Question

You are the Vice-President of Manufacturing (VP-MFG) of a mid-size manufacturing company. The company is seeking a new Chief Operating Officer (COO) to fill the pending vacancy in the next few months and you are seeking this position. The process requires that you submit a letter of interest to the Board of Directors for the COO position that demonstrates your qualifications based upon your experience and command of the various disciplines required to be a successful COO. You believe that you are extremely qualified for this position that requires your ability to lead the organization through the Business Strategy process.

Your confidence level is supported by the fact that you have spent your entire career with the company in various departments that includes manufacturing, marketing, finance, managerial accounting and human resources as part of the company’s management development program. This exposure to the core operations of the company has provided you with a vision of what the COO position is and what is needed to provide the company with a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Requirements for the Letter of Interest:

1. You must assume the role of the VP-MFG.
2. You must demonstrate your command of the appropriate concepts and terms to support your letter of interest.
3. You must demonstrate critical thinking skills.
4. You must demonstrate problem solving/decision making skills.
5. You must demonstrate your ability to communicate your thoughts that justifies consideration for the position.   

Answer 1

The letter of interest is something which is written by the person seeking the job and interested in the job opening. Following is the letter of interest written by the VP- MFG to the HR of the organization.

To,

(Company name)

(Company address)

Dear (HR manager name)

This is with reference to the pending vacancy in the organization I came across, for the position of COO (chief operating officer). I have been working with the organization since years and spent my entire career working in different departments of this organization, such as manufacturing, marketing, finance, managerial accounting and human resources.

Over the years I have improved on my versatility and enhanced my decision making skills using critical thinking and holding good command over the teams I have been working with. Being a part of the manufacturing team I had learned how to work effectively and efficiently without wasting the resources and making sure that the production process goes in line with the organizational strategies. As a marketing manager I have understood the importance of taking decisions by thinking critically and based on facts and figures. A clear understanding about the competitors and the market have also been gathered by me over the years.

Being a part of the managerial accounting department I had gathered knowledge about the accounting aspects and laws to be followed while preparing the books and the auditing requirements as well. And lastly working as a HR manager I had improved my skills on emotional intelligence and understood how to communicate well with the employees so that a clear picture of tasks is depicted to them and no delay in target achievement occurs.

Being a part of this organization have helped me enhance my career and grow my skills and expertise over different domains of the business. Therefore I consider myself a good fit for the current vacancy of chief operating officer (COO) and I hope that my candidature will be considered for the same.

Thanking you,

(your name)

VP- MFG