Job Details

The Company:

This fabulous Events Supplier are leaders in their event hire niche. With a small, but mighty, full-time team, they are looking for a State Manager to join their team in Melbourne. They have warehouses in multiple locations across Australia. Like the volume of most Event Suppliers, resources scales up during the event season but this role will manage the team based in Melbourne office. 

The Role:

The State Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of business and team operations across Victoria. The role is also responsible for delivering on current events and growing revenue and equipment utilisation through existing partnerships with customers and new customers.

Key Responsibilities include;

• Ensure large event bump in/out are scheduled and managed proactively with customer outcomes in mind, meeting all timelines within costing budgets.
• Update run sheets, including all required details. During the off-peak period this may include more management of stock. Ensure everyone is across what’s happening.
• Ensure the company is adequately resourced to complete any major event, as well as periods where they have a large number of smaller events.
• Lead and directly manage the team across Victoria, ensuring that the team is profitably serving customers, maintaining equipment, and fulfilling delivery/pickups at the service levels they company & clients expect.
• Recruitment of new team members both full time and casual.
• Proactively manage the portfolio of existing customers, ensuring they are aware of what they have coming up and are at the forefront of any additional opportunities.
• Build relationships and networks with new target clients event organisers, venues and contacts.
• Spend time during the off-peak period, sourcing and securing new clients and events, prioritising periods of low utilisation across all states.
• Work with the team to identify new segments or niche areas. Create go-to-market strategies to improve utilisation of existing equipment, especially during off-peak periods.
• Attend site to lead bump in, live event and bump out for major events.
• When on site, manage the team to ensure 100% of tasks are completed, QA is being done and all deadlines and requirements are met.

The Candidate:

The successful candidate will have extensive experience working within the events industry, ideally within the events supplier and hire space. Strong team management, business operations, and account management skills are essential for this role.

• Thrives having full ownership over driving and delivering results.
• Is highly organised and can manage many spinning plates. They efficiently handle all the responsibilities that come with managing a team while also being on top of the changing priorities of the multiple projects and events that are going on at any one time.
• Is self motivated and not content with maintaining the status quo, always looking for ways to enhance service levels and improve operational performance.
• Ability to work from the office 5 days a week
• Ability to travel domestically for events when required.
• Ability to work outside of main work hours during peak season is essential.

Benefits & Position Terms:

• Permanent, full-time role
• Working 5 days a week in the office
• Salary: $120,000 - $135,000 plus super (depending on experience)
• Company vehicle provided (including fuel allowance)

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If this role doesn't fit but if you are interested in Events positions in Australia, then please register your resume through our website:  www.apexeventrecruitment.com.au

Please note that this role will be subject to background checks and you must have the right to live and work in this location to apply for this job.