Warehouse & Asset Operations Manager

Join a Growing Australian Building Supplies Business

We are a growing, family-owned building supplies business supplying timber and building products to trades and construction businesses across Sydney. 

We are looking for an experienced Warehouse & Asset Operations Manager to take ownership of our day-to-day warehouse operations and help us continue improving the way we work. 

This is a hands-on leadership position suited to someone who enjoys being involved in the operation, solving problems and making things run better. 

You will work closely with the Directors, Finance and Business Operations Manager and lead our warehouse and logistics  team, providing the structure, guidance and accountability needed to keep the warehouse operating efficiently.

About the role

This role has been created to strengthen the operational structure as the business continues to grow. You will take responsibility for leading and supporting the warehouse and logistics team, planning warehouse rosters and staffing requirements, monitoring warehouse productivity and performance, managing inventory accuracy and investigating discrepancies, coordinating inventory adjustments, taking ownership of trucks, forklifts, trailers and other operational equipment, coordinating servicing, maintenance and repairs, managing relationships with mechanics and external service providers, maintaining equipment and asset records, identifying opportunities to improve warehouse efficiency, ensuring warehouse procedures and WHS requirements are followed, and reporting operational issues and opportunities directly to the Directors.

Key responsibilities

• Leading and supporting the warehouse and logistics team

• Planning warehouse rosters and staffing requirements

• Monitoring warehouse productivity and performance

• Managing inventory accuracy and investigating discrepancies

• Coordinating inventory adjustments when required

• Taking ownership of trucks, forklifts, trailers and other operational equipment

• Coordinating servicing, maintenance and repairs

• Managing relationships with mechanics and external service providers

• Maintaining equipment and asset records

• Identifying opportunities to improve warehouse efficiency

• Ensuring warehouse procedures and WHS requirements are followed

• Reporting operational issues and opportunities directly to the Directors

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who is organised, proactive and practical, with strong leadership skills. 

You don't need to have already been an Operations Manager. This could be an excellent next step for an experienced Warehouse Manager, Warehouse Supervisor, Logistics Supervisor, Senior Warehouse Team Leader or Operations Coordinator. 

We are particularly interested in someone who is mechanically minded and comfortable managing trucks, forklifts, machinery and equipment, or someone with strong experience coordinating maintenance and external contractors.

You Will Be Someone Who

• Takes ownership rather than waiting to be told what to do

• Can confidently lead and manage a team

• Is highly organised and can plan ahead

• Has strong attention to detail

• Is comfortable holding people accountable

• Can identify problems and find practical solutions

• Understands the importance of inventory accuracy

• Has good computer and systems skills

• Communicates well with management and warehouse staff

• Is comfortable working in a busy, fast-paced environment

• Wants to make a genuine difference to the way a business operates

• Has a practical mechanical background and can proactively oversee the servicing, maintenance and repair of trucks, vehicles, forklifts, machinery and other equipment.

What You'll Get

• $95,000–$110,000 + super, depending on experience

• A genuine leadership opportunity within a growing business

• Direct access to the Directors

• The opportunity to shape and improve warehouse operations

• A varied role — no two days will be exactly the same

• The opportunity to grow into a broader Operations Management position as the business continues to expand

• A supportive, family-oriented working environment

Why Join Us?

We're not looking for someone to simply manage a warehouse. 

We're looking for someone who wants to take ownership, improve things and become an important part of our business. 

You will have the opportunity to work closely with the Directors, learn the business from the ground up and progressively take on greater responsibility.