Chief Operations & Financial Officer Job at JK Consultants, San Luis Obispo, CA

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  • JK Consultants
  • San Luis Obispo, CA

Job Description

This is a genuine builder’s role - leading people, sharpening processes, improving outcomes in partnership with a values-driven global organization. A global agricultural products leader seeks an exceptional COO/CFO to drive operational excellence and financial stewardship during a transformative growth phase. This high-impact hybrid role drives operational excellence with financial acumen while developing next-generation leadership.

This role is well-suited for a high-potential, operations leader who brings strong operational depth, solid financial acumen, and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively. This person should be an operations-first leader who can digest financial information and make sound business decisions. If you show up positive, data-driven, and change-confident with stores proving you can bridge operations and finance, mentor leaders, and deliver durable improvements, this is the ideal role for you.

Primary Focus Areas

Operational Excellence:

  • Own daily operations, efficiencies, cost optimization, scaling to support growth, high service level and customer satisfaction

  • Standardize SOPs to improve quality, cost, and delivery performance.

  • Drive safety, regulatory compliance, and risk management into daily operations across all facilities.

  • Optimize multi-site collaboration and sharing resources

Process Discipline & Scalability

  • Establish KPI dashboards and operating rhythms that raise service levels, productivity, and margins

  • Champion continuous improvement and build organizational capacity for sustained high annual growth

  • Implement structured management cadence with clear accountability similar to EOS framework

Financial Stewardship:

  • Oversee financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, capital allocation processes, and long-range planning.

  • Guide pricing, margin optimization, working capital management, and capital expenditure decisions through data-driven analysis

  • Deliver concise, board caliber reporting aligned to multinational requirements.

  • Upgrade reporting, visibility, and executive dashboards for enhanced decision-making

Systems & Data:

  • Optimize ERP implementation, master-data integrity, and analytics capabilities

  • Lead cross-functional technology initiatives that improve visibility and decision making

  • Build and maintain executive dashboards for real-time operational performance

People & Culture:

  • Lead succession planning, organization readiness initiatives, and cross-functional initiatives

  • Foster a culture of collaboration, safety, and continuous improvement

  • Develop high-performing teams through coaching, mentorship, and clear accountability frameworks

Preferred Experience

  • 10+ years progressive leadership spanning operations and finance in multi-site, regulated, or vertically integrated environments

  • Proven track record of leading people, sharpening processes, improving outcomes, scaling, and implementing/optimizing ERP systems.

  • Demonstrated data-driven decision making capabilities, KPI discipline with scorecards, operating reviews, and corrective-action routines

  • Strong change leadership with accountability, ability to elevate teams, and effective communication with executives and boards.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Agriculture, or related field; MBA preferred.

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