Chief Operating Officer

Location: Lakewood, NJ (On-Site)
Compensation: $250K+ DOE + Performance Incentive

About the Company

Our client is a rapidly growing wholesale distribution company generating over $100M in annual revenue. They are seeking an experienced Chief Operating Officer to serve as the CEO's right hand and lead the company's day-to-day operations through its next stage of growth.

This is a true executive leadership opportunity for someone who enjoys building structure, improving processes, developing leaders, and driving execution across an entrepreneurial organization.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with the CEO to execute strategic initiatives


• Oversee day-to-day operations across all departments


• Improve operational efficiency, communication, and accountability company-wide


• Develop and implement KPIs, reporting, and performance metrics


• Build scalable processes and operating procedures


• Lead department heads and hold teams accountable for results


• Improve collaboration between Sales, Finance, Warehouse, Inventory, Technology, and Operations


• Evaluate business initiatives and make recommendations based on operational and financial performance


• Resolve cross-functional issues and remove operational bottlenecks


• Drive organizational planning as the company continues to scale


• Help build leadership infrastructure while maintaining an entrepreneurial culture

Qualifications

• 10+ years of senior operational leadership experience


• Experience leading multiple departments within a growing organization


• Proven success building processes, KPIs, and operational structure


• Strong financial and business acumen


• Excellent leadership and communication skills


• Comfortable working directly with an entrepreneurial CEO


• Experience within distribution, wholesale, manufacturing, logistics, consumer products, eCommerce, or another operationally complex business preferred


• Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred