Job Description

Are you a commercially minded operator who enjoys building businesses, connecting the dots and turning growth plans into action?

MJD Recruitment are partnering with a growing international agricultural e-commerce business to appoint a Business Operations Manager / Commercial Operations Lead for its Australian operation.

This is a newly created position with genuine breadth, influence and long-term potential. Working closely with the founders, you will become the operational backbone of the Australian business - bringing alignment across its people, customers, processes and commercial priorities while helping drive sustainable and profitable growth.

This is not a role for someone who wants to remain within a neatly defined lane. You'll need to be equally comfortable developing the team, improving a process, reviewing commercial performance, supporting sales activity or building relationships within the broader market.

The Role

Acting as the central point across the Australian operation, you will maintain visibility over the entire business and ensure its different functions are working cohesively.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

Overseeing the day-to-day operation of the Australian business
Partnering with the founders to execute the organisation's commercial growth strategy
Supporting sales performance and identifying new opportunities for profitable expansion
Building relationships and strategic partnerships across the agricultural and e-commerce markets
Providing oversight across customer service, marketing, operations, inventory, purchasing, supply chain and external finance partners
Creating greater structure, accountability and alignment across business priorities
Identifying opportunities to improve processes, efficiency and scalability
Coaching and developing employees while helping shape a collaborative, high-performing culture
Building the operational foundations required to support the company's continued growth

You won't need to be the technical expert in every function. Your value will come from knowing which questions to ask, holding people accountable and ensuring the right priorities continue moving forward., This is an opportunity to join a business at a pivotal stage and make a visible contribution to its future. You will work closely with the founders, influence how the Australian operation develops and have the freedom to shape a newly created position around the evolving needs of the business.

The long-term objective is for this individual to become the trusted leader capable of running the Australian operation, supported by strategic oversight from the international leadership team.

About The Candidate

You will be a commercially curious and highly organised leader who is excited by the opportunity to help build a business-not simply maintain an established operation.

You'll Ideally Bring

Experience within business operations, commercial operations or broader general management
Exposure to an e-commerce, start-up, high-growth or founder-led environment
Strong commercial acumen and a genuine interest in sales and business growth
The ability to work effectively across multiple functions and competing priorities
Practical people leadership, coaching and culture-building capability
A hands-on, adaptable approach and willingness to get involved wherever required
Strong communication, stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
The confidence to introduce structure, challenge thinking and drive accountability

Experience within agriculture, rural industries or an adjacent market would be highly regarded but is not essential. The right leadership capability, commercial mindset and appetite to learn will be more important.

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