Job Status: open

Position Title: Chief Operating Officer

Position Based In: Karachi - Pakistan 

Employer / Client’s Detail: Leading FMCG Company

Gender: Equal Opportunity Employer

Education: MBA or Engineer with MBA

Experience: 10 to 15 years of experience as Chief Operating Office or relevant role in Retail Business especially in B2C segment

Skills: Outstanding organizational and leadership abilities. Excellent interpersonal and public speaking skills. Aptitude in decision-making and problem-solving

Job Descriptions / Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the development and implementation of the business plan for the company.
• Set and achieve financial targets and compile budgets in line with business strategy and growth plans.
• Translate business objectives into strategy.
• Manage expenses, grow the market share, Management of risk, Loyalty and image at retail.
• Report on costs/expenses by cost centre compared to budget.
• Leadership to the buying function and optimizing buying.
• Guide the store operations team with the objective of achieving the sales and customer service targets.
• Identify new store opportunities & Driving sales. Identify sales opportunities.
• Evaluate feasibilities of new retail sites.
• Provide input on appropriate store format for new sites.
• Develop KPI’s for the team, adherence to which is monitored on a regular basis.
• Monitor and review system performance and the disaster recovery program.
• Manage the measurement of retail statistics to ensure relevant and appropriate data is available in order to make an objective and accurate analysis and appropriate decisions.
• Command over retail business functions such as Operations, Buying, Sales, etc.
• Demonstrable competency in strategic planning and business development.
• Working knowledge of data analysis and performance/operation metrics.
• Working knowledge of IT/Business infrastructure and MS Office.