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Opply

Opply

People & HR, Operations
London, UK
Posted 6+ months ago
Commercial · London · Hybrid Remote

Chief Of Staff

About Opply

Currently, 25 million consumer goods brands worldwide with $4 Trillion of revenue do not have the access, knowledge or power to create effective supply chains.

Opply revolutionises how these brands find, communicate and order from suppliers by building the world’s first personalised end-to-end supply platform for them.

We focus on the most innovative brands and suppliers, becoming the leading platform and data leader in consumer goods innovation, powering anyone to start and scale their own successful brand.

Who We Are

We’re a close-knit and fast growing team of 23, working across five time zones, and we meet up internationally several times a year to work, ideate and hang out (in 2023 it was Croatia and Finland)!

We've won lots of awards like StartUp of the Year for Technology Services and Supply Chain Specialists of the Year at the UK Startup and Global Corporate LiveWire awards - achievements we’re super proud of!

Most importantly our team is the most important part of the business, and we need extraordinary minds with a strong ownership mindset who want to join us on our mission!

What You'll Be Doing

At Opply, our strength is the efficiency with which we deliver cutting-edge products and support to our customers. We’re proud to set the standard for success in our industry.

To help us continue our growth, we’re seeking a strategically operational Chief of Staff to play a lead role in growing Opply!

Your core responsibilities will include:

  • Play a key role in the leadership team to, acting as an advisor and independent thinker on business and operational matters
  • Establish and implement strategic operational frameworks across functions
  • Set, monitor, and manage OKRs, ensuring operational alignment and efficiency
  • Identify and act on operational growth levers
  • Communicate effectively and create clear direction for all team members to facilitate fast and results-orientated decisions
  • Manage key projects, focusing on operational impact and strategic objectives
  • Analyze operational data for decision-making and report on progress
  • Lead hiring processes to align with operational goals
  • Provide leadership wherever is most business critical with a focus on operational continuity

    What Experience You Have

    • Have worked and progressed in a top tier consulting firm or similar e.g. investment banking
    • Industry experience in the roles special projects, ops lead, Chief of Staff or similar
    • Scaled with an early stage VC-backed startup e.g from Seed/Series
    • You have a growth mindset and are highly entrepreneurial, maybe having already or wanting to start your own company one day
    • You are highly curious and data-driven - you can manage many complex parts of the business, providing numerical updates to stakeholders
    • You are highly resourceful and executional, happy to roll up your sleeves to get any job done
    • B2B Marketplace experience preferred

    Who You Are

    You’re an empathetic and inspirational team player who collaborates well with all teams, ideally in a fast-paced business with high growth

    You’re a super fast learner. You have the natural curiosity and intellectual prowess to deeply understand new topics and pick up new skills in rapid time

    You are resourceful and scrappy. Things need to get done, you always find a way to make it happen. Even when the work is hard, you are relentless in delivering even with limited information and ambiguity

    You naturally take ownership. You always stand up for what you believe is true and influence others to join you on the journey something is being done and finding ways to make the process easier, and more efficient

    You are a natural creative problem-solver. You excel at identifying unintuitive solutions to tough problems

    You care deeply about customers and their happiness. Diving deep into what will improve their day-to-day

    What We Offer

    Compensation: Salary £60,000-80,000 + Equity

    • 33 days holiday a year (inc. UK public holidays)
    • Regular global retreats to meet the whole team (Croatia and Finland were our last two)!
    • Enrolment in the company Pension Scheme
    • Hybrid and remote working options available
    • WeWork All Access membership (worldwide and dog-friendly!)
    • Wide range of wellness services e.g. gym, medical insurance, MoreHappi coaching services
    • Regular team socials
    Department
    Commercial
    Remote status
    Hybrid Remote
    Commercial · London · Hybrid Remote

    Chief Of Staff