Group Chief Operating Officer
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- Hertford, Hertfordshire
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Overall responsibility for supply chain, properties and facilities management, health & safety, company insurance matters, fleet (company cars) and IT, thereby ensuring that the day-to-day operations of these functional areas are being properly delivered and, where appropriate, managed effectively by the relevant direct report. Essentially having group responsibilities for all areas other than Accounts & Finance, HR, Buying, Design, Marketing, Sales and Legal. Some of these departments may be passed in due course.
- Ensuring that longer term initiatives for operational improvements in each of the above functional areas are being implemented successfully.
- Provide leadership and management of an operations team in an established company, ensuring that the team has optimum resources.
- Lead various company initiatives such as implementation of manufacturing and warehouse facilities abroad (potentially another direct report) and implementation of cost-effective warehouse capabilities.
- Being the first point of contact for Thailand factory management and US Operations, providing all aspects of support.
- Work on the setup and development of new worldwide factories, warehouses.
- Develop and deliver business plans, budgets and forecasts for new projects, communicating all critical stages to the board.
- Coordinate global supply chain by liaising with internal departments and external providers for at least warehousing support, on-time deliveries, haulage arrangements, freight forwarding negotiation, shipping schedule management, and so forth.
- Instigate and implement initiatives to improve efficiency of operations and seek cost reduction measures, where possible.
- Making sure deadlines are kept without delays.
- Making sure all reports presented are accurate.
- International travel will be required.
- Regular reporting on all key metrics for each function.
- Any other reasonable tasks, as required by the business.
- Exceptional numeric proficiency.
- Ability to produce detailed and accurate reporting, including Excel reports.
- Significant experience at a senior management/board level. Experience as a Managing Director/CEO or COO would be a great advantage.
- Experience of supply chain logistics in retail would be an advantage.
- Manufacturing background would be an advantage.
- Proven leadership and management.
- Aptitude in decision-making and problem-solving.
- Demonstrable competency in strategic planning and business development.
- Tenacious – able to negotiate, influence and work collaboratively when ideas are challenges without antagonising.
- Experience of working in a dynamic, hands on, fast-paced, commercial environment with constantly changing challenges.
- Proven track record of managing a demanding workload and of delivering robust and commercial solutions to large scale challenges.
- Be a team leader with a can-do approach and a willingness to embrace new challenges with an open mind.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, highly articulate and persuasive.
- Ability to think strategically and creatively, identify and resolve issues and risks in the ar
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