Operations Manager
Main Purpose of Role
Reporting to the Head of Operations, the Operations Manager will lead, support and guide their team with the on-going operation and development of our services and our people. They will ensure that exceptional service levels, client satisfaction, continuous improvement and innovation are provided to our customers. Our purpose describes what matters most to us.
People
· Be a role model for positive attitude and respect for our colleagues
· Demonstrate leadership in best practice people management by ensuring that our policies and procedures are embedded within our customer contracts
· Ensure our leadership team effectively enact our recruitment, onboarding and induction processes to ensure we win in the market as the Employer of Choice, equipping colleagues to thrive from day one with compelling experiences that exceed their expectations
· Support our Pathway to Success programme to set objectives and develop our colleague’s skills, knowledge, capabilities and career pathway
· Encourage a culture of reward and recognition, and proactively acknowledge the contributions of our colleagues
· Encourage a culture of health and well-being and encourage our colleagues to be open with their health and welfare concerns
· Work closely with the Head of Operations and the People and Culture Team to manage employee relations and colleague welfare matters
· Encourage a culture of social responsibility
· Support a green agenda across our business
· Actively promote and participate in events that support local charities
Customer
· Be the single point of contact for our customers and reinforce our mission to ‘Always be their partner of choice’
· Ensure that our colleagues provide a first-class customer experience
· Provide support across our customer sites by advising on SLAs, KPIs, objectives and projects
· Regularly review performance standards which deliver customer expectations
· Interrogate management information systems which provide information to enable sound commercial judgement for decision making
· Identify and manage challenges or risks that will impact service delivery and/or the contract;
· Ensure adherence to all legal requirements
· Actively contribute towards the achievement of our strategic and operational targets and overall business aims
Growth
· Understand our existing customer portfolio and identify opportunities for added value and retention
· Contribute to consultative pipeline planning sessions to understand opportunities and develop best solutions for maximising revenue
· Support business development activity at tender preparation and contract mobilisation
· Work closely with the wider leadership teams to discuss actions, innovations and challenges
Simplicity
· Support innovation and development, and maintain market understanding and proposals for implementation of new ways of working
· Work collaboratively with the Head of Operations to foster a workplace culture of continuous improvement and consistently exceed our customer expectations
· Support our business through change transformation for long-term sustainability
· Understand the varying needs of the business, adapt to and manage different and conflicting views of change across our business at all levels
Person Specification
Essential Criteria Desirable Criteria
Qualifications · 5 GCSE’s / O’- Level’s (or equivalent) including Maths and English
Full clean driving licence
3rd level qualification in a business discipline or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience
Demonstrable track record (at least 3 years) in a management role
Proven ability to plan and manage operational process for maximum efficiency and productivity.
Ability to streamline and implement new structures and roles that create speed, efficiency, and support rapidly shifting business demands
Strong working knowledge of industry regulations and legislative guidelines
Ability to remove barriers and drive innovation
Ability to use a creative approach to influence at all levels, leading the team to meet demanding targets and deadlines within a modern, fast-paced environment and creating a “can do” culture Management experience ideally within the support services industry
Skills and Abilities
· Developing and sustaining effective working relationships
· Computer literate
· Communication and interpersonal
· Persuasive, enthusiastic and tenacious
· Attention to detail
· Working under pressure and meeting deadlines
· Strategic planning
· Problem solving and decision making
· Providing expert advice and knowledge
· Analysing information
· Evaluating information to support action