LOCATIONS: CORIO, GEELONG NORTH, SOMERTON, THOMASTOWN, BENDIGO & WODONGA

Priorities of role:

• Senior leadership of operational and sales team members, promoting a high-performing culture
• Drive a proactive safety culture, holding teams to the highest standards and ensuring full compliance with all safety systems
• Lead and execute strategies to achieve operational excellence
• Oversee the sales channel to achieve customer growth and margin improvement
• Coach and develop team members to enhance capability and engagement
• Collaborate across leadership teams to drive operational efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Champion growth initiatives to drive market expansion and business performance.
• Full P&L ownership and financial accountability

As an Area Manager, you will be a strategic leader with an innovative mindset, skilled in problem-solving and effective communication. You will prioritise safety, maintain a strong customer focus, and adopt a solutions-oriented approach in all aspects of your role.

You will also be able to demonstrate:

• Proven experience in senior leadership (tertiary qualifications preferred, not essential)
• Industry experience within reinforcing, building products, construction or industrial manufacturing
• A track record of implementing a high-performance culture across multiple sites
• Experience leading change management initiatives
• A genuine and passionate approach to safety leadership
• Exceptional people leadership and communication skills
• Strong business acumen and financial management capability

ABOUT US

The Australian Reinforcing Company (ARC) is a local supplier of steel reinforcing that Australians have trusted for more than 100 years. With a proud history of innovation, supported by the largest branch distribution network in Australia, ARC provides a localised service adapted to our communities, towns & cities from Tasmania to Townsville, and everywhere in between.
ARC is a brand of InfraBuild, Australia’s leading integrated steel manufacturing, distribution and recycling business, making steel using our electric arc furnaces. InfraBuild provides solutions for commercial and residential construction, large scale and nation-building infrastructure as well as our primary producers and rural sectors. With ambitions to be carbon neutral by 2030, each day we help build futures through sustainable steel.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Australian Reinforcing Company (ARC) is seeking an experienced and dynamic Area Manager to lead and manage our West Victorian branch network across both metropolitan and regional locations. This is a unique opportunity to play a key leadership role in driving operational excellence, sales growth and customer satisfaction for a market leader in reinforcing solutions.
This role involves leading multiple sites, ensuring safe and efficient operations while taking full ownership of the sales channel and demand generation across the West region.

Priorities of role:

• Senior leadership of operational and sales team members, promoting a high-performing culture
• Drive a proactive safety culture, holding teams to the highest standards and ensuring full compliance with all safety systems
• Lead and execute strategies to achieve operational excellence
• Oversee the sales channel to achieve customer growth and margin improvement
• Coach and develop team members to enhance capability and engagement
• Collaborate across leadership teams to drive operational efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Champion growth initiatives to drive market expansion and business performance.
• Full P&L ownership and financial accountabilit

Below are some of our key central benefits that are available to InfraBuild employees. Other benefits may be available depending on your role or site.

• Access to long service leave after 5 years: Employees who are not covered by an Enterprise Agreement can access accrued Long Service Leave (LSL) at the rate of 1.3 weeks per year of service after 5 years continuous service.
• Employee Benefits Program: discounts for employees, friends and family on a huge selection of products and services from a variety of brands including Samsung, Coles, Harvey Norman, Village Cinemas, Dick Smith, Vodafone, Thrifty and many more.
• Recruitment referral awards: $1500 is awarded to eligible employees for referring friends or family to an open role if the candidate is successful.
• Corporate rates for private health insurance: Nib Health Insurance offers discounted cover for employees