Chief Operating Officer

Chief Operating Officer

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Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
London, England, United Kingdom

Summary: The Chief Operating Officer (COO) at OMNES will serve as the operational and commercial lead, working closely with the Founder & CEO to oversee the company's day-to-day operations and drive growth. This role requires a blend of strong commercial instincts and operational excellence within a fast-paced, founder-led environment. The COO will be instrumental in scaling the business while maintaining its entrepreneurial culture. Key responsibilities include managing various departments, enhancing operational performance, and supporting international expansion efforts.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the day-to-day running of the business across departments.
  • Drive operational and commercial performance across the company.
  • Oversee supply chain, logistics, warehousing, fulfilment and customer operations.
  • Partner closely with Finance, Buying, Merchandising and E-commerce teams.
  • Build scalable operational infrastructure and reporting.
  • Support retail growth and international expansion.
  • Develop leadership capability and accountability across teams.

Key Skills:

  • Significant senior leadership experience within a high-growth fashion, retail or consumer business.
  • Strong commercial instincts combined with operational excellence.
  • Experience scaling founder-led businesses.
  • Strong understanding of trading, inventory and supply chain.
  • Excellent leadership and organisational skills.
  • Calm, resilient and highly proactive.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

As one of the world’s most prolific polluters, and with 85% of all textiles ending up in landfill, the fashion industry’s detrimental impact is vast, and improving the way it operates will make a huge, positive difference to the future of our planet. OMNES means ‘all’. It’s our name because we are all in this together. We created OMNES to help change the way you shop, wear and think about clothing. And to encourage the rest of the industry to do it, too. We want to do fashion differently. We want to make it better. Together.

About OMNES

OMNES is a contemporary fashion brand built around strong product, accessible pricing and responsible production. Founded in London, the business operates across DTC, retail and strategic wholesale partnerships, with ambitious plans for continued UK and international growth. We are entering a key stage of scale and are looking for an exceptional operator to help professionalise and grow the business while maintaining the entrepreneurial pace and culture that has driven the brand to date.

The Role

We are looking for a high-calibre COO to act as the operational and commercial lead of the business alongside the Founder & CEO. This role is effectively the number two at OMNES - responsible for overseeing the day-to-day running of the company, driving execution across all departments and helping scale the business into its next phase of growth. The COO will work closely with the Founder & CEO on overall business strategy, organisational development and commercial performance, while taking ownership of operational execution, business performance, infrastructure and leadership alignment across the company. This is not a traditional operations-only COO role. We are looking for someone who combines strong commercial instincts with operational excellence and who can operate as a true business leader within a fast-paced founder-led environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the day-to-day running of the business across departments.
  • Drive operational and commercial performance across the company.
  • Oversee supply chain, logistics, warehousing, fulfilment and customer operations.
  • Partner closely with Finance, Buying, Merchandising and E-commerce teams.
  • Build scalable operational infrastructure and reporting.
  • Support retail growth and international expansion.
  • Develop leadership capability and accountability across teams.

What We’re Looking For

  • Significant senior leadership experience within a high-growth fashion, retail or consumer business.
  • Strong commercial instincts combined with operational excellence.
  • Experience scaling founder-led businesses.
  • Strong understanding of trading, inventory and supply chain.
  • Excellent leadership and organisational skills.
  • Calm, resilient and highly proactive.