Hiring

Recruiting a COO

If you want to discuss this position in more detail, please call Mahboob Zaman at Datasoft Head Quarter at Shaymoli, Dhaka or (Apply online)

A Chief Operations Officer (COO) is required for a new manufacturing facility in Datasoft Manufacturing & Assembly Inc. Limited (DMA) at Hi Tech Park at Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City, Kaliakoir, Gazipur.

DMA have been retained to recruit for this fantastic opportunity to set up and run the new facility at Kaliakoir. The business specialize in turnkey solutions for a variety of HiTech products in computers, IOT devices, drones, electric automobiles, cloud configuration, software development consisting of heavy bespoke fabrications and assembly.

The business is going to be a market leader in its field with a large Export client based. The business aims to turnover crores of taka and will employ over hundreds of people. The COO will be responsible for 4 direct reports and 40 indirect reports including skilled and semi-skilled workers.

Working closely with employees, senior managers and directors of the business the COO will be instrumental to delivering projects on time and in full to the high standards of quality the business is built on.

The COO Duties Will Include but not limited to

  • Manage operational costs for the facility, working within a defined budget to ensure that customers receive quality products, service, and on time delivery
  • Supervising the operation of the facility to ensure the highest standards are achieved and maintained in accordance with our QA policies and that all legal specifications are adhered to in line with the Health & Safety policy
  • Responsible for leading, measuring and reporting cost reduction / efficiency, and productivity initiatives pertaining to the operation and to stock
  • Ensure your department understand and positively contribute to improving the business Service Level Agreements and NPS (Net Promoter Score) performance.
  • Control and report on any variance of defined costs in line with an agreed budget
  • Lead cost reduction and waste elimination initiatives in the manufacturing & assembly process.
  • Organize and maintain efficient and trained staff at a level required to meet customer demand and improve DMA businesses.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

  • Degree qualified or equivalent time served experience in an IT/Engineering/Manufacturing or relevant discipline
  • Extensive experience in manufacturing management ideally within bespoke, turnkey and heavy fabrications
  • Demonstrable knowledge & experience in lean manufacturing and manufacturing productivity improvements.
  • First class planning & organizational skills.
  • Awareness of all current & relevant import/export and H&S legislation.
  • Knowledge of current quality improvement tools & processes.
  • Understanding of profit & loss, balance sheet & cash flow models.
  • Mature and customer focused attitude (able to handle difficult discussions and customer complaints).

This is an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious Operations officer to join a thriving business as it enters an exciting period.

Datasoft Manufacturing & Assembly work with a vast range of businesses across Bangladesh, China, Middle-east, Africa and USA regions.

Other Experiences or Familiarity Requires

  • Manufacturing & Assembly Management/Budgeting
  • Multi-Site Operations
  • Operations Re-engineering
  • Startup/Turnaround/Consolidation
  • Product Assortment by Market
  • Ability to ‘Stop and Listen”
  • Change Management
  • Forecasting Product, Sales, Trends
  • Creating Winning Cultures
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Staff Development/Leadership
  • Performance Improvement
  • Problem Solving
  • Increase Customer Experience
  • Extreme Multi-Tasking
  • Extreme Entrepreneurial Spirit
  • Oversees efficient operations
  • Develops, implements all operations within budget.
  • With the district managers, develops, implements and monitors standard operating procedure for plants.
  • Meets regularly with executive group to discuss planned versus actual profitability, capital expenditures, employee productivity, and other relevant issues.
  • Ensure effective cooperation and communications with other departments.
  • Understand, implement required programs, manage and monitor compliance with applicable governmental and state health and safety laws.
  • Ensure that all staff are trained in and follow all organizational safety procedures and guidelines.
  • Ensure that the plant provides a safe work environment for all staff and customers.
  • Understand requirements of brand, develop relationships, implement long and short programs that the brand requires.
  • Effectively leads department by hiring and retaining top-grade talent.
  • Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, establishing personal networks, participating in professional societies.
  • Managed and supervised operations on a daily basis including sales, purchases, resourcing and distribution.
  • Directed areas of multiple functions with division directors and department managers.
    Assisted CFO in planning and executing the annual budget.
  • Coordinated with human resources team in forming and training a cross functional department.
  • Responsible for driving and delivering sales and profit.
  • Coached and developed plant managers and worked closely with them to deliver results.
  • Managed and monitored cash in line with company procedures.
  • Monitored daily and weekly business activity against business targets.
  • Provided a safe working environment to comply with the law and with company policy.
  • Managed staff performance and developed talent.