Removals Operations Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Removals Operations Manager to work for our established Removals client, offering packing, removals and storage services in Edinburgh.

As Removals Operations Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the drivers and porters, managing each team/crew and their vehicles on a day-to-day basis.  Manage the operations department in the efficient operation of vehicles, team/crew and liaising with each individual customer for their individual requirements keeping team leaders (senior foreman) up-to date.

Removals Operations Manager duties include:

• To manage the operations department in the efficient operation of the company's vehicles and drivers and porters as well as liaising directly with individual customers.
• Manage and work with the store man and his daily tasks delegating his daily duties.
• Manage the allocation of vehicles and crews to individual customer's removals.
• Manage the removal diary on a day-to-day basis ensuring manpower and vehicle is sufficient for each customer's job.
• Liaise directly with each customer once confirmed removal into the removal diary.
• Liaise with parking suspension at the council ensuring smooth transition of each unloading and loading of job within the diary on a daily/weekly basis.
• Liaise with garage for maintenance and MOT/Servicing schedule throughout the year.
• Liaise with temporary staff when required to ensure sufficient manpower.
• Manage the daily accounts for customers for their individual move.
• Manage the operational paperwork for all storage jobs and direct removal jobs for all crews, etc.
• General administration duties to be carried out on a day to day as required.

The Removals Operations Manager will have proven experience working in a managerial role within the Removals & Relocations industry.  You must be a confident communicator and competent at problem solving.

We are keen to speak to experienced professionals who have leadership skills and good knowledge of removals processes, fleet maintenance and transportation regulations.

In return, the successful Removals Operations Manager will be offered up to £38,000 in line with experience.

Contact us today.

If you would like to know more about this vacancy please get in contact with us, or if you know of anyone who fits the bill, please forward this advert to them, send us their details or and we will do the rest. You can recommend as many people as you like via our website and earn a referral fee per candidate we place*. This is an unlimited offer.

As recruiters specialising in Removals, Relocations and Global Mobility, Red Recruit have vacancies at all levels within the industry, so please do get in touch to tell us what you're looking for and we'll do our best to assist.

*T&C's apply. Please contact the office for more information.

Please note: - We do not advertise all of our vacancies as some are highly confidential. Therefore, please either submit your CV to us directly or call us in complete confidence.

We have also setup a contacts list for candidates to join to be made aware of all relevant jobs to them. If this sounds of interest, then please get in contact with us via our website and send us your CV so that we can make sure you receive relevant updates on our latest vacancies.