Chief Operating Officer April 2022
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About Manufacture 2030 Are you inspired by the prospect of joining a fast growth and market-leading tech business that’s on a mission to tackle climate change by accelerating the transition to low carbon, sustainable supply chains? Manufacture 2030 is a purpose-led software company. Our mission is to bring major corporations and their supply chain partners together to turn bold carbon commitments into reality, creating a more sustainable future by 2030. Our cloud-based SaaS platform helps supply chain owners and their suppliers to measure, manage and reduce carbon
emissions and other environmental impacts. We believe, that in order to achieve our mission, Manufacture 2030 needs to be: Optimistic, Collaborative, Agile, Pragmatic and Inclusive; and as individuals, we try to embrace these values in the way we work.
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A message from the CEO and Chairman I am so glad you have decided to apply. The world needs you! Climate change is the challenge of our time. The latest IPCC report out this month should fill us all with horror. We are putting at risk the very existence of human civilization and the futures of our children and grandchildren. But it’s not yet too late. It can be solved if we act together now. For this is the decade for making a difference and if you join our Senior Leadership Team you have decided to act decisively; to be both a lever and a catalyst for decisive change and to punch far above your weight; to make a real difference. The challenge of carbon is pervasive and embedded in the way we live and do business globally. That makes it feel overwhelming. But there are some very powerful points of leverage which can drive change and one of those is the influence large corporations have over their supply chains. For most brands, whether in retail, automotive, fast moving consumer goods, chemicals, or pharmaceuticals, over 60% (and sometimes as much as 90%) of their emissions sit in their supply chains. Change those supply chain emissions and, quite frankly, you start to change the future of the world. That should give us grounds for optimism, and it is why, at Manufacture 2030, we are applying all our energy to addressing supply chain emissions, and increasingly to great effect. We work with global corporations like Toyota, Reckitt, GSK (and over a dozen others) who have signed up to NetZero or
Science Based Targets. This is a very fast-growing band of committed corporate pioneers and we are the leading platform and service globally, helping them to achieve their supply chain reduction targets with growing confidence. Last year alone, new supplier site subscriptions grew by over 150% and in one of our programmes, 800 suppliers reported an average reduction in carbon intensity at their sites of 17% over 3 years. But we have to move much faster; increase ten-fold the number of corporations and their suppliers using our technology; and accelerate the rate of reduction being supported by our programmes. We have shown what is possible and believe we have the strategic plan to grow and deliver change at scale. This is where you come in. In this role, you will be critical to the execution of that plan and to enabling us to use our Series A funding to expand internationally to the point where we are engaging over 30,000 suppliers by mid-decade and delivering innovative and collaborative carbon reduction projects that will transform entire supply chains. Your passion, organizational skills and experience in scaling operations will be key to the success of our business. We are delighted that you are interested in joining us; and so are future generations.
Martin Chilcott Chairman and CEO, Manufacture 2030
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The Role
Title:
Chief Operating Officer
Renumeration:
£90k dependent on experience plus share options
Location:
Summertown, Oxford, UK
Tenure:
Full time / permanent
Reporting to:
CEO
Closing Date:
Sunday, 22nd May
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An opportunity to help build a market leading global software company from an early stage and make a significant personal contribution to tackling climate change A culture of empowerment, with high levels of personal responsibility given from day one The opportunity to work with inspirational colleagues who are highly passionate and motivated by a belief that the work they do positively contributes to a more sustainable future An environment where new ideas and innovation are encouraged and rewarded 4
Job Summary We are looking for a Chief Operating Officer who can work closely with the CEO and the Senior Leadership Team, to help implement our strategy for rapid growth and scale our business exponentially to become the global market leader in supply chain carbon reduction. Our ideal candidate has extensive experience of managing in a fast growth business, efficiently scaling operations globally and implementing business strategy effectively. You will have worked across a number of customer-facing disciplines such as sales, customer service and operations. This experience will be essential to help scale our business development and customer success functions in North America, Europe and Asia. It would be advantageous, but not necessary, for candidates to come from a SaaS background and have experience of supply chains, but your passion for addressing climate change will be as important as your professional background and experience.
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Responsibilities Overall Objectives: • Work with the CEO and Senior Leadership Team in a ‘cabinet-style’ leadership culture to set and drive organizational vision, operational strategy, and hiring needs. • Translate strategy into actionable goals for performance and growth, helping to implement organization-wide goal setting, performance management, and annual operational planning • Oversee company operations and employee productivity, building a highly inclusive culture ensuring team members thrive and organizational outcomes are met • Ensure effective recruiting, onboarding, professional development, performance management, and retention • Establish business development, client management and customer success functions in North America, Europe and Asia • Ensure compliance to national and local business requirements and standards (e.g. ISO27001).
Daily and Monthly Responsibilities: • Manage scaling-up of business operations to ensure delivery of short-term and longterm Objectives and Critical Success Factors developed in tandem with the CEO and Senior Leadership Team • Monitor performance of business against Objectives and Critical Success factors with tracking and establish corrective measures as needed, and prepare detailed reports, both current and forecasting • Analyze internal operations and identify areas of process enhancement • Directly oversee operations and HR • Work with CFO to manage capital investment and expenses to ensure the company achieves growth and profitability targets • Maintain and build trusted relationships with key clients, partners, and stakeholders.
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Person Specification Essential skills and Experience • •
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You are passionate about our mission to accelerate the decarbonisation of supply chains to address climate change You bring experience in growing and scaling operations (in business, a consultancy or a purpose led organization), including overseas (knowledge of how to set up new operations in Asia and/or the Americas would be a distinct advantage) You have an understanding of advanced business planning and implementation; having worked in start-up or scale-up environments would be relevant You bring at least five years’ experience in senior leadership positions in customer/ client-orientated and operational roles. Previous experience as a COO is not essential. You have a collaborative and enabling leadership style, with steadfast resolve and personal integrity.
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A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business administration or other relevant area
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A solid grasp of data analysis and interpretation, and performance metrics. Experience in digital, technology or Software as Service. The ability to diagnose problems quickly Knowledge of supply chain sustainability or broad corporate sustainability issues Experience of overseeing an HR function, including staff retention and development.
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Passionate and optimistic about making a real difference to our Mission An excellent process person, with some creative and entrepreneurial flair A responsive and agile thinker and operator Pragmatic, energetic and outcomes oriented An inclusive team player and good communicator An experienced and focused operator, with a good strategic understanding of the challenges of growth, and the strong operational and managerial capabilities necessary to achieve it. 7
How to Apply All correspondence, at this stage, should be via Oxford HR. To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button on the job advert page, complete our online application form, and submit your CV and cover letter as two separate documents. The cover letter should be no more than two pages long, explaining why you are interested in this post and how your skills and experience make you a good fit. The document should be saved in MS Word in the following format: Your First Name-Your LastName-Document Name-Date (mmyyyy) eg, Pat-Jones-CV-042022-M2030 or PatJones-CoverLetter-042022-M2030. Please note that all our clients recruiting in the UK are legally obliged to confirm that the appointee is eligible to work in the UK. As of 1 January 2021, government’s new regulations will apply. For further information visit the Home Office website.
Timeline
Closing Date: First stage interviews: Final interviews:
22nd May 2022 8th, 9th and 10th June 2022 22nd and 23rd June 2022
Equality Statement
Manufacture 2030 (the sole trading company of 2degrees Ltd) is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, marital status, race, colour, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age or disability, and that all appointments are made purely on the basis of merit.
Get in touch
If you have any queries on any aspect of the appointment process, need additional information, or would like to have an informal discussion, please email at coo-manufacture2030@oxfordhr.co.uk in the first instance.
Next steps
All candidates will receive an update regarding their application after the closing date. We advise candidates to add the role email to their safe senders list and regularly check their spam folder.
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