Executive Assistant

Yates Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exclusive discounts

Fitness Passport

Parental leave 20 weeks

Career development pathways

Wellbeing Hub & EAP

Job summary

Yates is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to support our Executive General Manager in a fast-moving, multi-business environment.

You will coordinate leadership meetings, executive reporting, presentations and events across our Clayton and Bayswater offices, ensuring priorities are managed and information flows smoothly to enable leaders and teams to perform at their best.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting a C-suite or senior executive in a complex, multi-site environment.
• Exceptional organisation and attention to detail, with ability to manage competing priorities and follow through.
• Strong discretion, integrity and judgement when handling confidential information.
• Confident stakeholder management and polished written communication for executive documents, presentations and correspondence.
• Experience coordinating leadership meetings, events, travel (domestic/international), budgets and logistics.
• Willingness to learn contemporary tools including AI and Copilot.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive executive support to the Executive General Manager.
• Coordinate leadership meetings, reporting, presentations and events.
• Manage complex priorities, correspondence, travel and key commitments with discretion.
• Foster smooth information flows and connect administration networks across Clayton and Bayswater offices.

Skills

Executive support

C-suite experience

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Discretion & integrity

Written communication

MS Office

AI tools familiarity

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Outlook

AI copilots

Job description

Job Description

What You’ll Be Doing

This is an exciting opportunity to become the trusted right hand to the Executive General Manager of YatesGroup. You’ll provide proactive executive support across a fast-moving, multi-business environment, managing complex priorities, correspondence, travel and key commitments with discretion and sound judgement. You’ll coordinate leadership meetings, executive reporting, presentations, events and team operating rhythms, ensuring actions are followed through and information flows smoothly. Working across our Clayton and Bayswater offices, you’ll also connect our broader administration network, improve ways of working and help create organised, engaging experiences that enable our leaders and teams to perform at their best.

Our Benefits

• Exclusive discounts on DuluxGroup products and partner offers
• Stay active anytime, anywhere through our partnership with Fitness Passport
• 20 weeks paid parental leave (primary carers) and 2 weeks partner leave from day one
• Market leading learning, development and career pathways
• Access to our Wellbeing Hub and full EAP support
• Recognition programs that celebrate your impact

What We’re Looking for

• Demonstrated experience supporting a C-suite or senior executive, ideally within a complex, multi-site or multi-business environment
• Exceptional organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to anticipate needs, manage competing priorities and follow through
• Strong discretion, integrity and judgement when handling confidential or sensitive information
• Confident stakeholder management and polished written communication skills, including preparing executive documents, presentations and correspondence
• Proven experience coordinating leadership meetings, events, domestic and international travel, suppliers, budgets and logistics
• A calm, adaptable and solutions-focused approach, supported by strong Microsoft Office skills and a willingness to learn contemporary tools, including AI and Copilot

About Us

At Yates, we don’t just grow gardens - we grow people, ideas, and communities. We have over 130 years of heritage and the #1 gardening brand in Australia and New Zealand, trusted by generations of growers. The Yates Group also includes Seasol, Munns, and Hortico, all trusted names in garden care.

But we’re more than just Yates. As part of the DuluxGroup, we are connected to a family of iconic, market-leading brands that protect, maintain and enhance the spaces and places in which we live and work.

Our real secret? Our people. We’re proud of the awesome culture we’ve built that is authentic, collaborative, inclusive, and full of energy. So, if you're driven by purpose and want to make a meaningful impact, this is where you belong.

Why Join Us?

Progressing your career with the DuluxGroup means being part of a network of over 8000 employees globally who believe in our purpose to 'Imagine a Better Place'

With origins dating back to 1918, we are a leading marketer and manufacturer of iconic brands such as Dulux, Selleys, Cabots, Yates and B&D to name a few.

By joining us, you will be a part of a long term strategy to deliver profitable growth through brand leadership, innovation and customer intimacy. We are committed to internal mobility and growth while fostering an inclusive culture with flexible work options.

If this sounds like an environment you would like to be a part of, please apply online!