Chief Operating Officer at Afriglobal Group

Afriglobal Group is a conglomerate with business interests in the chemicals distribution, Logistics and healthcare industries. With an impressing turnover of over USD200m per annum, it is one of the fastest growing business concerns in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief Operating Officer

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Job Description

The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring operational excellence across the organization.
Your primary goal will be to increase our organization’s productivity, efficiency, and profitability.
You will advise the CEO on key operational insights as well as provide coaching to employees.

Responsibilities

Produce annual operation forecasting report and strategy
Oversee and evaluate day-to-day operations
Identify new market opportunities to accelerate growth
Present operational strategy recommendations to the CEO based on your market research

Specific Responsibilities
Operational Excellence & Strategy Execution:

Drives the strategy execution in both primary & secondary value chains of the company Conducts profitability analysis
Drives large scale expansion into different segments of Diagnostics business (pathology, radiology, and cardiology) in different geographies within and outside Nigeria.
Oversee all external and internal reporting ensuring the integrity and timeliness of all reported figures.
Use insightful commentaries to help all stakeholders understand the financial performance of the Company and to inform and drive the decision making of the management.

Operational Cost Management:

Costing functions include determining actual costs of providing AML various services, scrutinizing associated company expenses, analyzing profitability and preparing the company budget on Opex and Capex, with the support of FC.
Handle all pricing decisions in operations.
Drives company inbound & outbound samples logistics and analysis framework though Head, logistics
Contribute a benchmark EBIDTA with cost control, efficiency & wastage reduction.

Operational Planning and Analysis:

Responsible for preparation, execution and monitoring of company Annual Operating Plans & Profit forecast
Engagement with budget holder
Budget performance management
Tracking KPIs for all divisions on structured measurable mode

Reporting and Control:

Coordinating & presenting MR (monthly report) for all centres to the Board through CEO.
Support the CEO in the development and management of the business P&L
Finance reporting for the CEO

Coordination with Regional Business Head:

Liaise with the RBH for seamless operations in their centres
Manage SLAs of all outsourced operations in each centre
Track all KPIs for the operation team on the structured measurable mode

Business Partnering:

Develop a deep understanding of all the businesses to ensure optimal support is provided.
Build a forward-looking, strategic and commercially focused Business Partnering Team
Agree and manage Service Level Agreements with the Business.

Governance:

Define and maintain Company financial Policies and Procedures
Ensure legal and regulatory compliance in respect of all financial aspects of the business.
Implement and maintain internal controls according to international best practice.
Ensure legal and regulatory compliance in respect of all operational aspects of the business.
Oversee all operation mode of operation align with appropriate State, National & International regulatory requirements.

Core Operational / Technical Competencies:

Logical Thinking
P&L control
Industry knowledge
Employee management techniques
Lean & Six Sigma Operational excellence.
Smart Work attitude

Experience, Knowledge and Technical Skills

Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience as a C.O.O, at least 3 years in the industry
Medical or Para Medical with preferably MHA from a world-class institute
Strategic focus and forward-looking, experienced in diagnostic business partnering with CEOs to develop and deliver business strategies.
Familiar with operational processes, procedures and policies.
Strong people management skills.
Detailed understanding of operational risk management in ref to machine, method and manpower.
Experienced in building high performing operation functions

Required Behaviors:

Mature, pragmatic and flexible approach, strong commercial judgment.
Hands-on, ready to roll up the sleeves.
Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).
Exceptional analytical and quantitative skills.
Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
Demonstrable leadership skills with the ability to provide clear, direct and authoritative direction to others to achieve results that are in the best interest of the organization.

Qualifications: