Area Manager
Darwin, NT
Lead People. Drive Performance. Shape the Future.
At Kennards Hire, we're proud to be family-owned, values-led, and focused on helping our people and customers succeed. We're looking for an experienced and inspiring leader to join our Northern Territory team as Area Manager.
Reporting to the State General Manager, you'll lead a group of Branch Managers and their teams across the Territory, creating an environment where people thrive, customers receive exceptional service, and branches consistently perform at their best.
This is a unique opportunity to lead across a geographically diverse region, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on leadership. You'll enjoy autonomy, variety, and the chance to make a genuine impact through developing people, strengthening culture, and driving operational excellence.
What You'll Be Doing
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Lead, coach and support Branch Managers to build safe, engaged and high-performing teams.
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Develop capability across the region through mentoring, succession planning and talent development.
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Foster a positive culture where people feel empowered, supported and motivated to succeed.
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Drive branch performance by supporting revenue growth and delivering strong commercial outcomes.
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Use data and business insights to identify opportunities and improve operational effectiveness.
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Regularly visit branches to provide leadership support, conduct safety observations and uphold quality standards.
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Manage labour and equipment costs to maximise productivity and efficiency.
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Champion continuous improvement initiatives through our Reaching Best program.
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Partner with the State General Manager on strategic planning and business initiatives.
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Build strong relationships across the business and contribute to a collaborative leadership team.
What You'll Bring
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Proven experience leading multiple sites or geographically dispersed teams.
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A people-first leadership style with a genuine passion for coaching and developing others.
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Strong commercial acumen and experience managing operational performance and budgets.
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The ability to influence, engage and build trusted relationships at all levels.
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A track record of delivering strong safety, customer, people and financial outcomes.
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Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt in a dynamic environment.
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Confidence working autonomously while maintaining strong connections across the business.
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A commitment to creating positive workplace cultures where teams can do their best work.
Why Kennards Hire?
Family-owned since 1948, Kennards Hire is the largest family-owned equipment hire company in Australia and New Zealand, with 2,000+ team members across 200+ locations.
Our goal is simple: to be the best hire company in the world by backing our people and making our customers’ jobs easy.
When you join Kennards, you’re part of a team that genuinely supports each other. We recognise contribution with benefits that matter:
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Profit share bonuses
- Discounted equipment hire for personal projects
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Paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers
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Leave conversion options for better work–life balance
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Salary continuance insurance & additional 1% superannuation after 5 years
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Salary sacrifice options
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WHEREFIT health, fitness and lifestyle discounts
