What in the world does the Vice President of Operations do? Is this a real position or a fancy smancy name for sitting on ones butt all day?
2006-08-07 07:11:03 · 8 answers · asked by 2fine4u 6 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
Oh wow, it has been a long time since one of these questions have made me laugh out loud!! Thank you. I agree with sitting on ones butt all day, unfortunately, it is a real position.
2006-08-07 07:15:57 · answer #1 · answered by GP 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some titles can vary from company to company, as well as the specific duties of each job. CEO is pretty standard as well as CFO.
Based on the terminology, VP of Operations may be the person who is responsible to make sure the President's policies are put in place. Various department heads report to this VP. If those department heads are not performing as they should, the VP suggests or orders procedural changes made.
The president says, "I think we should look into selling to the teen age market." The VP orders the marketing department to research the buying habits of teenagers. He orders the design department to come up with new product ideas. At some point he orders the engineers to set up a new product line and the manufacturing department to make the product.
Meanwhile, the VP keeps the president informed, and ALL the VPs and department heads work on the costs associated with the project.
2006-08-07 14:25:19 · answer #2 · answered by Vince M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vice President of Operation is in charge of the day to day operation of all departments. I came from the power generation industry and our VP Ops was a very busy man indeed.
2006-08-07 14:18:14 · answer #3 · answered by williegod 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This the person who oversees how people are managing the business. They make sure that the goals are being met, an that the people working for them are doing a good job. It depends on the company. If it is a small company, and they don't do much, then they very well could be sitting on their butt. However, if it is a busier company, they should be busy.
2006-08-07 14:16:55 · answer #4 · answered by jencanadian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope im a vp of operations,and i put in about 75 hours a week,my boss the pres is the one who sits on his butt all day,i basically make sure our company is running 100%,all departments are lined up,and production is going smoothly,
2006-08-07 14:15:55 · answer #5 · answered by cote8377 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
be the president's ***** (female dog..... its going to be blocked). simple. and just wait until the president dies. oh the vice president of operations? oh that guy just does the same thing but dealing with the president of operations.
2006-08-07 14:15:49 · answer #6 · answered by Takumi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea, he sits and makes sure everything is running smoothly and occasionally writes a memo or two, usually makes a lot of money
2006-08-07 14:14:51 · answer #7 · answered by A.Marie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos012.htm
2006-08-07 14:18:42 · answer #8 · answered by Marvinator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