Operations Director

Operations Director

Onsite - Nr. Durham

About Noted. Aromas

Noted. Aromas is one of the UK’s fastest-growing fragrance brands, redefining what modern fragrance looks and feels like. We create scents inspired by iconic favourites – making luxury fragrance more accessible, wearable and expressive for everyday life.

We’re a brand on an exciting growth trajectory with ambitious expansion plans across markets, channels and categories. Our culture is fast-paced, collaborative and idea-driven, where people are trusted to take ownership, think creatively and make real impact.

Joining Noted. Aromas means becoming part of a team building something culturally relevant, commercially strong and creatively ambitious.

The Role

The Operations Director is accountable for safe, efficient, high-quality production that meets customer demand while achieving cost, people, and strategic objectives.

You will lead the end-to-end operations to drive rapid growth and international expansion, ensuring high customer standards across safety, production, inventory, fulfilment, quality, compliance, data, procurement, logistics, and risk.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion safety, compliance, audits, and regulatory standards
• Lead, develop, and inspire high-performing operational teams
• Oversee demand planning, inventory control, and stock accuracy
• Ensure efficient customer fulfilment, SLAs, and logistics performance
• Maintain quality systems and support international expansion readiness
• Drive productivity, cost control, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Lead procurement strategy, supplier management, and margin optimisation
• Manage risk, reporting, governance, and site relocation activities

You'll have:

• Extensive operations leadership in manufacturing or regulated sectors.
• Proven ability to scale teams and improve productivity.
• Experience with international compliance and operational launch requirements.
• Background in driving H&S culture and continuous improvement.
• ERP/WMS systems, demand planning and inventory management.
• Understanding of fragrance, FMCG, cosmetics or regulated manufacturing (advantageous)
• Site relocation or major operational change experience preferred.

Please apply now to be considered.