Jobs Courses Resources Events More Hiring ? Sign In Head of Operations & Finance Sustainable chocolate brand scaling and seeks Op's guru SAVE The Job Head of Operations & Finance Enquire 50% remote, 50% office based in London Full Time Mid-level , Senior Applications close: At anytime Apply The Company Love Cocoa Sustainable chocolate brand We'll contribute towards books, training courses and conferences that help you learn and grow in your role here. Team socials once a month. Anything from go-karting, board game nights, dinners, samba drumming and movie nights. Pensions, with a 4% employer contribution. Annual team retreats. A time to get to know each other away from the office. 25 days’ holiday a year (exc UK public holidays), and we encourage you to use them all up! It's a marathon, not a sprint. Whether your child's ill, you're waiting for a package, or you have some deep-focussed work to do, we all work from home (or café) from time to time. We encourage everyone to work from home when you need to. In line with a salary framework, to ensure equal pay for equal work and that we recognise and reward when your responsibilities increase. We are a sustainably focused chocolate company looking for a Head of Operations & Finance to join our 5-year-old scale-up. The role will be split over both our brands Love Cocoa and the new brand oat milk chocolate H!P. ABOUT Born in 2016 Love Cocoa is a sustainable premium chocolate brand selling a range of delicious chocolate through DTC as well as through retailers, wholesalers, and exports. Sustainability is a big part of the business and we have planted over 750k trees and counting since last year. New to 2021 we launched an oat milk chocolate brand HiP chocolate which has seen explosive growth and we are looking to grow the business with a major supermarket listing expected next year. JOB DESCRIPTION Leading operations across the business Managing supply chain including stock levels (both finished products and materials) and demand planning Build out all-star team that is ready to scale Working with our outsourced accountants in producing better quality reporting Month end reporting Working closely with the external suppliers in the business Liaising with external manufacturers and warehouses (B2B and B2C fulfillment) Working collaboratively with the wider team (NPD & Production) to ensure new products are delivered on time and in full to customers Reporting KPI performance Building out systems REQUIREMENTS Minimum of 5 years experience in Operations/Supply Chain/Finance; ideally coming from a food manufacturing or product background Excellent communication & relationship management skills Brilliant organisation skills Relishes working a fast-paced environment Strong numerical and reporting skills High degree of competency in Microsoft Excel Excellent time management skills and able to prioritise between multiple tasks Degree educated WHAT WE OFFER Competitive, experience-based salary Private Health Care from Vitality who have rewards for being active such as Amazon Prime and half-price Virgin Gym 25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays Flexible WFH: 2.5 days in the East London office, 2.5 can be worked from home (alternating Fridays) A friendly and sociable team: monthly events and drinks, and office dog Pension scheme contribution Responsibility and empowerment from day one Chance to join one of Escape The City’s Top 100 companies to work for & #54 in Startups' Top 100 most disruptive and innovative startups Love Cocoa Sustainable chocolate brand Food & Drink VIEW PROFILE Benefits MORE JOBS IMPOSSIBLE IDEAS INC. Senior Consultant FULL TIME Lead day-to-day relationships with our local authority partner/s, develop compelling business cases for new public ventures, and muck-in to solve problems in a new, fast moving team. READ MORE PLAY INCLUDED Senior Business Manager FULL TIME Play Included C.I.C. is a social enterprise, a learning through play concept to support children (including neurodivergent children such as autistic children) to socialise together and develop skills through collaborative LEGO® building. READ MORE GRAVITY SKETCH Finance & Operations Manager FULL TIME Gravity Sketch are on a mission to give teams that design the power to communicate ideas spatially and expressively from anywhere. READ MORE Report a bug Escape The City Ltd. Platf9rm, Hove Town Hall, Hove, BN3 2AF 020 3514 5530 ESCAPEES Join Find a Job Courses Resources Events ESC 100 Best Companies HIRING? Our Services Our Prices Post a Job Contact Us ABOUT About Us Our Team Our Book Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy Cookies © 2009 - 2021 Co. # 07036498, VAT: GB 109 9293 88 × Join the community Get matched with a job that matters to you & the world SIGN UP QUICKLY Already have an account? Login