FTC Operations Director

Operations Director | Six-month fixed-term contract

Confidential appointment | Nottinghamshire | Salary guide: £90,000–£100,000 pro rata

A growing international connectivity manufacturer needs an Operations Director to bring control and momentum to its two UK facilities. Delivery performance, overdue orders and customer escalations need urgent attention. This is a hands-on leadership appointment for someone who can identify the causes, align the teams and deliver measurable improvement within six months.

Reporting to the Managing Director you will lead manufacturing operations, supply chain and planning, strategic sourcing, and continuous improvement. Your immediate focus will be to stabilise delivery, improve material availability and establish clear priorities across both sites. You will also strengthen the daily performance routines and leadership accountability needed to sustain that progress.

The work will involve getting close to the operation: understanding where orders are being delayed, resolving planning and supply constraints, improving coordination between functions and giving customer-facing teams reliable commitments. You will need to bring people with you, particularly where leadership confidence and morale require attention.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Led a manufacturing operation through a period of poor delivery performance or significant operational change.
• Held responsibility across production, planning and supply chain, with a sound understanding of sourcing and supplier performance.
• Worked across more than one site and built effective relationships with commercial, quality and finance teams.
• Delivered results through visible leadership, clear measures and practical problem solving.

Experience in electronic components, connectors or another technically demanding manufacturing environment would be helpful, but your record of improving operational performance and developing leaders will matter most.

This is a confidential search, so further details about the business and locations will be shared with suitable candidates. If you have the experience to make an impact quickly, please contact Carl Walker at Elevation Executive for a confidential conversation.