Add expected salary to your profile for insights Your Employer Our client is a nationally regarded producer of premium vegetable seedling products, with state-of-the-art, automated facilities in Victoria and Queensland. The organisation has earned its reputation through decades of investment in innovation, automation, and consistent delivery for customers across Australias horticulture sector. Now entering a new phase of growth, the business is evolving into a commercially enabled, tech-driven enterprise sharpening its customer proposition, expanding product capability, and scaling operations to meet increasing market demand. With continued capital investment and a strong market position, this is a rare executive opportunity to help shape the next chapter of a highly respected Australian horticultural business. The Role As Chief Operating Officer, you will lead the businesss full operational footprint including Nursery Operations, Finance, Sales & Marketing, IT, and People & Culture with a clear mandate to drive commercial performance, scalability, and customer outcomes. Reporting to the CEO, you will play a pivotal role in translating strategy into execution, ensuring the organisation is operationally and commercially positioned to support sustainable growth. This includes optimising the current offering, enabling product and service diversification, strengthening systems, and aligning operational capability with customer demand. Key Responsibilities Drive operational efficiency, margin improvement, and profitability across the business Enable scalable growth through improved systems and commercial discipline Lead enterprise-wide transformation initiatives including ERP, automation, and reporting Strengthen financial governance, forecasting, and performance frameworks Lead Sales & Marketing to support customer growth, service delivery, and value creation Collaborate closely with the CEO and Board on strategic execution and growth initiatives Build leadership capability, and build a high-performance culture Champion safety, accountability, and values-driven leadership across all sites About You You are a commercially minded horticultural operations leader who understands that strong customer outcomes and sustainable growth are built on disciplined execution, data, and engaged teams. You bring a balance of strategic thinking and hands-on leadership, with the ability to align operational capability to market opportunity. You will also bring: Minimum 5 years experience in executive operations or general management roles Demonstrated success managing P&L and supporting business growth in complex environments Strong commercial, financial, and analytical capability Experience leading transformation, systems uplift, and process optimisation Background in horticulture, agriculture, food, or production-based industries preferred Degree in Agriculture, Business or similar (MBA highly regarded) The Benefits This is a high-impact leadership role at C-Suite level, with genuine influence over the commercial and operational direction of the business. You will thrive reporting to a highly experienced CEO and youll enjoy: A visible, hands-on leadership role within a collaborative executive team The opportunity to shape the organisation for long-term growth Direct involvement in customer value creation and product innovation Competitive Salary Package commensurate with experience - including vehicle + super Rural, Surf Coast Lifestyle Relocation support Choose Agri Talent Agri Talent provides executive search services exclusively for Australian agribusiness. For more information, please contact Bruce Highfield, on 0473 597 731. Unlock job insights Salary match Number of applicants Skills match Your application will include the following questions: Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia? To help fast track investigation, please include here any other relevant details that prompted you to report this job ad as fraudulent / misleading / discriminatory / salary below minimum wage. Featured jobs BlueRock 6d ago General Manager Sales Agri Talent Pty Ltd Geelong, South West Coast VIC 6d ago General Manager The Salty Fox Williamstown North, Melbourne VIC 5d ago What can I earn as a Chief Operating Officer #J-18808-Ljbffr
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Chief Operating Officer (COO)