COO- Suffolk County, NY or Stamford, CT
A rapidly evolving aerospace and industrial distribution organization is seeking a highly strategic, data-driven operational leader to serve as a key partner and "right hand" to the CEO during a significant period of modernization, operational transformation, and growth.
This is not a traditional operations role.
This position will function as a strategic operational partner to the CEO - helping translate vision into execution while building scalable infrastructure, improving accountability, leveraging AI-enabled business tools, and driving operational intelligence across the organization.
The ideal candidate is someone who is:
* highly analytical and data-driven
* extremely proficient with modern AI technologies, specifically Claude
* deeply experienced in NetSuite and operational systems
* capable of identifying inefficiencies and implementing scalable solutions
* able to operate strategically while remaining highly hands-on
* naturally curious, process-oriented, and execution-focused
* excited by growth, modernization, and building scalable organizations
Key Responsibilities
* Act as a direct strategic and operational partner to the CEO across company initiatives
* Build data-driven operational visibility through dashboards, reporting infrastructure, KPI management, and business intelligence tools
* Optimize and enhance NetSuite functionality, reporting, workflows, and operational processes
* Leverage AI technologies, including Claude, to improve operational analysis, workflow management, communication, reporting, documentation, and organizational efficiency
* Help implement scalable operational systems that support company growth and future expansion
