Rebirth 2003: Dominate the Tech World

The next interview is with the core personnel of the operation department. The operation department is an important department of the company. In Ye Yunzhou’s planning and design, the work of the operation department is very important.

The responsibilities of the operation department include setting operation goals. Including the company’s long-term development goals and short-term goals; determining the specific means and methods to achieve these goals.

Planning and execution. Mainly to clarify the implementation plan to achieve the goals; determine the specific person in charge, and set a timetable for the achievement of the goals.

Process monitoring and tracking. Supervise the implementation process to ensure that the plan is carried out as expected; solve problems encountered during the implementation process. Summarize and improve. Summarize after completing the goals within the planned time; analyze problems and propose improvement measures.

Of course, these are only part of the responsibilities of the operation department. In actual operation, the role of the operation department is more diverse.

This time, the first operation position recruited is of course the chief operating officer. The responsibilities of the chief operating officer of Xingyao Company are formed by Ye Yunzhou after imitating the responsibilities of the chief operating officer of Samsung Electronics in South Korea and making some optimizations based on the situation of his own company.

Mainly includes:

Strategic planning and execution: participate in the formulation of the company’s long-term strategic plan, implement the company’s strategy, and ensure that daily operations are consistent with the company’s overall strategy.

Operation management: supervise the company’s daily operations, including production, logistics, supply chain management, etc.; ensure that the operation process is efficient and meets quality standards.

Internal system construction: build and optimize the company’s internal management system and business processes; promote information construction and digital transformation projects to improve operational efficiency.

Sales and marketing: formulate sales strategies and policies to promote business growth; supervise marketing activities to enhance brand image and market share.

Team building and leadership: manage subordinate teams and promote teamwork; establish effective incentive mechanisms to maintain good employee morale.

External relationship maintenance: maintain good relations with suppliers, customers and other external partners; speak on behalf of the company at industry events to enhance the company’s image.

Risk management and compliance: monitor potential risk points and take measures to avoid risks; ensure that the company’s operations comply with relevant laws and regulations.

Performance evaluation: assess and evaluate the company’s operating performance; analyze key performance indicators to provide data support for decision-making.

There are a lot of people applying for the chief operating officer this time, about 17 or 18 people, but Ye Yunzhou and his team selected the best few from these resumes and will start the interview with these few people.

The first one is Lin Yu, who has a bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering from Yenching University and a master’s degree in electronic engineering from Stanford University.

From 1995 to 1998, he worked as an electronic equipment R&D engineer at Motorola and participated in the R&D of many mobile phones.

From 1998 to 2001, he worked at Intel, responsible for the optimization and management of chip production processes.

From 2001 to September 2003, as a product department manager at Sony Electronics, he successfully launched a series of popular electronic products and accumulated rich experience in product promotion and market operations.

Looking at Lin Yu’s resume, Ye Yunzhou was a little dazed. Such excellent talents came to apply for the job? What kind of magic did these headhunting companies use to trick them into the interview?

So Ye Yunzhou asked his curious question: “Mr. Lin Yu? You have achieved good results at Intel and Sony. Why do you come to our startup to apply for a job?”

After listening to Ye Yunzhou’s words, Lin Yu smiled and said, “Mr. Ye, I came for you.”

“Come for me?” Ye Yunzhou asked puzzledly.

“To be honest, I did a background check on you, Mr. Ye, before I came for the interview, no, it should be after the headhunter called me. You started from scratch, earned your first pot of gold by selling songs, and then started your own business. You founded Cambrian and Alphabet in more than half a year, and these two companies have become technology giants in Daxia, and have the potential to become world super technology giants, so I came here with curiosity.”

Ye Yunzhou was ashamed, thinking that his things seemed to be no secret, and it was too easy for someone to check. And he also understood why so many students from prestigious schools came here today.

You know, when I founded Cambrian, I had to rack my brains to find an ordinary talent, but now, all kinds of talents have begun to come here.

“Thank you for your recognition of me, but we still have to go through the interview process. I hope we can go both ways.”

After Ye Yunzhou finished speaking, he signaled Li Mi to start asking questions.

Li Mi and others were still immersed in Lin Yu’s description, thinking that the boss’s startup funds were obtained by selling songs?The boss can actually write songs? This is amazing. They haven’t done any background checks on Ye Yunzhou.

However, after receiving the signal, he immediately pulled his thoughts back, and after brewing for a while, he began to ask questions: “Mr. Lin Yu, please explain your understanding and experience of supply chain optimization, and how to reduce supply chain costs and improve its flexibility?”

This question is to examine the supply chain management and cost control capabilities, and it belongs to the basic work scope of the chief operating officer.

