Chief Operations Officer (COO) at Myrtle Management Consultants

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

Job Description

• You are responsible for ensuring that the Legal, Administration, Procurement, Marketing, Brand Management, and Distribution departments, within the company work together to keep the operations of the business on schedule.
• In this role, you will hold regular meetings with the heads of each department to ensure that operations are running smoothly and that any issues with any department are addressed immediately.
• You will work with the Leadership to determine and execute whatever operational task needs to be accomplished.
• Acting as the Chief Operations Officer, you will examine the information and provide operations recommendations to help the organization improve its performance.
• Also, you will be tasked with providing leadership, management, and vision to ensure that the organization has effective people, operational controls, and administrative and reporting procedures in place.
• You are responsible for the effective growth of the company and ensuring its financial strength and operating efficiency.
• As the Chief Operations Officer, you must possess the ability to delegate effectively, have executive-level communication and influencing skills with the ability to resolve issues, build consensus among groups of diverse internal / external stakeholders and have the proven skill in negotiating and mediating conflict.

Job Responsibilities

• Execute strategies developed by the top management team
• Provide day-to-day leadership and management of departments  under your supervision
• Responsible for driving the company to achieve and surpass sales, profitability, cash flow, and business goals and objectives
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and public speaking skills, both practiced and impromptu
• Ability to comfortably and energetically present the company and its products publicly
• Outstanding organizational and leadership abilities, including the ability to recognize and cultivate rising talent
• High-level understanding of all business functions such as Legal, Administration, Procurement, Marketing, Brand Management, and Distribution departments
• Aptitude in sound decision-making and problem-solving in pressure situations
• Collaborate with the leadership team to develop and implement plans for the operational infrastructure of systems, policies, processes, and staff.
• Spearheading strategies to steer the organization’s future in a positive direction.
• Driving the organization operating capabilities to surpass customer satisfaction, retention, and company goals.
• Controlling the organization costs, and introducing tactical initiatives to address theft and other loss.
• Employing various initiatives to coach employees to optimize their capabilities
• Assessing and implementing improved processes and new technologies, and collaborating with management regarding the implementation of these improvements.
• Collaborate with the FO with financial projections and analysis of existing programs and policies
• Implement performance management, operating planning and goals setting.

Qualifications

• Educated with a minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Business or any related subject; MSc / MBA is a plus.
• 15 years or more of experience managing complex enterprises' human resources, finance, operations, and strategies.
• Proven experience as Chief Operations Officer in a similar relevant role
• Understanding of data analysis and performance/operation metrics
• Good understanding of English with confident language fluency that confers public presentation and communication skills
• Outstanding interpersonal and influencing skills; a good team player.
• Must have pleasant telephone and good e-mail etiquette.
• A confident and assertive individual willing to work independently.

Essentials:

• Demonstrated experience in ethical leadership.
• Outstanding verbal and written skills, and experience working with staff on all levels.
• Proven track record of outstanding performance in a previous complex enterprise
• Ability to make business projections three years into the future.
• Knowledge and experience in News Media Industry
• Good verbal and written communications skills
• Excellent IT skills
• Proven organizational skills, working in a calm, logical way to achieve tasks within specific deadlines.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment with multiple colleagues and external clients
• A methodical and rigorous approach with a high level of attention to details
• High emotional intelligence
• Ability to motivate yourself to work independently and fit well into the team
• Confident and enthusiastic, and able to inspire others, and enjoy working hard to make a difference.

Remuneration
Competitive