Chief Operating Officer
Lead and manage the day-to-day administrative and operational functions of an organisation.
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Jun 2025
Business / Operations Head
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
Experience10+ years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationEngineering
The good thingsChief Operations Office
I may say the Operations Department is the breadwinner for the company although some may say it's Head of Marketing or Finance. Unless Operations are efficient, profit driven a...
The challengesThere's nothing to dislike except when it comes to taking business calls which arent in interest of stakeholders putting me momentarily in bad light. But eventually that setttles, everyone understands...
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Sep 2023
Fast paced, large rewards and strong willpower
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Business
Experience5 – 9 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationManufacturing, Transport & Logistics
The good thingsOperational roles require flexibility…. Being involved in operations management you need to be ready to confront different challenges daily as well as keeping ontop of the everyday stuff. Being organi...
The challengesSometimes the smaller details will stop you from tackling the bigger issues, and when multiple issues arise in the same timeframes you must be able to think on your feet or suffer the consequences.
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