Executive Assistant

Duluxgroup; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on DuluxGroup products

Fitness Passport

Parental leave 20 weeks

Career development pathways

Wellbeing & EAP support

Recognition programs

Job summary

YatesGroup, part of the DuluxGroup family, is seeking an Executive Assistant to support the Executive General Manager. You will manage complex priorities, travel, correspondence and leadership meeting coordination across Clayton and Bayswater offices, ensuring information flows smoothly.

The role offers exposure to strategic initiatives, events and executive reporting to enable leaders and teams to perform at their best.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting a C-suite or senior executive.
• Strong organisation and attention to detail with proactive prioritisation.
• Discretion, integrity and judgement with confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive executive support to the Executive General Manager across a multi-business environment.
• Coordinate leadership meetings, executive reporting, presentations and events.
• Manage complex priorities, travel, correspondence and key commitments with discretion.
• Assist with team operating rhythms and ensure actions are followed through.

Job description

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.

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.

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Chemicals & Plastics Manufacturing 5,001-10,000 employees

We help our consumers to imagine and create better places and spaces in which to live and work. DuluxGroup's origins date back to 1918, with its original heritage in decorative paint for Australian and New Zealand homes. Today, DuluxGroup is a leading marketer and manufacturer of premium branded products that protect, maintain and enhance the spaces and places in which we live and work.

DuluxGroup employs approximately 8,000 people in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, China, the United Kingdom and throughout Europe.

We help our consumers to imagine and create better places and spaces in which to live and work. DuluxGroup's origins date back to 1918, with its original heritage in decorative paint for Australian and New Zealand homes. Today, DuluxGroup is a leading marketer and manufacturer of premium branded products that protect, maintain and enhance the spaces and places in which we live and work.

DuluxGroup employs approximately 8,000 people in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, China, the United Kingdom and throughout Europe.

Perks and benefits

• Flexibility – work flexibly at all stages
• Health & Wellbeing
• Community Learning & Career – More than a job. Grow with us
• Workplace Perks – enjoy generous product discounts
• Recognition Benefits and Reward – be rewarded with more

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