Chief Operating Officer

About the Role

The Chief Operating Officer is responsible for overseeing the organization's day-to-day operations and ensuring that business processes run efficiently and effectively. The COO works closely with senior management to implement strategic plans, optimize operational performance, and drive sustainable growth while maintaining quality, compliance, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Comprehensively coordinate daily operational management of the factory, formulate and implement core operational systems for production, quality, logistics, and safety to ensure efficient and orderly operations while achieving annual production goals and business targets
• Lead the formulation and execution of the factory's production plans, allocate human, material, and financial resources effectively, optimize production processes, reduce production costs, improve production efficiency and product qualification rates, and ensure timely order delivery
• Establish and improve the factory's safety management and quality management systems, ensuring strict compliance with Nigerian labor laws, environmental protection regulations, and industry standards; organize safety training and quality control activities to prevent major safety accidents and quality issues
• Build and manage the local factory team, including recruiting, training, performance evaluation, and motivating local employees; create a cohesive and high-performing operations team while coordinating cross-departmental collaboration to ensure smooth internal communication
• Maintain relationships with Nigerian local government departments, industry associations, suppliers, and customers; manage public relations and external affairs to create a stable external environment for factory development

Requirements

• African national, aged 35-45
• Bachelor's degree or higher in business administration, engineering management, or related field