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The Focus Group

2IC to Chief Operations Officer

The Focus Group

  • R3,300 - R5,000 per month
  • Permanent Senior position
  • Johannesburg
  • Posted 02 May 2025 by The Focus Group
  • Expires in 32 days
  • Job 2609288
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About the position

CLIENT

Our client is a company using innovative technologies and analytics to deliver affordable, high-quality care in emerging markets. They combine cutting-edge technologies with a strong personal touch to deliver unique care solutions for their customers. 

PURPOSE
The client is currently seeking an Operations Manager to join their dynamic team. This role is pivotal to day to- day operations of the business. It extends beyond traditional operations and includes strategic commercial support. You will be responsible for ensuring a seamless coordination between various operational functions, maintaining high standards of service delivery, driving efficiency and quality improvement across the organization. This role requires a candidate with both strong operational capabilities and a commercial mindset, ready to contribute to the teams ambitious growth plans. 

Reports to: COO

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Operational Oversight:
• Assist the COO in developing operational and commercial strategies aligned with company goals and objectives.
• Manage and optimize cross-functional workflows and ensure seamless service delivery.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Identify inefficiencies and implement process improvement across all operational functions.

Commercial Analysis & Executive Support
• Assist the COO to prepare board reports, including operational and commercial performance updates, key metrics, and business risks.
• Provide data-driven and commercial recommendations to inform business decisions.
• Support the company’s expansion activities, including coordinating cross-functional efforts for successful market entry.

Team Leadership and Development:
• Supervise and mentor a team of junior and intermediate operational staff members, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Conduct regular performance evaluations, provide constructive feedback, and support professional development.

Logistics and Supply Chain Management:
• Coordinate logistics related to company equipment, supplies and pharmaceuticals necessary for patient care.
• Monitor inventory levels, optimize supply chain processes and ensure timely procurement to support operational needs.

Vendor and Partner Management:
• Collaborate with external partners and vendors to optimize services and maintain productive relationships.

Budgeting and Financial Oversight:
• Assist in budget preparation and monitor expenses to align with the company’s financial objectives.
• Track key commercial KPIs and ensure alignment with business goals and revenue targets.

Technology Integration and Innovation:
• Work closely with the technology team to leverage technology solutions for operational efficiency and patient care enhancement.
• Champion innovation initiatives that enhance service delivery, scalability, and market competitiveness.

Collaboration and Communication:
• Foster effective communication and collaboration across interdisciplinary teams, including clinicians, integrated engagement staff, and external stakeholders.
• Serve as a point of contact for operational inquiries and escalations, ensuring prompt resolution and effective problem solving.

Skills and Qualifications
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in operations management with significant commercial exposure.
• Proven ability to lead and develop junior to intermediate teams.
• Proven ability to assist executives with board reporting and data-driven business recommendations.
• Proficiency in data analysis and process improvement.
• Ability to execute operational strategies that support business growth and scalability.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, changing environment and capable of prioritizing and managing multiple tasks effectively.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to make sound decisions under pressure.

Education
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Commerce, Operations Management, or a related field.

Desired Skills:

  • Data
  • Innovation
  • Management
  • Managing Relationships with Vendors
  • Quality Assurance
  • Reporting
  • SAP Supply Chain Management (SCM)

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The Focus Group

About the agency

THE FOCUS GROUP was formed in 1989 and has offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town. We are a full service Human Resource Consulting Company, encompassing Black Empowerment joint venture partner Focus Kamoso, and offering a comprehensive range of integrated recruitment, assessment, employee relations, training and development, HR, employee benefit and payroll management services to a wide range of South African, African and international business organisations. Our commitment is to enter into a partnership with you, the Client, which adds value to your business and profit to your bottom line, by tailoring solutions that assist you to • Source, assess and select the best possible human resources. • Design and implement competency based training programmes, which ensure that your employees are capable of delivering the service excellence that your clients demand, and the competitive edge which you seek to maintain. • Create a business environment in which you manage change to your advantage and an organisational climate that allows your team to perform to its maximum potential. • Design employee benefit and remuneration structures which ensure that your people take ownership of your business and which protect you against losing your most valuable resource to your competition. • Implement an employee relations framework that promotes workplace harmony and minimises the occurrence of disruptive legal disputes.

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