# How to reach COOs and heads of operations at manufacturers? Last updated 5 November 2026 Reaching COOs and heads of operations at manufacturers on LinkedIn takes a clear angle, and HeyLead can run this outreach for you. These executives own the plant, the output and the downtime. They change nothing that risks stopping a line. ## What a manufacturing COO cares about COOs and heads of operations at manufacturers focus on keeping the plant running. They own the output and the downtime. Unplanned downtime on a key line weighs heavily on them. Suppliers who miss dates also cause major problems. They push back on anything that risks stopping a line. You must respect this reality when you reach out. HeyLead is an AI agent for LinkedIn outreach: it finds the right people, writes to them in the voice of your own LinkedIn posts, follows up, and handles replies. It runs from Claude Code, Cursor, any MCP client or a web dashboard. ## Why your opening angle matters These executives ignore messages that do not address their daily reality. You need an opening angle that fits their focus. Ask which line or supplier gave them the most trouble last month. This shows you understand their world and the pressures they face. HeyLead watches 40+ signal types, scored, matched to your ICP and expiring. A strong signal starts outreach and the opener says why now. Before an invitation, HeyLead warms up with a profile view, a follow, and a comment on a recent post. This approach builds familiarity before you ask a question. ## What to do to start your campaign You type a one-sentence brief in Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT or the HeyLead dashboard. HeyLead drafts the campaign. You review it and press Launch. Nothing is sent before you press Launch. The campaign includes an invitation with a note, an opening message, and follow-ups. It uses InMail and email fallback. Replies are read, classified and answered from the campaign's facts. A reply that could mean two things gets one short question back. A question your facts cannot answer is held for you. "Not now" gets a check-in in 30 days. HeyLead supports six campaign goals: sell a product or service, find a job, hire people, find partners or investors, find a vendor, research interviews. Hire people, find partners or investors and research interviews work with a custom brief. 1. Type a one-sentence brief in your chosen client. 2. Review the drafted campaign. 3. Press Launch to start the outreach. ## The brief to type into HeyLead Use this brief to target COOs and heads of operations at manufacturers. It sets the right seniority and company size. It also gives HeyLead the opening angle to use. You can run this in Claude Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop and claude.ai, any MCP client and a web dashboard. It also works in ChatGPT as a custom MCP app. ``` Find COOs, VPs, directors, and managers of operations at manufacturing companies with 201-500, 501-1000, or 1001-5000 employees, and ask them which line or supplier gave them the most trouble last month. ``` ## Limits and workflow Opening messages, follow-ups and answers to replies wait for your approval until you switch to autopilot. Invitations, not-now check-ins and meeting nudges are not held. HeyLead reads your own LinkedIn posts to learn your voice and never posts unless you ask for a post. It runs from the cloud with your laptop closed. The client's source is on GitHub under MIT. The hosted backend is not. HeyLead syncs with HubSpot and books meetings into Google Calendar. Free costs $0 for one connected account with 2 follow-ups. Pro costs $29 a month per connected account and allows up to 5 follow-ups. ## Questions people ask ### How much does HeyLead cost? Free costs $0 for one connected account with 2 follow-ups. Pro costs $29 a month per connected account. ### Does HeyLead post on my behalf? HeyLead reads your own LinkedIn posts to learn your voice and never posts unless you ask for a post. ### What happens if a prospect says not now? "Not now" gets a check-in in 30 days. ### Which CRM and calendar does HeyLead use? HubSpot is the CRM it syncs with. Google Calendar is the calendar it books into. HeyLead sends from your own LinkedIn account at a human pace: at most 20 invitations a day and 100 a week on a free LinkedIn account (more on Premium or Sales Navigator: a newly connected paid account starts at 20 a day and doubles each week up to its limit), Monday to Friday 08:00 to 22:00 in your time zone, minutes apart. It backs off when LinkedIn pushes back and resumes on its own. You can pause any campaign at any time. HeyLead is not affiliated with LinkedIn. It reaches LinkedIn through Unipile, which is also not affiliated. 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