Operations Director (3PL / Fulfilment) Location: Bury St Edmunds (on-site)
Salary: £50,000 - £80,000 (dependent on experience)
Start: ASAP
The Opportunity We're supporting a fast-growing fulfilment and logistics business operating across three UK sites, with a fourth launching in the US.
Built with a true startup mindset, the business has scaled rapidly with a lean team, developing its own internal systems and tools along the way. Now entering its next phase of growth, they are looking to bring in an Operations Director to introduce structure, leadership, and scalability across the business.
This is a high-impact role with a clear pathway to company leadership, as the founders focus on international expansion.
The Role This is a hands-on leadership position where you will take ownership of operations across multiple sites, bringing clarity, structure, and scalability to a fast-paced environment.
You will sit at the core of the business, acting as the operational backbone and a key decision-maker.
Key responsibilities: - Lead day-to-day operations across UK fulfilment sites
- Manage and develop cross-functional teams (warehouse, customer support, tech, and finance)
- Introduce scalable processes, KPIs, and operational structure
- Improve communication flows to reduce delays and inefficiencies
- Oversee forecasting, stock planning, and order volume management
- Work closely with internal tech teams to optimise WMS and internal tools
- Support international expansion (US launch and EU growth plans)
- Act as a senior leader bridging strategy and execution
What They're Looking For This role requires someone who can hit the ground running in a fast-moving, high-growth environment.
Essential: - Proven experience in 3PL / fulfilment / logistics operations
- Strong leadership experience managing multi-functional teams
- Ability to operate in a high-change, fast-paced environment
- Commercial and operational mindset with strong problem-solving ability
- Experience with WMS, logistics systems, and operational analytics
- Comfortable making decisions quickly with limited bureaucracy
Highly desirable: - Experience scaling operations in a growing business
- Exposure to automation, robotics, or process optimisation
- Background in building structure within previously unstructured environments
The Environment This is not a corporate, process-heavy organisation.
- Ideas can be implemented in days, not months
- High autonomy and ownership from day one
- Built by people who have learned and adapted quickly
- A culture that rewards initiative, speed, and accountability
If you're coming from a heavily structured environment and want to build something rather than maintain it, this is a rare opportunity.
Career Progression This role offers a clear pathway to Director-level leadership, with the opportunity to step into a broader company leadership role as the business expands internationally.
Hiring Process - Initial screening
- Video submission (Loom)
- On-site half-day assessment
Why Join? - Join at a pivotal growth stage
- Direct impact on business scaling and international expansion
- Work closely with founders and shape the future of operations
- Opportunity to step into a senior leadership position quickly
