Role: Operations Director
Management Level: Senior Management
Location: Beijing
Job Purpose:
§ Drive and deliver the strategy, focusing on generating revenue from new and existing customers through delivering efficient and high quality customer-focussed solutions. The strengthening of the team and capability of the office will be integral for this hands-on leader.
Key Accountabilities:
§ Delivery
- Create and develop consulting and professional services practice by productising offerings
- Lead, direct and manage Practice leads to provide comprehensive solutions to clients
- Lead formulation of business solutions architecture plans, estimate costs; ensuring projects meet the clients’ strategic needs
- Define and lead customer engagements and be accountable for their delivery; including taking responsibility for on time, on budget, per specification delivery of significant as well as complex projects
- Provide expert opinion and resolve escalated implementation issues
§ Commercial
- Accountable for P&L
- Work with sales and be directly responsible for activities related to pre-sales and sales in the areas of products/solutions offering, e.g. consulting, requirements gathering, proposal preparation, presentation, etc.
- Active participant in the sales and negotiation process during the sales cycle, during change order processing or issues resolution during project delivery
- Identify opportunities in existing client markets
- Identify offerings to suit Malaysia market
- Promote company brand to be visible within Malaysian and regional markets
- Review revenue forecast, current and future projects and staffing needs, open project details, detail steps and issues from customers
§ Customers
- Develop trusting relationships with senior stakeholders at CXO levels; demonstrating an understanding of their business to assist Sales in creating new business opportunities
- Achieve a high level of client satisfaction by providing clients with leading-edge solutions and consulting advice
- Provide leadership on customer engagements; focusing on the customer for all project-related issues
§ Organisation & People
- Work with HR on:
· Staff Development & Talent acquisition
· Staff Retention
- Provide mentoring for other senior staff within the organisation
- Inspires and motivates people to create high performance team and exciting work environment
- Drive and lead a collaborative environment; all teams working towards the same goal and achieving operational efficiency
- Align work with company strategic goals, develop operational plans and communicatethe direction to the team.
- Provide operational leadership; “getting your hands dirty” to ensure all objectives are achieved
§ Process
- Develop and improve engagement processes, methodologies, systems, tools and services to enhance COMPANY Group’s delivery capabilities; efficiency and effectiveness being priorities.
- Continuously improve business processes and support critical business strategies by directing the development, implementation, and maintenance of business solutions
- Create and implement quality solutions and measures
Functional Knowledge, Skills & Competencies
§ Extensive experience in Retail and/or e-Commerce and/or Software Solutions Delivery (ideally all three) with a Sales/Consulting Leadership foundation.
- Retail
· Demonstrated experience and knowledge in Retail industry; able to advise on the market with confidence
· Proven experience leading projects in Retail departments, including: sales and marketing; supply chain & logistics; category management; procurement; IT
- E-Commerce
· Demonstrated experience and knowledge in e-commerce; able to advise on the industry with confidence
· Proven experience driving and developing the e-commerce industry
· Successfully lead e-commerce business and implementation projects
- Software Solutions Delivery
· Successfully lead engagements delivering complex enterprise solutions; managed full cycle including account management and budget
· Demonstrated experience in the full-cycle of project delivery; business requirements, technical requirements, design & delivery; quality; production support
§ Demonstrated success in Business Development with new and existing client; establish trusting business relationships with clients
§ Demonstrated experience in business consultation; understand the client’s business, client’s industry, client requirements and provide an appropriate solution
§ Extensive experience as a leader; exhibits energy in building, driving, motivating and developing an organisation or multiple function teams across geographies, towards shared objectives
§ Demonstrated project ownership and accountability; makes sound decisions, delivers and takes responsibility for all outcomes
§ Experience of working with Service Partners, including offshore partners, on projects primed by COMPANY Group
§ Requires willingness to work a flexible schedule including weekend and/or evening work to deliver client requirements
Personal Attributes & Competencies
§ Drives a collaborative working environment; leading by example across cultures, teams and functions, demonstrating flexibility and resilience.
§ Consistently drives and is committed to setting and achieving targets / budgets; passionate about building the business and delivery of timely, high quality results
§ Sound and creative decision-making skills; able to analyse and compare multiple sources of information to come to a practical / pragmatic conclusion that will benefit the client and COMPANY Group.
§ Articulate, credible and able to influence at all levels; inspiring confidence and respect with all communications.
§ Superior presentation skills, able to effectively communicate a business solution or proposition based on client requirement and potential markets, adapting the approach and style when required.
§ Focussed on objectives; demonstrating the motivation to set personal objectives that are in-line with the company’s direction, and the integrity and commitment to achieve the objectives.
§ Strong time management and organizational skills; able to identify and manage conflicting priorities while maintaining focus on the bigger picture.
§ Demonstrates professionalism in all actions; able to maintain high performance in a pressurised client centric environment.
§ Key Contacts
Line Management Responsibility for (Number of Reports):
§ Malaysian Office; all Team Managers.
Internal Contacts (inside the company):
§ Malaysian office, CEO, Director of Product & Strategy (UK), Operations Director (CN), McM2 Directors, HR Manager (UK), IT Systems Manager (UK), Management Accountant (UK),
External Contacts (outside the company):
§ Clients, Suppliers, Partners
Qualifications, Accreditation, Licensing and Training Course Requirements
§ Possess at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management or Technology
§ Preferably a Senior Manager in Retail or Professional Services specialising in enterprise solutions
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