Site Operations Manager – VMI Services (m/f/d)

Site Operations Manager – VMI Services

Avantor is looking for a Site Operations Manager – VMI Services to join our team based in Elstree, UK. In this position, you'll lead the operational management of our Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) services at a key customer site and take responsibility for leading a team of three.

This is a full-time, permanent position based at a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Elstree. Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including a pension scheme, private medical and dental care, and an additional day off for your birthday.

Site address: Dagger Ln, Elstree, Radlett, Borehamwood WD6 3BX

Working hours: Monday to Friday, core hours

The Team

You'll lead a close-knit, supportive team of three Stock Management Operatives who manage inventory across the site. The team works collaboratively to ensure materials are available, compliant, and efficiently distributed to meet operational needs.

What We're Looking For

• Experience in GMP-regulated environments and operational management
• Strong leadership and customer service focus, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
• Knowledge of SHE requirements, GMP regulations, and audit processes
• Project management and Lean Six Sigma experience, with a continuous improvement mindset
• Excellent communication, planning, and analytical skills, including the ability to present operational data and performance metrics in stakeholder meetings
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and other IT systems
• A valid UK driving licence

How You'll Thrive and Create an Impact

• Lead the day-to-day operations of Avantor's Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) services, ensuring service excellence, compliance, and operational efficiency
• Act as the primary liaison between Avantor and key stakeholders, delivering regular performance updates and presenting operational data in business review meetings
• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of three Stock Management Operatives, including conducting 1:1s, performance reviews, and supporting professional growth
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities for process optimisation, cost savings, and service innovation
• Ensure full compliance with GMP, health & safety, and quality standards, maintaining accurate documentation and training records across all on-site activities

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science. The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor. We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.