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Commercial Operations Director

Zachary Daniels
Posted 18 hours ago, valid for 16 days
Location

Manchester, Greater Manchester M17 1DJ, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Zachary Daniels is seeking a Commercial Operations Director for a high-growth fashion brand in Manchester, offering a salary of approximately £75k.
  • The role involves overseeing operations, finance, and strategy to drive growth by improving margins and managing high-impact projects across logistics and customer experience.
  • Candidates should have experience in direct-to-consumer e-commerce, particularly with 3PLs and global fulfillment, and a solid understanding of financial metrics such as unit economics and cash flow.
  • The ideal candidate is a proactive operator who excels at building systems, streamlining workflows, and reducing waste, while also being comfortable collaborating with founders and contributing to strategic initiatives.
  • This position offers hybrid working flexibility and a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact within the company.

Commercial Operations Director | Manchester | Fashion | £75k

Zachary Daniels are supporting a high growth fashion brand with the appointment of a Commercial Operations Director.

Sitting at the crossroads of Operations, and finance/strategy, you'll be the engine behind growth: bringing clarity to complexity, improving margins, and leading high-impact projects across logistics, customer experience, and internal processes.

What You'll Own:

Financial Clarity

  • Own weekly/monthly financial reporting with actionable insights

  • Manage our in-house Management Accountant and monthly management packs

Operations & Logistics
  • Manage 3PL relationships (UK, US, EU), returns, freight, and fulfilment

  • Ensure warehouse/packaging standards match our brand quality

  • Optimise systems, data tracking, and SLA performance

Stock & Supply Chain
  • Collaborate with Buying & Merch teams to optimise buying and stock levels

  • Avoid overstock, margin erosion, and cashflow issues

Strategic Projects
  • Drive initiatives that reduce costs and boost contribution margin

  • Improve international logistics, tariffs, and duty handling

Customer Experience
  • Lead the Customer Service function through our CS Manager

  • Enhance our end-to-end customer experience as we scale

What We're Looking For:
  • Commercially sharp & financially fluent - you get unit economics, cashflow, and margin

  • Experienced in DTC e-commerce with solid knowledge of 3PLs and global fulfilment

  • A natural operator - great at building systems, streamlining workflows, and reducing waste

  • Hands-on and high energy - you don't wait for permission; you drive clarity and results

  • Comfortable working directly with founders and contributing to big-picture thinking

  • Proficient in Excel / Google Sheets and not afraid to get into the data

  • A great human - collaborative, calm under pressure, and genuinely positive to be around

What You'll Get:

Salary of circa £75k

Hybrid working with flexibility

Fantastic Manchester Location

Opportunity to make

BBBH: 33458

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.