General Manager

Wine Industry Jobs; City of Melbourne; Hybride; AUD 180 000 - 260 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

On-site parking

Hybrid work options

Team lunches and social events

Résumé du poste

Ian Barker Gardens is seeking an experienced General Manager to take full operational leadership across the Ian Barker Group, including Ian Barker Garden Design, Ian Barker Landscapes and Ian Barker Gardens. You will own P&L, strategy execution and organizational performance, and lead a team of department heads within a growing, multi-entity operation.

You will report to the founder and work with senior leadership on integration and expansion initiatives, with hybrid, flexible working options

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a General Manager, Director or CEO.
• Track record of leading a business through department heads, not direct frontline delivery.
• Strong P&L ownership and strategic performance management.
• Experience working across interdependent business units.
• Landscape design/construction/horticulture industry knowledge is a plus, not required.

Responsabilités

• Provide strategic direction and oversee revenue, profit, and growth targets.
• Own P&L and set budgets for department heads to achieve profitability.
• Lead and develop department heads, ensuring succession planning.
• Monitor company-wide performance across financial, client, quality and people metrics.
• Oversee risk, governance and workforce strategy across the group.

Connaissances

General management

Strategic planning

Leadership

Multi-entity leadership

EOS familiarity

Description du poste

Lead the next chapter for one of Melbourne's most respected names in premium garden design, construction and maintenance.

Ian Barker Gardens has built an enviable reputation across Melbourne, and the business is entering its next phase of growth. We're looking for an experienced General Manager to take full operational leadership of the Ian Barker Group and drive that expansion.

The Opportunity

You’ll inherit a business with real foundations. Established strategic plans, defined management systems and a strong reputation, with the mandate to build on them.

From day one, you’ll take full operational authority across Ian Barker Garden Design, Ian Barker Landscapes and Ian Barker Gardens. You’ll own P&L, strategy execution and organisational performance, leading through a team of department heads rather than managing operational delivery yourself. You’ll also lead a significant business integration in your first year, bringing a newly acquired studio into the Group's operating model as part of its expansion.

You’ll report directly to founder Ian Barker and be supported by the group’s senior leadership team.

What You’ll Own

• Lead strategic direction set by the leadership group: revenue, profit, target market and the capabilities and management systems needed to win, with annual goals and performance targets set alongside the leadership group
• Full P&L accountability, including setting budget parameters and profitability expectations for department heads to operate within
• Leadership of department heads: building their capability, ensuring they have the resourcing and authority to lead, and developing succession within that layer
• Business-wide performance monitoring across financial, client, quality and people metrics, with the authority to intervene where gaps emerge
• Risk, compliance and governance frameworks appropriate to a multi-entity operation
• Workforce strategy: attraction, retention and career pathways across the group
• External representation with key partners, industry bodies and major stakeholders

What We Can Offer

• Work from our beautiful and recently renovated light-filled studio in Canterbury
• Free on-site parking is available
• Hybrid and flexible working options are available – we are strong believers in life first, work second
• Work alongside some of the industry’s most talented designers, landscapers, gardeners and operational staff
• Regular team lunches and social events across the wider company

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience as a General Manager, Director or CEO. This is a seasoned-leader hire, not a first step into senior leadership
• A track record of leading a business (or major business unit) through department heads, not by managing operational teams directly
• Strong P&L ownership and whole-of-business strategic performance management
• Experience working across interdependent business units
• Landscape design, construction, and horticulture industry experience is a bonus but not a requirement. We're hiring a business leader first
• Familiarity with the EOS system is also desired, but not essential

216 Canterbury Road
CanterburyVIC3178
Australia