COO

Chief Operating Officer

ACME Printing & Packaging PLC invites applications from accomplished senior professionals for the position of Chief Operating Officer. This is a key executive appointment with responsibility for leading manufacturing and engineering, supply chain and procurement, and the Company’s commercial and financial performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive operational excellence, improve plant reliability and productivity, strengthen cost and working capital discipline, enhance profitability, and build an accountable, high-performance organisation.
• Lead manufacturing, engineering, maintenance, supply chain, procurement, warehousing and logistics.
• Deliver agreed targets for production, quality, cost, service, profitability and cash flow.
• Improve capacity utilisation, plant reliability, productivity and overall operational efficiency.
• Strengthen procurement governance, supplier performance, inventory control and working capital management.
• Align operational execution with commercial priorities, budgets and strategic objectives.
• Develop a strong management team and embed clear accountability, safety, quality and compliance standards.
• Lead the organization’s sales and business development strategy to drive sustainable revenue growth, market expansion and long-term profitability.

Requirements

• A recognised degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Business Administration, Finance or a related discipline; a postgraduate qualification would be advantageous.
• At least 10 years of senior operational leadership experience in a manufacturing or process driven organisation.
• A demonstrable record of improving productivity, cost efficiency, profitability, supply-chain performance and operational controls.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with decisive leadership, analytical capability and excellent stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience in printing, packaging or industrial manufacturing would be a distinct advantage.
• Commercially astute, hands-on and execution-focused leader who can translate strategy into measurable results.

Application Details

Interested applicants are invited to submit applications with a Curriculum Vitae and names of two non-related referees to vacancies.hr@lankem.lk within 7 days of this advertisement. Deputy General Manager - HR Lankem Ceylon PLC, No.98, Sri Sangaraja Mawatha, Colombo-10.