About Big River Group
Big River Group is a publicly listed Australian company with over 120 years of heritage in the timber and building materials sector. With manufacturing and distribution operations across Australia and New Zealand, we are recognised for quality, innovation, and customer service across the construction, civil, and building industries.
Our Breakwater branch is one of Big River Group’s three frame and truss manufacturing sites across Australia. At Breakwater, we play an important role in helping our customers keep their projects moving by delivering high-quality frame and truss solutions backed by a team that values
safety, service, teamwork, and operational excellence.
Your Role
As the Big River Group Branch Manager – Breakwater, you will take full ownership of the commercial, operational, and people performance of our Breakwater frame and truss manufacturing site. Reporting to the Regional Manager VIC, you will lead a multidisciplinary team across sales, estimating, manufacturing, yard, dispatch, logistics, and administration to deliver profitable growth, a strong customer experience, and a high-performing safety culture.
This is a hands-on leadership role requiring both strategic oversight and day-to-day engagement with employees, customers, suppliers, and site operations.
You will:
- Drive branch revenue, margin, and market share growth through disciplined sales planning and execution
- Lead, coach, and develop the sales, operations, and manufacturing teams to achieve KPIs and deliver exceptional service
- Oversee daily branch operations across manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, inventory, and dispatch to ensure efficiency, quality, and cost control
- Analyse performance data, budgets, and forecasts to support informed decision-making and optimise profitability
- Champion WHS and compliance standards, embedding a strong safety-first culture across all areas of the site
- Build and maintain strong customer and supplier relationships to strengthen Big River Group’s market position
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and implement best practice across the branch
- Support a positive team culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and delivering quality outcomes for customers
What You’ll Bring
- Minimum 3 years’ experience leading a sales and operations team, ideally within building products, manufacturing, frame and truss, or construction
- Proven success in P&L management, budgeting, forecasting, and KPI delivery
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to interpret financial, operational, and sales data
- Exceptional leadership and coaching skills, with a focus on accountability, team engagement, and culture
- Sound understanding of manufacturing operations, logistics, inventory, and customer service
- Proficiency with ERP and CRM systems
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills with internal and external stakeholders
- A genuine commitment to safety, customer service, and continuous improvement
What You’ll Receive
- Full branch leadership remit with end-to-end accountability.
- Attractive salary package with performance-based STI bonuses.
- Eligibility for LTI participation aligned to business growth and leadership contribution.
- Career progression within a growing ASX-listed organisation.
- Exposure to national leadership and cross-divisional collaboration.
- A supportive, people-first culture where safety and success go hand in hand.
Interested?
If you’re a commercially driven leader ready to take the next step, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply via the Seek website.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At Big River Group we value equality, inclusion, and diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to providing an inclusive workplace free from discrimination. All recruitment decisions are based on competence, performance, and business needs.
