Co-CEO, 100% (m/w/d)

Permanent employee, Full-time · Zürich

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Your mission
As our Co-Chief Executive Officer (Co-CEO), you will be a crucial member of our motivated team, playing a pivotal role in shaping our commercial, financial, operational, and people strategies. 

Leading a team of motivated professionals, you will be at the forefront of our rapidly growing startup. Driving its success and significantly impacting the namuk's trajectory. You will execute our plans to efficiently achieve namuk’s ambitious goals

Financial Management and Operations
  • Fundraising: Collaborate with the Co-CEO to secure funding and maintain investor relationships.
  • Financial oversight: Manage the company's budget, track financial performance, and ensure the business meets revenue and EBITDA goals.
  • Operational efficiency: Ensure the start-up's operations are efficient and scalable, focusing on manufacturing, logistics, and supply chain management.
Team Leadership and Culture 
  • Team Management: Lead and inspire the team, fostering a collaborative and innovative culture.
  • Ownership: Establish relevant business KPIs that align with the company’s long-term vision and encourage and ensure ownership throughout the organization.
  • Employee Development: Enable employee growth and development to build a strong and dedicated team.
  • Diversity and Inclusion: Promote a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects the company's values.
Sales and Distribution
  • Sales Strategy: Develop and implement a sales strategy that targets key markets and distribution channels. 
  • Direct-To-Consumer: Expand D2C channels to reach a broader audience.
  • Wholesale Partnerships: Establish and nurture relationships with retailers and distributors specializing in children's apparel.
Your profile
  • Proven experience in a commercial leadership role, ideally within a scale-up environment in the consumer goods industry
  • University Degree, Bachelor, or Master level, ideally in Finance, Business Administration, or Science
  • Strong entrepreneurial mindset: Innovative, proactive, and growth-driven
  • Experience in D2C markets with a digital-first approach and experience in B2B is a big plus
  • Demonstrated success in driving revenue growth and achieving commercial targets
  • Strategic mindset with the ability to see the bigger picture, strong project management, multitasking and decision-making skills
  • Exceptional communication and negotiation skills to build and maintain fruitful partnerships
  • Analytical and data-driven, using insights to make informed business decisions
  • Hands-on mentality and a can-do attitude, actively supporting the team
  • Ability to connect and find joy in mentoring and leading others
  • Fluent in English and German. Additional languages are a big plus
About us
We’re an up-and-upcoming, innovative Swiss outdoors children’s clothing label. Our experienced team revolutionises the market for kid’s apparel by developing sustainable, high-quality and thoughtfully designed functional clothing for kids. We aspire to be groundbreaking, making use of innovative materials, technologies and distribution models.

namuk is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination.
Deine Aufgaben
As our Co-Chief Executive Officer (Co-CEO), you will be a crucial member of our motivated team, playing a pivotal role in shaping our commercial, financial, operational, and people strategies. 

Leading a team of motivated professionals, you will be at the forefront of our rapidly growing startup. Driving its success and significantly impacting the namuk's trajectory. You will execute our plans to efficiently achieve namuk’s ambitious goals

Financial Management and Operations
  • Fundraising: Collaborate with the Co-CEO to secure funding and maintain investor relationships.
  • Financial oversight: Manage the company's budget, track financial performance, and ensure the business meets revenue and EBITDA goals.
  • Operational efficiency: Ensure the start-up's operations are efficient and scalable, focusing on manufacturing, logistics, and supply chain management.
Team Leadership and Culture 
  • Team Management: Lead and inspire the team, fostering a collaborative and innovative culture.
  • Ownership: Establish relevant business KPIs that align with the company’s long-term vision and encourage and ensure ownership throughout the organization.
  • Employee Development: Enable employee growth and development to build a strong and dedicated team.
  • Diversity and Inclusion: Promote a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects the company's values.
Sales and Distribution
  • Sales Strategy: Develop and implement a sales strategy that targets key markets and distribution channels. 
  • Direct-To-Consumer: Expand D2C channels to reach a broader audience.
  • Wholesale Partnerships: Establish and nurture relationships with retailers and distributors specializing in children's apparel.
Du bringst mit
  • Proven experience in a commercial leadership role, ideally within a scale-up environment in the consumer goods industry
  • University Degree, Bachelor, or Master level, ideally in Finance, Business Administration, or Science
  • Strong entrepreneurial mindset: Innovative, proactive, and growth-driven
  • Experience in D2C markets with a digital-first approach and experience in B2B is a big plus
  • Demonstrated success in driving revenue growth and achieving commercial targets
  • Strategic mindset with the ability to see the bigger picture, strong project management, multitasking and decision-making skills
  • Exceptional communication and negotiation skills to build and maintain fruitful partnerships
  • Analytical and data-driven, using insights to make informed business decisions
  • Hands-on mentality and a can-do attitude, actively supporting the team
  • Ability to connect and find joy in mentoring and leading others
  • Fluent in English and German. Additional languages are a big plus
Über uns
Wir sind ein kleiner Haufen von Outdoor-Liebenden, die gemeinsam ein großes Ziel verfolgen. Wir wollen kleine Abenteurer inspirieren, möglichst viel Zeit in der Natur zu verbringen, sie entdecken und lieben zu lernen. Wir leben eine sehr offene Unternehmenskultur. Wir zeigen, wer wir sind und erzählen, was wir tun. Das Vertrauen in die Marke und uns als Team ist für uns extrem wichtig und das setzen wir durch Nichts aufs Spiel. Bei uns hat jede/r im Team die Chance, sich weiterzuentwickeln, Neues auszuprobieren und damit das Unternehmen weiterzubringen. Hast du Lust, Teil unseres gemeinsamen Abenteuers zu werden?
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