VP - Operations and Project

Responsibilities:

• Assist and manage the process of a variety of initiatives of the CEO and leadership team.
• Collaborate with the executive team members to determine and prioritize business strategies and track high-priority initiatives for the executive team to help identify and mitigate any/potential obstacles.
• Serving as a liaison: VP (Operations) acts as a liaison between the CEO and other members of the organization
• Lead cross-functional strategic initiatives, facilitate special projects, and ensure action items are executed on behalf of the leadership team.
• Provide a Project Management Office (PMO) role and track various initiatives.
• Follow up on monthly reviews for projects and other capital expenditure projects.
• Work with IT and marketing department to ensure robust digital communication and marketing strategy.
• Responsible for structuring and helping to deliver company-wide communications including talks, speeches, reports, and presentations that appropriately reflect the voice, tone, and goals of the executive team.
• Manage the organizations brand & reputation.
• Assist in translating strategy into actionable goals for performance and growth helping to implement organization wide goal setting, performance management, and annualoperating planning.
• Track the action items to closure within the given timeframe.
• Implement processes/systems to ensure timely submission of accurate data to the Director. Build in required controls for validating the data accuracy.
• Meeting Participation & Scheduling: You will be responsible for scheduling & attending meetings, appointments, and other commitments for the CEO (with or without them).
• Codify priorities and run cadence for leadership meetings, board meetings, and leadership offsites, including planning, coordinating, taking notes, and keeping the discussion of a meeting focused.
• Assess all inquiries directed to the CEO and determine priority and the proper course of action.
• Triage all incoming requests for the CEOs time and work collaboratively with the Business Operations Lead to ensure his calendar is aligned with the priorities of the organization.
• Keeping executives organized with logistics, meetings, and emails throughout the day.
• Providing research and analysis: You may be asked to conduct research and analysis on various topics related to the CEO's work, such as market trends, industry developments, and competitors.
• Preparing reports and presentations: You may be responsible for preparing reports and presentations for the CEO, which may include financial reports, market analyses, and strategic plans.

Experience: min 7 years ( preferred from agri industry)

Qualification: MBA Finance Tier 1 College with an accounting, economics, finance, commerce graduation

Desired Candidate:

• Experienced in wide-ranging or cross-functional areas and possess an eagerness to learn new skills.
• Strategic thinker, with a data-driven and analytical approach to solving problems.
• Systems and process-thinker who excels at creating order out of chaos.
• Excels at building relationships and networks; influences others to achieve outcomes and demonstrates high emotional intelligence.
• Must have strong written and verbal communication.
• Deeply loyal and maintains confidential information.
• Proven ability to work independently of direct supervision and take initiative without specific instruction.
• Ability to deal with constantly changing demands, frequent interruptions, and scheduling changes while remaining organized and seeing projects through to completion.
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to reach mutual points of agreement and benefit among peers and colleagues.
• Experienced in working with Multinational / multicultural team.
• Open for extensive travel