Vice President of Operations / Chief Operating Officer at Lori Nigeria

Lori is a venture-backed, high growth start-up that has built a cutting-edge, logistics services software platform that seamlessly coordinates haulage across frontier markets. With a mission to reduce the cost of goods in frontier markets, Lori is tackling a massive issue; $180 billion is spent annually on haulage across Africa, and up to 75% of a product’s cost is due to logistics (compared to 6% in the US).

Lori was recognized as the fastest growing start-up in Africa and won TechCrunch’s Battlefield Africa. Our tech-enabled and operations-driven marketplace efficiently connects transport to cargo. The system brings transparency to the logistics industry and has significantly improved flexibility, reliability, and cost savings (upwards of 20%). Billions of dollars of cargo move through the Lori platform annually.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Vice President of Operations / Chief Operating Officer

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time /remote optional (must reside +/- 3 hrs from East Africa timezone).
Career level: Executive Management

About the Role

• The Chief Operating Officer will help Lori achieve its goal of becoming the largest e-logistics company in global emerging markets.
• The position requires a driven, thoughtful, self-motivated leader with strong analytical and organizational skills and a strong track record of driving execution through people management, structured processes and data.
• The COO will be largely responsible for day to day management of the business allowing the CEO to focus on strategy, partnerships, fundraising, and growth.

What you will do:

• Implement and execute global strategy while leveraging technology and data to increase efficiency
• Collaborate with CEO to exponentially grow Lori’s operational capacity
• Collaborate with CFO in financial operations management
• Work with the executive team to set targets & track performance across the organization
• Manage Regional GMs and BD in reaching growth objectives
• Lead budgeting and resource allocation efforts
• Oversee talent acquisition and people training to building an A-team
• Structure the organization effectively; build, grow and manage
• Streamline cross-team collaboration for optimal operational efficiency

Requirements
What it takes:

• MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred
• 15+ years experience in management, operations and/or management consulting
• 7+ years experience in high-growth or technology environments
• Excellent project management skills balancing multiple projects and competing priorities
• Excellent management, communication and execution skills, proven ability to build, train and lead teams
• Strong analytical thinker who is data driven yet able to make decisions quickly
• Experience developing, implementing and achieving KPIs
• Experience with day-to-day operational finance
• Tech-savvy, charismatic, energetic, passionate and inspirational

Preferred Experience:

• Experience with leading mobility startups, digital company and/or in logistics (traditional and e-logistics)
• Expertise in management consulting and banking
• Expertise in B2B/B2C or FinTech

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.