Lead a high-performing industrial branch, drive commercial growth, and build your leadership career with a global industrial business!

• Tools of trade – Laptop, Phone, and company car
• Market aligned remuneration +annual salary reviews + performance incentives! 

• Lead your own branch within a global organisation with career progression opportunities!

We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Branch Manager to lead our Geelong operation.

This is an opportunity to step into a highly visible leadership role where you'll have full responsibility for branch performance, customer growth, team development, operational excellence and safety outcomes. 

Why make the move to Motion?

The role offers genuine scope to develop your career while contributing to the success of a trusted and established organisation. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in Geelong—leading and developing people, strengthening branch performance and building long-term customer partnerships.

At Motion, we recognise the value our people bring. We offer market-aligned remuneration, annual salary reviews, health insurance benefits and parental top-up leave. You will also be supported by a collaborative, respectful and safety-focused culture, with opportunities for ongoing learning, development and career progression.

What You'll Be Responsible For

As Branch Manager, you'll be responsible for leading all aspects of branch operations, including:

• Delivering branch sales, profitability and operational targets
• Developing and coaching a high-performing team
• Building and maintaining strategic customer relationships
• Ensuring operational efficiency and inventory management
• Championing a strong safety culture and WHS compliance
• Identifying new market opportunities and business growth initiatives
• Collaborating with regional leaders and branch networks to share best practice and drive continuous improvement

What We're Looking For

We're looking for a results-driven leader who combines strong commercial capability with a passion for leading people.You'll bring:

• Proven experience leading a branch, business unit, service center or industrial operation
• Demonstrated responsibility for P&L performance and commercial outcomes
• Strong business development and customer relationship management skills
• Experience within industrial, engineering, manufacturing, trade wholesale or related sectors.
• A strong commitment to workplace health and safety
• Excellent leadership, communication and coaching skills
• Current Australian Driver's License

What We Offer:   

We offer more than just a job — we offer a long-term career.   

• Market aligned remuneration with annual salary reviews: Your salary grows with your skills and performance.    

• Career progression: Build a long-term career with clear development pathways, supported by free webinars, training events and learning courses.  

• Comprehensive benefits: Incentive, Motion-provided uniforms, parental-leave top-up support and confidential wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program.  

• Health and wellbeing: Enjoy up to $30 flu vaccination rebate and discounted Bupa health insurance options.   

• Give back to your community: Access one paid Good to Give volunteer leave day each calendar year, in addition to your standard leave entitlements. Participate in community engagement initiatives, including opportunities to support organisations such as the Red Cross and many more.   

• Recognition that matters: Celebrate your contribution through peer recognition, service-milestone awards and our employee referral program. 

About Motion

At Motion we provide high-quality hardware including, bearings, power transmission, Fluid power fittings, seals, power tools and consumables to engineering, mining, transport, defence, manufacturers, civil infrastructure, and the trades by strategically located Branches around Australia.   

We are a Company who values relationships, therefore we need this role to always work to foster and maintain trusted relationships across all levels of our business and seek to support and add value to our store network, managers, and leaders.   

We focus on continuous improvement and sustainable growth as our two main objectives. This is driven by our long-term investment in people, systems, processes, and new growth opportunities for our people.   

So, if you are interested in joining our group, don’t wait, apply now and let us help you empower your career with us!   

MOTION is an equal opportunity employer   

You must be either an Australian Citizen or a holder of an Australian Permanent Residency Visa to be eligible to apply for this position.   

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, click "Apply for this job" and submit both your resume and cover letter. Please note only short-listed candidates will be contacted 

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