Chief Operation Officer, SW, HW and services

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The COO is responsible for the development, design, operation, and improvement of the SW, HW and services. The COO is responsible for ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective and that the proper management of resources, distribution of goods and services to customers and analysis of queue systems is conducted.

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For our client, an international technology leader, we are mandated to recruit the COO. With offices in Switzerland and a near-shore development and production site, our client develops and distributes its scalable solutions worldwide. In the past 2 years our client has achieved a double digit Ebita. The company has an annual growth rate of more than 40%. The founder is an experienced technology entrepreneur, who is a well-known player in the market. The company has a solid cash flow and a prommising forecast for 2024. To support the further growth, the top Management will be strengthened.

Role

 

The  COO  mainly focuses on executing the company’s business plans, according to the established business model: 

  • Lead operationally the Business 
  • Provide Leadership for a Specific Strategic Imperative 
  • Mentor first and second liner in the fast-growing organization 
  • Complement the Strengths of the CEO 
  • Create a Strong Partnership with the CEO and the Board 
  • Retain and attract key talent  

 

Aim

 

The COO aim is, at the direction of the CEO and Board of Directors, marshaling limited resources to the most productive uses with the aim of creating maximum value. 

Developing and cascading the organization's strategy/mission statement to the lower-ranking staff and implementing appropriate rewards/recognition and coaching/corrective practices to align personnel with company goals. 

Planning by prioritizing customer, employee, and organizational requirements 

Maintaining and monitoring staffing, levels, Knowledge-Skills-Attributes (KSA), expectations and motivation to fulfill organizational requirements. 

Driving performance measures (market peer KPI’s) for the operation (including a consideration of efficiency versus effectiveness), often in the form of dashboards convenient for review of high-level key indicators. 

Definition and implementation of cross department processes, KPI’s and Quality targets, between, R&D, Product management, Sales and corp. Services  

Apart of the pure plant part, we see the following challenges to be addressed (with a pot. COO profile) at the current stage: 

  • Off load daily task (nitty gritty from the CEO) 
  • HR 
  • Legal 
  • IT 
  • Systems 
  • Onboarding 
  • Marketing 
  • PR 

 

Track record 

  • Supply chain know how in low volume (tbd) embedded electronic (manual) assembly and production/line environments 
  • Platform based assembly line concept   
  • Production line (ramp up) know how 
  • Rapid prototyping (lot size zero to...) 
  • Lean manufacturing 
  • Quality management / Testing HW, SW and Integration Testing 
  • Supplier management 
  • Production, capacity & material Planning 
  • International sourcing 
  • Make/or buy 

Application & Contact

Erik Wirz
Erik Wirz
Managing Partner
wirz phone +41 44 515 02 60 wirz email erik.wirz@w-gruppe.com

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Recruitment Process

In an initial conversation, we will give you a detailed insight into the role, the company, the culture and your development opportunities.

After an initial conversation with the partner (headhunter), you will receive further information about the role and our client's expectations. If you are interested, please send us your documents. Wirz & Partners will draw up a longlist which will be discussed with the client. From this longlist, 4-6 candidates are selected for the shortlist.

 

Time until feedback: 2-3 weeks

If you make it to the shortlist, you will move on to the next round. During the interview with Wirz & Partners, we will get to know you professionally and personally. You will receive additional information about the client, the offering, the services, the team and the KPIs. Based on all interviews and documents, we prepare a complete dossier on you for the client, including an executive summary. These documents form the basis of the structured interview process with the client. We prepare you for the interview.

 

Duration until the interview with the client: Up to 2 weeks

The first meeting with the client is about getting to know each other on an equal footing, getting to know the people and the culture. This takes place in person at the client's location and usually lasts around an hour.

The second interview focuses on professional competencies and leadership issues. You will get to know the team, the strategy and the operational goals.

You will then receive a salary proposal and an overview of the overall offer.

 

Duration until feedback: 1-2 weeks

A de-briefing with you and the client takes place after the final meeting.

We help you negotiate the contract and clarify further details. The contract is drafted and we support the onboarding process with the client.

 

Duration until feedback: Up to 1 week

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