Operations Manager - Industrial

Slattery Auctions; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully stocked kitchen

Onsite parking

Weekly team Friday lunches

Staff voucher $40 monthly

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Slattery Grays Auctions, Australia’s largest national family-owned auction and valuation practice, seeks an Industrial Operations Manager to lead day‑to‑day site operations, ensuring efficient coordination, presentation, remarketing and disposal of industrial assets.

This permanent, full-time role is based in Milperra, NSW, with relocation to Yennora, NSW in February 2027, and a strong focus on operational efficiency, risk management and commercial outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven staff management and leadership experience.
• Experience operating in auctions, industrial, or logistics environments.
• Strong negotiation skills and financial acumen.
• Excellent communication across internal/external stakeholders.
• Organised, responsive and deadline-driven.
• Proficient in MS Office and CRM systems.
• Commitment to WHS and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver industrial/asset auctions and related logistics.
• Lead yard reporting to meet deadlines and KPIs.
• Develop remarketing strategies with Marketing for ads.
• Manage client/vendor relationships with proposals, agreements and reporting.
• Support auction estimates and valuations as needed.
• Coordinate transport for asset collection on behalf of clients.
• Drive buyer engagement and bidding; coordinate referrals.
• Lead safety meetings and uphold WHS compliance.

Skills

Staff management

Operations management

Negotiation & finance

Communication

Organization & time management

MS Office & CRM

WHS compliance

Tools

MS Office

CRM software

Job description

Slattery Grays Auctions is proudly Australia’s largest national family-owned business, a leading auction and valuation practice. With over 15 sites across Australia, we specialise in automotive, road transport, earthmoving, mining, marine, and aviation asset advisory and disposal services. Our diversity, flexibility and specialist experience set the standard for our top service, and clients appreciate our transparency, honesty, and integrity. Our results are achieved through our great Slattery Grays team - and we will make sure you’ll feel supported.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Industrial Operations Manager leads and manages the day-to-day industrial operations of the site, ensuring efficient coordination, presentation, remarketing and disposal of industrial assets, plant, machinery and equipment.

This role owns operational performance across auctions, logistics, client liaison, safety, compliance and team leadership - with a strong focus on operational efficiency, risk management and commercial outcomes.

This is a permanent, full-time role based in Milperra, NSW (relocating to Yennora, NSW in February 2027).

Main responsibilities include:

• Coordinate and deliver all scheduled industrial and general equipment auctions, including liaison with Sales teams on incoming equipment and follow-up with Sales and Administration on online/onsite auction execution
• Lead and task yard reports to ensure deadlines and KPIs are met
• Develop remarketing strategies to maximise financial outcomes, partnering with Marketing on advertising campaigns
• Manage client and vendor relationships, including proposals, agency agreements, reserves, signatures and regular reporting
• Support auction estimates and valuations, including off-site as required
• Coordinate transport contractors for asset collection on behalf of clients, vendors and collection teams
• Drive buyer engagement and competitive bidding, and negotiate auction referrals between buyers and vendors
• Lead operational and safety meetings, championing a proactive WHS culture and ensuring compliance with industry standards and company policy.

ABOUT YOU

To excel in this role, you will be able to demonstrate:

• Proven staff management and strong leadership skills demonstrating calm, confident and mature approach with strong decision-making ability
• Previous operations management experience, ideally in auction, industrial or logistics environments with a sound knowledge of trucks, machinery, plant and industrial equipment
• Strong negotiation skills and financial acumen
• Excellent communication skills with an engaging manner across internal and external working relationships
• Organised, responsive, time and deadline focused
• Good computer (MS Office, CRM) and research skills
• WHS focus with a commitment to consistency and improvement

WHAT’S IN THE PACKAGE

We offer fully stocked kitchen, onsite parking, weekly team Friday lunches, $40 monthly staff voucher, EAP program, development opportunities and coaching support, novated lease option and superannuation salary sacrifice.

For any questions, please Margarita De Castro from our People & Culture team at P&*@slatterygrays.com.au

Come as you are - At Slattery Grays we are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that values diversity relating to sex, gender, sexual orientation, culture, veteran and disability status, race, or religion. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.