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Henry Jones

I'm Henry Jones, founder of Benchmark Operations.

I've spent more than fifteen years working within engineering and manufacturing environments, leading teams, delivering complex programmes and helping businesses navigate growth, change and operational challenges.

My background includes executive leadership, operational management, business systems implementation, programme delivery, organisational development and facility growth within demanding engineering environments.

I established Benchmark because many growing businesses need experienced operational support but don't necessarily need another permanent executive or a large consultancy team.

They need someone who can quickly understand the situation, work alongside the leadership team and help implement practical solutions that genuinely improve the way the business operates.

My approach is straightforward.

Understand the problem.

Create clarity.

Implement change.

Leave the business stronger than before.

Based near Banbury, I primarily support engineering and manufacturing businesses across Oxfordshire, the Midlands and the wider UK.

Director

Business sectors

Examples or how we operate within specific business sectors, including but not limited to;

Organisational Control

Creating clarity around ownership, governance, reporting and operational decision making.

Helping leadership teams regain visibility and control as businesses grow.

Business Systems & Data

Supporting businesses through system selection, implementation, recovery and optimisation.

Including ERP, MRP, PLM, CRM, QMS and Microsoft 365 environments.

Because technology alone never solves operational problems.

Programme Delivery

Providing structure, leadership and momentum to important business initiatives.

Helping organisations turn plans into outcomes through disciplined programme management and execution.

Operational Leadership

Flexible operational support when a business needs additional capability without immediately increasing permanent overhead.

Every business is different.

There is no standard consultancy package.

However, successful change usually follows a similar path;

Improve

Continue developing organisational capability as the business evolves.

Operational improvement should never be a one-off exercise.

How we work…..

Cleanse

Remove unnecessary complexity.

Improve data quality.

Create a reliable foundation for decision making.

Understand

Understand how the organisation actually operates today.

Not how people believe it operates.

Analyse

Review systems, processes, data, reporting and organisational structures.

Identify operational constraints and root causes.

Embed

Support the business through the real-world challenges that emerge once changes go live.

Assess

Determine whether existing systems, processes and structures remain fit for purpose.

Sometimes the answer is replacement.

Often it isn't.

Implement

Deploy improved processes, systems and ways of working.

With a focus on practical adoption rather than technical delivery alone.

Strengthen Control

Establish governance, ownership, reporting and operational disciplines.

Create stability before introducing major change.

Train

Give teams the confidence and capability needed to succeed.

Because systems don't fail.

Organisations fail to adopt them.