Chief Operating Officer at Owens and Xley Consults

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage the operations of all departments/teams; operations, sales, quality control and accounts in accordance with overall company goals.
• Budget forecast and development, profit and loss management, and minimizing costs.
• Driving the company’s operating capabilities to surpass customer satisfaction and retention, and company goals.
• Assess, suggest and implement sustainable and viable processes/practices in order to develop, grow and manage the business.
• Monitoring sales and quality control teams, and spearheading strategies to ensure they exceed customer expectations.
• Monitoring invoices, money handling procedures, accounting and bank processes.
• Providing sustainable solutions to minimize company costs, and prevent losses.
• Organize monthly internal training to coach employees and maximize their capabilities
• Coordinate with the team to ensure all the third party utilizations are at the best price and value.
• Oversee all company transactions, ensure all vendors are paid on time and rejected goods are returned quickly.
• Ensure the image of the brand is maintained consistently/improved upon.
• Consistently display ethical leadership, update the team on Business performance, and encourage/motivate the team.
• Preparing timely and accurate financial performance reports.
• Overseeing marketing initiatives and implementing better business practices
• Monitor and ensure that feedback collected by the front line customer service employees are well communicated to the sales and other Business development teams.
• Report to the CEO on behalf of all the departments on a weekly basis.
• Delegate responsibilities to staff members in order to promote their growth and capabilities.

Skills:

• People management.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ethical leadership.
• A keen eye for fashion/vast knowledge of the fashion industry.
• Positive can-do attitude.
• Strong business acumen and entrepreneurial spirit.
• Result-oriented and sales-driven.
• Organised and analytical.
• Flexible and adaptable.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Familiar with local and international market trends and being able to build accordingly.
• Sound knowledge of business strategies.
• Ability to make accurate business projections
• Time management and prioritisation

Professional Requirements/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration
• At least five (5) years experience managing a complex enterprise’s human resources, finances, operations and strategies.
• Proven track record of outstanding performance in a previous complex enterprise/fashion business
• Proven track record of managing complex budgets successfully
• Demonstrated experience of ethical leadership.

Salary / Benefits
Monthly pay: N150,000 and other benefits: 3% sharing on the company’s annual profit if target of 100m sales revenue is met. If the applicant exceeds the target, he/she is entitled to 5% of the annual profit.

Application Last Date: 7th February, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@owensxley.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.