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An Operations Director CV is not judged by the same indicators as a Procurement one, and neither looks like a Country Manager's. Each guide sets out the numbers that specific role expects, the mistakes that sink it and what the title is called across different screening systems.

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Twenty years of experience in two pages: a CV before and afterA fictional worked example with a free download.Read the guide Country Manager A country manager CV is won on country P&L, the relationship with headquarters and real autonomy. What to include, common mistakes and how to tailor i Read the guide → Sales Director A sales director CV is won on figures: growth, margin, team and channel. Which metrics to include, the five mistakes that sink it and how to tailor it Read the guide → E-commerce Director A senior e-commerce CV wins on P&L ownership, margin, conversion, repeat purchase, returns and fulfilment cost, not on a long list of digital tools. Read the guide → CFO A CFO CV is won on turnover under management, cash, debt and corporate transactions. What to include, the most common mistakes and how to tailor it to Read the guide → General Manager A general manager CV is won on P&L, organisation size and hard decisions. What to include, the mistakes that sink it and how to tailor it to each role Read the guide → Plant Director A Plant Director CV needs OEE, scrap, safety and unit cost beside factory scale. See which figures prove performance and which common mistakes weaken Read the guide → Logistics Director What a Logistics Director CV must prove: cost per unit, service level, inventory, transport performance, network scope and delivery reliability. Read the guide → Marketing Director A Marketing Director CV needs to connect spend with sales through CAC, LTV, conversion, attributed revenue and return. The metrics and mistakes that m Read the guide → Operations Director (COO) An operations director CV needs KPIs with a before, an after and a timeframe: OEE, lead time, OTIF, unit cost. What to include and what sinks it. Read the guide → Project Director A Project Director CV must establish budget, risk, team and scope. Learn which delivery evidence separates accountable leadership from a vague job tit Read the guide → Retail Director A Retail Director CV should connect sales per square metre, openings, like-for-like growth and staff turnover. See which figures establish operating s Read the guide → HR Director An HR CV needs figures: headcount, turnover, absenteeism, cost per hire and collective bargaining. What to include and how to tailor it to each role. Read the guide → CIO A CIO CV must prove uptime, budget ownership and successful delivery, not list technologies. Learn which metrics, projects and scope belong on the pag Read the guide → Head of Procurement A procurement CV must show turnover under management, negotiated savings and supplier base. What to include, what sinks it and how to tailor it. Read the guide → Key Account Manager A Key Account Manager CV should size the portfolio, concentration risk, organic growth, renewals and margin. Which figures, mistakes and titles matter Read the guide →
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What person should a CV be written in? Your CV is probably not in the third person: it has no person at all. The three registers, resume versus European CV, and which details to leave out. Read →