COO (RKCOO)

Main job function

• Collaborate with CEO in setting and driving organizational vision, operations strategy, and hiring levels
• Translate strategy into actionable steps for growth, implementing organization-wide goal setting, performance management, and annual operations planning.
• Oversee company operations and employee productivity, building a highly inclusive culture that ensures team members can thrive and that organizational goals are met.
• Maintains and directs the daily operations of the business, including coordinating with human resources, legal, sales, marketing, manufacturing, finance, IT and other departments
• Responsible for the management and handles the daily business operations of the company, working closely with the Executives, Senior Management to support the day-to-day activities.
• Support and guidance to other senior executives and employees, including to advise on promotions to ensure effective recruiting, onboarding, professional development, performance management, and retention
• Ensure compliance with national and local business regulations and take appropriate action when necessary.
• Meets with and reports to the CEO regarding daily operations, as well as realigning business operations strategy, or other company goals and objectives
• Heir apparent for the CEO and stand in for the CEO when out of the office or otherwise engaged.
• Develops and implements policies for daily operations and communicates these policy changes to department supervisors.
• Ensures alignment with current company policies and goals, including those that the COO creates themselves, as well as those developed by the CEO and other executives

Qualifications

• Honours or MBA in Business Management.

Criteria

• 10 – 15 years of proven, hands-on manufacturing track record in role of Executive in the Textile or Apparel Manufacturing sector.
• Proven track record in Building strong long-lasting relationships with professionals at all organizational levels.
• Aptitude in identifying new areas for business growth and development.
• Ability to establish and maintain partnerships and provide thought leadership.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good business acumen with high degree of analytical skills
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure to achieve targets and meet deadlines.
• Strong negotiation skills with ability to monitor and evaluate new opportunities in the industry.
• Proven track record in recruiting and managing a high-functioning team.

A Consultant will be in touch if you are shortlisted for the position. Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not have been contacted within 2 weeks. We will keep your CV on our database and contact you should you match the criteria of any other vacancies.