After listening to the question, Lin Yu answered directly without thinking: “Supply chain optimization includes the integration and coordination of procurement, production, logistics and other links.”

“By establishing a long-term and stable cooperative relationship with suppliers, bulk procurement is achieved to reduce costs. Optimize inventory management and use accurate demand forecasts to reduce inventory backlogs and out-of-stock phenomena.”

“Introduce advanced logistics technology and management methods to improve transportation efficiency. Establish an emergency mechanism to deal with emergencies in the supply chain and improve flexibility.”

After Lin Yu finished speaking, several people quickly scored him on the interview form. This question was answered very standardly, and several people gave him full marks. Next, Lin Feng asked: “Mr. Lin Yu, assuming that the market demand for the company’s products suddenly increases significantly, how will you coordinate various departments to ensure that production and delivery can meet the demand?”

This question is to test his coordination, communication and emergency response capabilities.

Lin Yu did not think much and answered: “First, communicate with the sales department to accurately understand the specific situation and time requirements of the demand.”

“Then, organize the production department to evaluate the existing production capacity and room for improvement, and formulate a temporary production plan. Coordinate with the procurement department to ensure the timely supply of raw materials, and cooperate with the human resources department to allocate or recruit necessary personnel.”

“At the same time, cooperate with the logistics department to optimize the distribution plan to ensure that the product can be delivered to customers quickly.”

After Lin Yu answered, several people nodded, thinking that this guy is quite proficient in operations, otherwise it would be impossible to answer so smoothly.

Finally, Ye Yunzhou asked a question. He asked: “What specific strategies and methods do you have to improve the company’s operating efficiency and reduce operating costs?”

Lin Yu thought for a while and replied: “Implement lean production to reduce waste in the production process; optimize human resource allocation to improve employee work efficiency; use advanced management software and automation equipment to improve the accuracy and speed of work; conduct cost-benefit analysis, and strictly control and optimize various expenses.”

“At the same time, continue to pay attention to market trends, find better and more reasonably priced suppliers, and reduce procurement costs.”

“Mr. Lin, if the company accepts you, when can you start work?” Ye Yunzhou asked.

“Anytime, I have completed the resignation procedures for my previous job.”

“Mr. Lin, welcome to join the company, but there is a probation period. I hope you can eventually become a member of the company.”

After the two parties signed the probation contract, Lin Yu officially joined the company and became the temporary chief operating officer of Xingyao Company.

The second person who came in for the interview was also a very outstanding talent. He also came after doing a background check on Ye Yunzhou. The applicant was Xu Feng, a doctor of computer science and technology from Tsinghua University.

From 1996 to 1999, he worked in the research and development of computer hardware at Lenovo Group and participated in the design of new desktop computers.

From 1999 to 2001, he joined Huawei Technology Co., Ltd. and was responsible for market research and analysis of communication equipment.

From 2001 to date, he has been working as an operations manager at TCL Electronics and has successfully increased the market share and brand awareness of the company’s electronic products.

The applicant performed quite well in the interview. After communicating with him, he was willing to temporarily serve as Lin Yu’s deputy and operations manager, so the two parties signed a trial contract.

In fact, Xu Feng’s idea was that as long as he could enter the company, he could challenge any position in the future with his own abilities. He mainly saw Ye Yunzhou as a person.

The third one was a beautiful girl named Su Yao, 30 years old, from Fengtian, with a delicate and tall appearance. She holds a master’s degree in management from the University of Cambridge in the UK.

From 1997 to 2000, she worked in marketing at Nokia’s European branch and promoted the hot sales of many mobile phones in the European market.

From 2000 to 2002, she joined Microsoft and participated in the formulation of the marketing strategy for the Windows operating system.

From 2002 to now, she has been in charge of the optimization and management of the supply chain at Dell, effectively reducing costs and improving delivery efficiency.

After the interview, the candidate performed well, especially her communication skills and affinity.The power is very strong, but Ye Yunzhou has his own ideas.

“Ms. Su Yao, Xingyao Company is still short of an assistant to the president. I think you are very suitable. What do you think?” Ye Yunzhou asked with a smile.

Looking at Ye Yunzhou’s handsome face, Su Yao thought to herself, this boss is not interested in me, she has done a background check on Ye Yunzhou, this magical boss is only 16 years old, the age gap with her is too big.

“Ms. Su, what do you think?” Seeing Su Yao in a daze, Ye Yunzhou reminded again.

“I am willing. Uh, I am willing to give it a try.”

“Okay, then sign the trial contract.”

Ye Yunzhou didn’t expect that he was originally recruiting operations personnel, but he even recruited an assistant for himself.