JOB.TILE

Regency Park, SA

- Take ownership of a specialist product portfolio and drive its growth

- Combine technical expertise, commercial strategy and customer solutions

- Join Australia's largest family-owned equipment hire company

About the role

At Kennards Hire, we're looking for an experienced Operational Product Specialist – Pumps & Water Management to drive the performance, growth and development of our specialist equipment portfolio across the state.

This is an opportunity to combine your technical knowledge of pumps and water management solutions with your commercial expertise to influence product strategy, identify new business opportunities and deliver solutions that make a real difference to our customers.

Working closely with our Operations, Product and Business Development teams, you'll play a key role in growing our specialist offering, improving fleet performance and ensuring our equipment and solutions meet the changing needs of the market.

Reporting to the GM Specialists, you'll take ownership of the operational and commercial performance of the Pumps & Water Management portfolio across the state.

You'll work across our branch network, supporting teams and customers with specialist product expertise while driving revenue growth, fleet utilisation and return on investment.

What you'll be doing:

- Drive the growth, profitability and performance of the Pumps & Water Management portfolio across the state.

- Work with Product Managers and operational leaders to develop and execute state product strategies.

- Identify new markets, customers and business opportunities to expand our specialist offering.





- Provide technical product advice and develop practical pumping and water management solutions to meet customer requirements.

- Partner with Business Development teams to build sales pipelines and support quotations, tenders and customer negotiations.

- Monitor fleet performance, utilisation and market demand to identify opportunities for improvement.

- Contribute to fleet investment planning, equipment procurement and asset lifecycle decisions.

- Build product capability across our branch network through specialist advice, training and support.

- Monitor industry trends, competitor activity and customer needs to identify opportunities for growth.

- Work with suppliers and internal stakeholders to improve product availability, performance and customer outcomes.

- Champion safe operating practices and ensure compliance with relevant industry requirements.

About you

You'll bring a strong understanding of the pumps and water management industry, backed by commercial awareness and the ability to turn technical knowledge into practical business outcomes.

We're looking for someone with:

- Strong technical knowledge of pumps, pumping applications and water management solutions.

- Experience in specialist equipment hire, pumping, water management or a related industry.

- Demonstrated ability to grow and manage a product portfolio,



business category or specialist service offering.

- Commercial acumen, with an understanding of revenue, profitability, fleet utilisation and return on investment.

- Experience identifying business opportunities, developing customer relationships and supporting tenders or
- commercial negotiations.

- The ability to analyse market trends, customer needs and product performance to inform business decisions.

- Strong stakeholder management skills and the confidence to influence operational teams, suppliers and customers.

- A cooperative, solutions-focused approach and a genuine commitment to safety.

- A current driver's licence

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:

- Profit share bonuses

- Discounted equipment hire for personal projects

- Paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers

- Leave conversion options for better work–life balance

- Salary continuance insurance & additional 1% superannuation after 5 years

- Salary sacrifice options

- WHEREFIT health, fitness and lifestyle discounts

So, whether you’re starting out, switching roles, changing industries or ready to make your next career move, With Kennards Hire You Can.

📌 Operations Product Specialist - PWM (Regency Park)
🏢 Kennards Hire
📍 Regency Park