Rol · Interim Management
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
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Operational excellence to protect your profit margin and scale up.
Strategy is decided by the Board, but actual profitability is won (or lost) in day-to-day operations. Production bottlenecks, a disrupted supply chain, skyrocketing logistics costs or inconsistent quality all directly impact your profit and loss account.
It’s not enough just to sell; you have to deliver efficiently.
EPUNTO’s Interim COO (Chief Operating Officer) service deploys a senior industrial or services leader. Their mission is to get stuck in, optimise your processes (Lean, continuous improvement), renegotiate with suppliers and align the entire value chain so that your company can do more with fewer resources, directly improving EBITDA.
How does your Interim COO differ from a Plant Manager or Factory Director?
The vision. The Plant Manager focuses on day-to-day production; the Interim COO has business acumen and is responsible for the P&L (Profit and Loss Account). He links business strategy with operational capacity. He is not only concerned with ensuring the machines run smoothly, but also with optimising working capital, reducing stock and ensuring that the operation is profitable and scalable.
Why is this critical for private equity (value creation)?
Because operational improvement is the quickest way to increase the value of the investee. Our COOs implement rapid-response plans to improve the gross margin: consolidating production sites (footprint), optimising procurement, reducing waste and improving productivity (OEE). They prepare the business to support growth or to maximise the sale price in the event of an exit.
How do you manage disruptions in the supply chain?
We are living in times of logistical uncertainty. Our Interim COO will professionalise your supply chain. They will diversify your supplier base to reduce risks, renegotiate logistics contracts and optimise demand planning. Their aim is to safeguard your delivery capacity against external crises so that you never fail to serve your customers.
Is this profile intended solely for industry, or is it also for the services sector?
Efficiency knows no sector. Although we specialise heavily in certain industries (automotive, food, pharmaceuticals), we also appoint COOs to service companies (logistics, technology, facility management) where the challenge lies in optimising processes, digitising operations and managing large teams to achieve maximum productivity.
What methods do you use to reduce costs?
It does not cut costs ‘haphazardly’, but rather eliminates inefficiencies. It applies proven methodologies such as Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and Kaizen to identify what does not add value for the customer and eliminate it. It transforms the company’s culture towards continuous improvement, leaving behind robust processes that endure long after it has moved on.
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