Area Manager

About Elgas

Elgas is a leading provider of LPG and related products, services and technical solutions in Australia and across the South Pacific. As market leaders, we are seen as experts in our field, holding the safety of our people and the sustainability of our communities as our top priorities. We respond to change with integrity and innovation, to ensure our customers get performance and reliability from our products and services.

The Role

Managing an Elgas business encompassing all aspects of day-to-day depot operations, transport, customer service, sales including distributor channels, profit growth and cost management will find you driving growth in the business across a variety of customer and market segments by identifying opportunities and creating strategies to improve volume and margin in creative and impactful ways.

Additional responsibilities in this role also include:

• Your focus will be managing and developing your team of employees and contractors to achieve business outcomes and drive a safety culture
• Further you ensure our customers receive LPG in a safe and timely manner from professional drivers using cost effective transport strategies whilst being responsible for ensuring our tanks, cylinders, vehicles, equipment and depots are safe to operate and maintained/replaced as required
• You will reconcile and account all stock, equipment and materials and prepare annual budgets and monthly performance reports
• Responsible for the day to day running of the branch including achievement of budgeted profit targets, managing customers, contractors, distributors / pricing/ inventory/ vehicles/ safety / and depot operations

Skills and experience we are looking for:

• You have experience in managing a team, preferably in a customer service environment
• Strong negotiation skills with proven performance to cost budgets
• Previous experience in contractor management, Logistics or Transport is desirable but not essential
• You are comfortable and proficient using the suite of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• This role requires you hold a driver's licence s

Why you will love working with us

Elgas offers a diverse range of employment opportunities for outstanding team players, including the possibility of career advancement opportunities with BOC and the global Linde Group.

We seek people who want to be part of a team that is proud of its products, and people and provide customers with the best service in the industry.

If being part of a highly motivated team and operating in an inclusive environment, where you have ownership, accountability, and progression, is important to you, then you're on the right track with Elgas. 

'Put your energy to work at Elgas'