Position: Continuous Improvement Manager
Salary: up to £58,000
Hours: Full-Time
Location: Birmingham
We’re working with a Birmingham-based organisation seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager to drive operational excellence across warehouse and client-facing operations.
This role focuses on identifying inefficiencies, improving processes, and embedding a culture of continuous improvement, working closely with operational and senior stakeholders to deliver measurable performance gains.
What’s on offer
- Competitive annual leave allowance plus public holidays, with the option to purchase additional leave
- Pension contribution
- Life assurance cover
- Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential support and guidance
- Access to an employee benefits and discount platform
- On-site parking
Key responsibilities
You’ll lead and manage continuous improvement initiatives across operational environments, using data, insight and best-practice methodologies to drive sustainable change
- Leading continuous improvement projects across warehouse and client operations
- Analysing performance data and operational metrics to identify inefficiencies and improvement opportunities
- Designing and implementing solutions to improve productivity, quality and cost-effectiveness
- Partnering with operational teams to embed a culture of continuous improvement
- Supporting innovation, automation and the adoption of best practice across the operation
- Presenting insights, findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders to support decision-making
The ideal candidate for this role will have:
You’ll bring experience driving operational improvement within fast-paced environments, with a strong analytical mindset and stakeholder-focused approach.
- Proven experience in a Continuous Improvement, Process Improvement or Operational Excellence role
- Background within logistics, manufacturing, warehousing or supply chain environments
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Commercial awareness with the ability to balance detail with wider business priorities
- Experience with Lean, Six Sigma or similar methodologies (highly desirable)
If you’d like to find out more about this opportunity and the business behind it, get in touch for a confidential conversation. Apply today by contacting Jonathan on 01733 306030 or email jonathan@coulterelite.co.uk
Coulter Elite Resourcing is an independent recruitment consultancy with a head office in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, supplying permanent, temporary, and contract personnel from office junior through to the highest levels of management both locally and nationally. Our areas of recruitment are Commercial, FMCG, Engineering, Technical, and IT. We endeavour to reply to every application we receive, however, due to the volume of applications sometimes we are unable to do this. If you have not heard back from us within 7 days of your application, please accept our apologies that you have on this occasion been unsuccessful.