operational standards

Regular UK travel is required.

Candidate profile

Our client is specifically seeking a senior leader from a multi site operational environment within logistics, vehicle rental, or fleet management background.

You are likely to bring

• Experience operating as a strategic partner to senior leadership in an operationally complex business

• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with the ability to assess impact and prioritise effectively

• Experience leading cross functional change or transformation programmes

• An understanding of large scale, multi site service or asset based operations

• The credibility to challenge constructively and influence without direct line authority

• A data led, outcome focused approach and strong communication skills

Please note that full and permanent right to work in the UK is a non-negotiable requirement for this role. This employer is unable to offer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Embracing diversity in all its forms, our client is an equal opportunity employer. They welcome individuals from all walks of life, irrespective of race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or belief.

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