Operations Director
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About the Role
Lead operational strategy and compliance in healthcare distribution, ensuring efficiency, regulatory adherence, and team development while managing supply chain and logistics.
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Responsibilities
- Define and execute a 3 year operations strategy aligned to business growth and regulatory obligations
- Lead transformation programmes to improve efficiency, scalability, and service across the distribution network
- Oversee warehousing, inventory management, transportation, and last mile distribution for pharmaceutical and healthcare products
- Ensure rigorous GDP compliant handling, storage, and transportation protocols across all facilities
- Manage cold chain operations for temperature sensitive products, including serialisation and traceability requirements
- Own demand planning, forecasting accuracy, and stock availability to prevent stockouts or expiries
Requirements
- Director level leadership experience in distribution operations
- Experience in regulated healthcare environment (GDP regulated)
- Proven ability to define and execute operational strategy
- Willingness to travel across sites and to regulatory authorities
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Role Overview
- High impact, cross functional Director level leadership role for an experienced operations professional.
- Own end to end distribution performance in a regulated healthcare environment.
- Define and execute operational strategy for pharmaceutical, healthcare, animal health and consumer distribution (GDP regulated).
- Collaborate with sales, market access, business development, regulatory and finance teams.
- Requires flexibility and willingness to travel across sites and to regulatory authority locations.
Operational Strategy & Leadership
- Define and execute a 3 year operations strategy aligned to business growth and regulatory obligations.
- Lead transformation programmes to improve efficiency, scalability, and service across the distribution network.
- Drive a culture of continuous improvement, operational discipline, and safety first thinking.
- Act as the operational voice at the leadership table translating business goals into executable plans.
Pharma Supply Chain & Logistics & Procurement Management
- Oversee warehousing, inventory management, transportation, and last mile distribution for pharmaceutical and healthcare products.
- Ensure rigorous GDP compliant handling, storage, and transportation protocols across all facilities.
- Manage cold chain operations for temperature sensitive products, including serialisation and traceability requirements.
- Own demand planning, forecasting accuracy, and stock availability to prevent stockouts or expiries.
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