Site Manager - Hardware & Trade Centre (Geelong Region)
Location: Victoria (Geelong Region) - Travel to alternative locations as required.
Are you an experienced, commercially focused leader ready to take ownership of store operations for a respected regional hardware group? We are seeking a Site Manager to lead a multi-faceted team across Trade and Retail operations, driving sales growth, managing budgets, and cultivating a 'best in class' people excellence culture.
If you pride yourself on using visual merchandising to your best advantage, maintaining operational efficiency, and inspiring your team to create memorable customer experiences, this is your next challenge.
Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities
As the Site Manager, you will have a meaningful job leading day-to-day store operations and ensuring projects are a reality for customers. Your key responsibilities include:
* Operational Management: Lead day-to-day operations, ensuring store standards and offers are delivered. Actively pursue operational objectives in accordance with annual plans and budgets.
* Financial Performance: Maximise sales and gross margin percentage. Conduct budget reviews and produce rosters to ensure wages are maintained at or below the budget wage percentage.
* People Leadership: Lead, motivate, and support a large team (including FT, PT, and Casual team members and Supervisors) in a demanding environment. Implement career development plans for direct reports and foster individual growth.
* Inventory & Logistics: Oversee materials and inventory management at the site level. Ensure stock is maintained to agreed PAR levels and DIFOT (Delivery In Full On Time) targets are achieved.
* Safety & Compliance: Manage Safety, Health, and Environmental responsibilities in line with all relevant legislation, regulations, and management systems.
Experience, Knowledge, and Skills
We are looking for a highly capable leader who can immediately contribute to business growth:
* Experience: Minimum 2 years' experience in a Site Leadership position within the Retail and/or Hardware Industry, preferably within an SME business.
* Commercial Acumen: Proven success in meeting financial performance targets and experience with data analytics and report creation.
* Team Development: Proven success leading growing teams, with a particular emphasis on succession planning and personal development. Sound understanding of HR policies regarding coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
* Technical Skills: Strong technical knowledge of inventory management systems.
* Stakeholder Management: Ability to build relationships and credibility with key stakeholders (internal and external) and maintain constant communication with management, team members, and suppliers.
* Qualifications: Tertiary degree qualifications or extensive Trade/Retail Operational experiences are highly desirable. A current Driver's licence is required.
If you align with core values like Honesty & Integrity, Accountability, and Teamwork, and are ready to drive results in a hands-on operational management role, apply now or email
At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.