Chief Operating Officer (Bilingual in Korean)

[About Our Client]

We're a New Jersey-based importer and distributor of flat-rolled steel. For more than 30

years, USP has served customers nationwide through longstanding international supplier relationships, disciplined logistics and inventory management, and responsive service.

This role reporting to the President and working closely with the Chairman, the COO will own day-to-day operations, lead the department heads, materially reduce ownership's involvement in routine matters, and serve as a strategic partner in shaping and executing the company's direction.

[Job Summary]

The COO will have authority over day-to-day decisions within approved strategy, budgets, policies, and delegated limits.

Within that scope, department heads will report to and act on the COO's direction without seeking secondary approval, and the President and Chairman will support those decisions unless an agreed escalation threshold or material risk is involved. The COO must earn continuing confidence through sound judgment, clear communication, respect, collaboration, and consistent follow-through. Material strategy, capital, acquisition, investment, and ownership decisions remain with the President and Chairman.

[Job Description]

- Own day-to-day operations and serve as the primary decision point for cross-functional operating matters.

- Lead, coach, and develo