Chief Operating Officer

Job Description : COO for a Large Beverage company in South East Asia The position of a chief operating officer (COO) is required to run daily business operations in addition to innovating and growing the business with a key focus on digitalisation, data analsys and strategic planning. Our ideal candidate has extensive experience within the beverages industry covering the entire sales and distribution operations, perhaps having worked your way up through the ranks to your role as an executive. We believe this trajectory helps develop a unique mix of business and management expertise, plus proficiency with the hands on implementation of practices, policies, and procedures in the operations. We seek a candidate with strong leadership skills and the ability to also provide strategic inputs while having the ability to have a hands on approach in managing the operations. An excellent grasp of numbers will be helpful in data analysis, formulating investments into business plan and ROIs, cost benefit analysis and number driven proposals to be made. Objectives of this Role § Overall P&L Responsibility of aforementioned departments. § Collaborate with the CEO in setting and driving organizational vision and operational strategy to achieve desired growth and business goals. § Translate strategy into actionable organization-wide goals and KPIs, performance management, and annual operating planning. § Responsible for management of day to day operations of business, building a highly inclusive culture ensuring team members thrive and organizational outcomes are met. § Ensure effective recruiting, onboarding, professional development, performance management, and retention. § Adhere to company and statutory business requirements, enforcing compliance and taking action when necessary. § Lead and manage operations transformation and digitalisation initiatives of the company including but not limited to implementation of SAP and other technology solutions across all functions. § Assess and mitigate risks of the business, together with its growth and profitability and ensure that appropriate management and technological systems are in place for delivering the expected products/ services.

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