The Rentokil Initial Auckland Branch has an exciting opportunity available for an operational expert to take the next step in their career or to continue working in their field of choice. You will have the opportunity to showcase your operational experience while balancing day-to-day responsibilities and developing your team to achieve their full potential.  

ABOUT AMBIUS

Our Ambius team are the people responsible for the lovely plant decor in hotel lobbies, the clusters of plant designs in shopping centres, the green walls and floral displays you see in many restaurants and office receptions. In summary we are responsible for providing any sized organisation with interior/exterior landscaping which engages clients and their staff through the health benefits of plants!

This is a key management position that requires a very hands-on approach and is responsible for all operational aspects of our Ambius product lines. Reporting directly to the Business Manager and leading a team including 3 direct reports, you will be responsible for the following outcomes: 

• Hands on approach spending time out in field with the Service Team
• Leading a safety culture
• Developing, leading and managing a first class operations and service support team
• Delivery of the operational plan
• Managing the budget, P&L, operational measures, and leave targets
• Key Account Management
• Driving operational efficiencies and continuous improvement to work smarter not harder
• Full logistics and fleet management 
• Proactively manage service delivery to consistently meet customer contractual expectations to positively impact client retention and growth

For Brilliant Execution, you will need: 

• A demonstrated commitment to safety and a proven track record in building a safety culture 
• You may be currently in a Supervisory role or possess previous operational experience in a supervisory or management position within the service industry 
• Strong operational principles and experience managing logistics and scheduling systems
• To be an engaging leader with experience in coaching and developing team members with the willingness to be a ‘hands on’ leader where required 
• Ability to focus and have a flexible approach when faced with change, completing priorities and  work demands
• Demonstrated commercial acumen to manage budgets and costs
• Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated track record of successfully delivering against targets, KPI’s and cost efficiencies
• The ability to positively challenge the status quo and champion continuous improvement 

Our people are our energy behind our success and we are committed to growing, developing and retaining our people; as such this position will be advertised internally. 

If you are ready for the next step in your career or want a new challenge, APPLY NOW!