Chief Operating Officer - Natural Products industry

Executive Job Opportunity

General Scope of the Role:

Reporting to the CEO, the Chief Operating Officer aims to maximize an organization's growth and profitability while leading and managing all company operations functions.  The ideal executive for this role is an exceptional leader, champion and project manager with a proven track record of improving processes and internal structure for growth-oriented organizations. The successful COO embodies passion, commitment, honesty and integrity and believes in the tenants of a healthy lifestyle.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Develop corporate strategy along with CEO, Board and senior executive team
• Develop operating strategy and efficiencies through entire organization
• Develop sales strategy
• P&L management
• Oversee companywide continuous cost improvement initiatives
• Responsible for contract packing relationships
• Co-operatively with CEO drive positive company culture
• Manage administration and human resources

Direct reports include:  Human Resources, IT, Operations, Product Innovation, Sales, Legal and Regulatory.  (* Marketing and finance will report to the CEO)

Skill and Experience Requirements:

• 5-8 years of executive leadership within a health and/or nutrition related consumer products company
• Strong financial skills
• Operational expertise – manufacturing, ingredient procurement and warehouse
• Technology and systems management
• Strong project management skills
• Experience working in Natural, FDM (food, drug, mass) and Specialty VMS channels
• Prior success leading an organization through rapid growth
• Experience with Great Plains/ Microsoft Dynamics GP desired

Key Attributes:

• Hungry to succeed
• Finance and operational pedigree
• Takes ownerships and extreme pride for company
• Leads by example
• Runs at problems 

• Is process oriented, searches out best practices
• Strong people manager with demonstrated leadership qualifications, team player
• Ability to manage up and down the organization
• Keenly focused on aggressive, profitable growth
• Able to prioritize, goal driven individual
• Understands VMS industry
• Believes in the benefit of living a healthy lifestyle
• Proven success developing and growing branded consumer products
• Ability to thrive in an Omni channel environment
• Core sense of integrity, honesty and culture

Contact:  

Ginni Garner

Office: 440-893-9408

Email:  ggarner (at) sanfordrose.com

April 2015