Chief Operating Officer - FMCG (10-15 yrs)

 

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Roles & Responsibilities:

As the Chief Operating Officer (COO) you will be a vital member of our executive leadership team. Your primary responsibility will be to oversee and optimize our manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and operations processes. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring efficient production and distribution while upholding the highest quality standards. Your expertise will be instrumental in achieving our strategic goals and objectives.

Key Result Areas:

1. Identify and Address Gaps: Ability to identify structural and process issues within the existing business and propose innovative solutions for addressing these gaps. Implement and monitor the effectiveness of these solutions for extensive rollout.

2. Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement operational strategies aimed at enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and improving overall performance.

3. Operations Management: Lead and manage all aspects of the manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and operations functions.

4. Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize production processes and increase productivity.

5. Compliance and Quality: Ensure compliance with industry regulations and quality standards, with a strong focus on food safety and product quality.

6. Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align operations with sales, marketing, and finance objectives.

7. Performance Monitoring: Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and provide regular reports to the CEO.

8. Business Growth: Identify and evaluate opportunities for business growth and expansion

9. Team Building: Foster a culture of teamwork, accountability, and innovation within the operations team.

10. Leadership Development: Develop and mentor a high-performing operations team.

Qualifications and Experience:

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering and MBA from a premier institute with a specialization in Operations or Supply Chain Management

- Strong knowledge of FMCG manufacturing processes, supply chain management, quality assurance, and plant operations

- Demonstrated ability in operational effectiveness measured through various matrix like improvement in profitability due to process efficiency

- Proven leadership experience in senior operations roles within the FMCG manufacturing industry, having demonstrated ability as a Profit centre head

- Demonstrated track record in identifying and addressing business gaps, driving operational excellence, and leading teams to success

- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills which includes comfort in reading, analysing and inferring financial data of the Company

- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills

- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

- A visionary leader with the ability to inspire and motivate teams and making the organization future ready by creating systems and processes aligned with the vision