Remote Operations Director (Virtual COO)
1 day ago
Bury
We’re looking for a Remote Operations Director (Virtual COO) to run process and accountability across our manufacturing, dispatch, and planning operations. You’ll manage through live data and dashboards, not meetings — ensuring production, logistics, and profit performance are tracked and corrected daily. This role suits a commercially focused operator who understands manufacturing flow, numbers, and people. Key Responsibilities • Lead daily scrums, weekly sprints, and monthly performance reviews., • Oversee dashboards tracking output, materials, deliveries, and gross margin., • Manage corrective actions from customer service and logistics until closed., • Align production and sales forecasts (12-month rolling plan)., • Ensure all data in Monday.com, DEAR, HubSpot, and Xero is clean and aligned., • Report weekly to the CEO with profit performance and risk forecast. What You’ll Need • Proven experience as an Operations Director / Head of Operations / Factory Manager., • Strong command of data-driven management (Power BI / Monday.com / ERP)., • Experience with manufacturing, supply chain, or dispatch operations., • Natural authority — able to enforce accountability across teams., • Commercial focus: you care about profit, not paperwork. We’ll Know You’re Right If… • You’ve run multi-site or remote manufacturing operations., • You enjoy leading through KPIs and dashboards., • You think in terms of systems and numbers, not opinions., • You can see problems days before they happen. Compensation • Remote, flexible hours, • 35–45 EUR/hour (or equivalent contract rate, • Performance-based bonus potential linked to profit accuracy and improvement. To Apply Answer these short questions: 1. What’s the hardest operational problem you’ve solved remotely?, 2. How do you use data to hold people accountable?, 3. Describe how you’d ensure daily scrums actually happen and are useful.