Regional COO

Background industry preference:

- Non-media professional with a sound understanding of handling a P&L.

- Has to have worked in Tier 2 / Tier 3 cities (Non Metros) in his formative or professional years & can relate with the demographic of smaller towns

- FMCG - B2B / Hospitality / Insurance / Retail / Telecom

- Multi industry experience would be preferred

Role:

- Responsible for Maharashtra State and at least 2 M & A business units which would get added in the near future.

- As P&L Head for three businesses, will be responsible for top and bottom line growth

- Strategizing on enhancing the sales revenues and looking on growing the Advertising revenue pie through alternate opportunities.

- Controlling and reducing operating cost

- People management and development

- Active member of the core committee to make 5 year operating plans for the print business

- Onus of communication the DBCL’s vision and mission internally as well as externally

Please Note:

The role is equivalent to the role of an Operations Director in a telecom

Experience / Background:

- The incumbent shall be the Profit Centre Head for a large regionwho has handled SBUs or profit centers as Head of Business of approxRs. 400-600 + Crores & has worked with diverse people segments.

A keen strategist with expertise in managing entire operations with key focus on:

- Instil the organization culture that contributes to conducive work environment

- Establishing the brand, product promotion and brand building

- Operating Cost Control

- Ensuring higher profitability

- Team development and training

- Channel development and management

- Product distribution infrastructure development

- Increase efficiencies & ensure continuous performance improvement in all areas of the business

- Ideally from a Marketing/Brand & Sales background leading a team of Marketing / Sales professionals and other functional heads.

- Ability to represent the organization externally and internally.

- Team Player & motivator with sound interpersonal and analytical skills, with excellent networking & relationship with credibility.

Special Attribute:

- Strategic

- Entrepreneurial Spirit

- Leadership Skills / Team Management

- Approachable

- Assertive

- Solution focused

- Ground Connect

- Relationship Driven

- Good influencing skills

- Out of the box thinker

- Integrity & Value System

- Creative bent of mind

- Cost & Quality Consciousness

- Sense of self belief

- Ability to deal with ambiguity