• $120k-$150k + super
• Company vehicle
• Exciting opportunity to join a great team environment with fast growing and highly reputable company

Our client is a strong market leader within their industry, proudly operating throughout the Hunter Region providing safe, efficient and sustainable high quality products and services to both residential and commercial markets.

Due to growth, we are searching for a highly motivated leader to join their team as a Business Manager. The Business Manager is responsible for the overall leadership, management and performance of the company, ensuring the business achieves its approved financial, commercial, operational, people, customer and compliance objectives.

This hands-on leadership role drives margin improvement, sales performance, delivery consistency, people capability and business systems to achieve approved targets and build a scalable, high-performing business.

The General Manager makes timely business decisions, assigns ownership and escalates matters to the Managing Director where approval or strategic direction is required.

This is a permanent full-time position, and the office hours are 8.00 am to 4.00 pm Monday to Friday. You will be required to work in the office but there is the ability to work from home if a situation arises.

The role:

• Protect and strengthen customer experience, brand reputation, reviews, referrals and repeat business.
• Lead the sales, marketing and business development functions to achieve revenue, gross profit, net profit and sustainable business growth.
• Manage operational performance across scheduling, procurement, warehouse and field delivery using KPIs, job debriefs, operational registers and regular review rhythms.
• Ensure all jobs progress efficiently through planning, scheduling, installation and closeout, with bottlenecks identified and resolved early
• Build and execute annual business plans, sales objectives and operating budgets
• Maintain control and visibility of major projects so scope, timelines, resources, risks and profitability are tracked, escalated and actioned by the responsible roles.
• Use budgets, forecasts, workload and labour capacity to anticipate risks, resourcing needs and investment requirements before they impact business performance
• Track committed work, work in progress and unbilled revenue to maintain visibility over future revenue, cashflow and delivery capacity.
• Protect approved revenue, gross profit, net profit and cashflow targets by controlling margin, labour and material costs, cashflow timing and financial risk through the responsible roles
• Use operational trends to improve SOPs, workflows, training and accountability to strengthen delivery performance.
• Communicate operational priorities, performance trends and required improvements to the field team so trades understand expectations and deliver work safely, efficiently and to standard.
• Protect the business by ensuring WHS, compliance, licensing, funding,
  renewals and risk management obligations are controlled, assigned and completed within required timeframes.

What we're looking for:

Essential

• 3+ years experience in a General Manager, Operations Manager or similar senior leadership role
• Current Australian Driver Licence
• Experience in a trade, construction, electrical or service based business
• Demonstrated P&L ownership, financial performance and margin management capability
• Demonstrated ability to lead office and field teams, build high performance and drive accountability
• Strong business systems and reporting capability, with the ability to use data to improve performance and decision-making
• Adaptable, resilient and effective under pressure
• Clear and confident communication across office, field, sales and leadership teams
• Hands-on, decisive leadership with strong accountability
• Strong commercial judgement and financial awareness
• Skilled in negotiation, problem solving and managing competing priorities

Desirable

• Business management, leadership or project management qualification
• Electrical, renewable energy or trade background
• Experience using job management, CRM, quoting, reporting or workflow automation systems
• Experience working with outsourced providers such as marketing, IT, virtual assistants or after-sales partners
• Knowledge of WHS, compliance, SOPs and continuous improvement in a trade based environment

Benefits:

• $120k-$150k + super
• Company vehicle
• Exciting opportunity to join a great team environment with fast growing and highly reputable company

If you're ready for the next step in your career and have what we're looking for, apply today!

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Who is A.I.R Recruitment? A.I.R Recruitment is a national award-winning boutique recruitment agency based in Newcastle, driven by passion and the challenge of connecting quality candidates to careers that deliver success. The foundation of our business is built on trust, integrity and the three key fundamental people solutions to Attract, Integrate and Retain.

A.I.R Recruitment specialise in permanent recruitment in white collar, blue collar, professional and executive roles.

What sets us apart? Our Sales Success Strategy Program developed by their Award winning sales and recruitment professional, Director Suzie Ninevski.

Call us on 1800-2-RECRUIT to discuss your recruitment or jobseeker needs.