Chief Operations Officer
- West Yorkshire
- £120,000-150,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and implement operational strategies that support the company’s growth objectives
- Lead and mentor cross functional divisional executive teams (MDs) and their leadership teams, promoting a culture of inclusion, accountability and continuous improvement, whilst harnessing the companies value led people culture.
- Ensuring organisational alignment with strategic goals with central functions; HR, IT, Operations, SHE, Marketing etc
- Collaborate with the executive team to identify and pursue new business opportunities and partnerships.
- Analyse market trends and competitive landscape to inform strategic decisions
- Supporting the MD to translate business strategy into operational plans with clear metrics timelines and resource allocations
- Collaborate with the CEO and board to develop long term strategic goals in line with the company values
- Partner with the CFO to set budgets, forecasts and performance metrics. Continually reviewing to ensure being on track.
- Working with the MDs to drive optimisation initiatives that ensure cost control, profitability, maximise performance and resource utilisation.
- Provide transformational strategic vision that translates into operational objectives.
- Foster a customer-centric approach throughout the organisation
- Ensuring compliance, health and safety requirements, quality and processors are adhered to
- Be proactive in the integration of key sustainability goals. Ensuring compliance with regulations and innovation in investment.
- Support diversification and growth initiatives, including geographic expansion and new product/service development.
- Promote employee engagement, retention, and leadership succession
- Monitor and improve operational profitability, cost control, and resource utilisation.
- Drive synergies and efficiencies across divisions to maximise ROI.
- Oversee risk management strategies and crisis preparedness across the operational landscape.
- Proven experience as a COO or CEO in a small to medium size business, with demonstratable performance of vision setting and operational alignment producing significant growth. Ideally this has been gained in a highly commercial, fast paced B2B business.
- Exceptional coaching and leadership of executive teams (including managing directors), with the ability to inspire and motivate large team is essential.
- Strong background in strategic planning, financial planning, operational management, commerciality and business development.
- A track record of transformational growth with proven experience of strategic vision translating into operational objectives is essential – i.e scalable systems, digital, resources, processors etc
- Strong evidence of implementing operational and business strategies, driving results to support significant company growth
- Experience of cross functional organisational alignment to strategic goals with central functions
- Excellent numerical, analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to engage and influence internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
- Has experience of leading organisational governance – ESG, HSE, Compliance, Regulatory
- flexible and adaptable in an evolving business environment
- Bachelor’s degree in business or related field
- Must be happy with travel to different office locations.