Depot Manager

• Location: Emerald, QLD, be part of the QLD leadership team.
• Manage Ampol Petroleum Distributors operations including tanker truck operations, unmanned diesel stops, wet depot facilities and customer/sales!
• Lead a strong and capable team, invest in customer relationships, and develop new business opportunities!

About Ampol

Ampol has been proudly fuelling Australia since 1900, from humble beginnings, through 120 years of growth and change. We are the operational heart of the business, responsible for the refinement and distribution of petrol and petroleum products. Our operations span the country and working with us will provide you with the opportunity to meet a diverse team of experts who help make Ampol the energy supply chain leader it is today. 

This purpose reflects our commitment to delivering value for our customers and our people now, through safe, reliable, and competitive operations. As we look to the future, we will continue to innovate through new energy and fuel solutions to deliver on powering better journeys, today and tomorrow. 

About the team

It’s an integral part of our Ampol supply chain, meeting the needs of a diverse set of customers. We distribute fuels and lubricants products from a network of depots across QLD, NSW and WA, operate up to 100 tanker trucks and employ over 170 dedicated employees.

Following significant investment in our infrastructure, fleet and people, we are well placed to expand our business and continue to provide safe, reliable and competitive supply to our valued customers, both today and into the future.

About the role:

A unique and dynamic generalist leadership role, accountable for customer support and sales, depot compliance and deliver operational excellence daily. Reporting to the State Manager, you will be responsible for our company operated fuels distribution business in the Emerald Depot and accountable for the delivery of operational, sales performance and heavy fleet transport operations.

You will be a highly visible leader in the region with up to 3-5 direct reports, partnering with other teams/departments across Ampol to deliver the business plan goals and outcomes for our customers. You will lead a safe and reliable business, maintain a strong and engaged workforce, and delivers business growth, profit outcomes and customer satisfaction.

Key responsibilities:

• Oversee the day-to-day administrative and operation of petroleum tanker truck fleet operations in Central QLD
• Lead, coach and develop an experienced team of depot operations coordinators and drivers.
• Support and coach frontline operations with day to day customer management and enquires with a focus on building our customer base.
• Partner effectively with key stakeholders and leadership to deliver business plans.
• Managed Depot Opex and deliver Continuous improvements.
• Drive a strong customer service focus across all levels of the operation
• Manage local customer relationships and pursue new business opportunities by generating sales leads for both small and medium customers into live business opportunities.
• Identify, support and represent APD at local communicate partnerships and sponsorship opportunities.
• Responsible for safe work practices and ensure Ampol is compliant with all applicable laws and regulations 

About you

You are a natural leader with a proven capability to simultaneously balance operational and commercial outcomes.

You are a versatile, self-motivated and disciplined in your approach. Your diverse communications and interpersonal skills combined with your understanding of complex operational environments enable you to thrive in this position and achieve positive business excellence and outcomes.

You thrive in problem solving and having a high commitment to safety, compliance and efficient focus and understand the important of these factors in operating a quality business.

Key skills and experience:

• People leadership, ability to motivate a team to achieve results
• Sales negotiation experience with business customers
• Accountabilities for operational budgets and financial performance
• Customer service, sales and marketing experience
• Practical working knowledge of heavy vehicle transport operations or logistics
• Well-developed communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience in Petroleum, Chemicals, Dangerous Goods or Hazardous industries is desired, but not essential
• Tertiary qualification in Business, Logistics and/or Marketing is desirable, but not essential 

Our benefits:

• Our total remuneration is competitive. This is across base salary, a performance incentive, employee share offers and a 25% discount on Fuel for two privately used cars! 
• We are flexible.  Many of our teams have embraced hybrid work, balancing time spent remote working, with time spent at an office to connect and work together where it adds value. 
• Remote Working: Support for up to 3 months remote international working (conditional to 5 days paid leave for every 30 days of remote work).
• We value recognition.  We have an internal recognition platform amplifying the achievements of those who do great work and demonstrate our capabilities and values. 
• Career development and learning opportunities including LinkedIn Learning and other tailored training solutions. 
• Paid Parental Leave - up to 12 weeks paid Parental leave, and up to a year off (unpaid). In addition to the 12 months of unpaid parental leave, employees may apply for a further 12 months of unpaid parental leave (a total of 24 months for each birth) 
• BabyCare Package - financial and flexible support for parents transitioning back to work. 
• Need some wheels? Novated Lease options are available. 
• Invest in your future with the Employee Share Scheme 
• Leave Options – We offer wellbeing leave and leave purchasing  
• Care for your Community. Spend one paid day a year volunteering with one of our Ampol Foundation partners.   

We’re an equal opportunity workplace. We not only embrace diversity and inclusion; we celebrate what makes you unique. We welcome applications from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and diverse sexualities and genders (including if you identify as transgender). We also highly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for roles with Ampol.

Want to take your career to the next level? Apply today. Application closes on the 04 March 2025.