About the Business

Our client is one of Victoria’s most active private greenfield developers, with a large land and development pipeline across Melbourne’s growth corridors. Alongside its residential core, the business is moving into build-to-rent, industrial and commercial, and data centres. Self storage and industrial outdoor storage are the next step within the industrial and commercial portfolio.

The Role

This is the first hire for the platform. Sites for both self storage and industrial outdoor storage are already earmarked within the developer’s landholdings, and two further acquisitions are being assessed. You’ll set up the operating business, choose the systems, set the commercial strategy and bring the first sites to market. You’ll also play a key role in the numbers behind each site. The role is hands-on at the start, and you’ll build the team as the portfolio grows.

What You’ll Be Doing

- Developing the operating model, commercial strategy, procedures and governance for self storage and industrial outdoor storage
- Building and reviewing the financial models, feasibilities, budgets and forecasts for earmarked sites and potential acquisitions
- Providing operational input into the two acquisitions under consideration and future site selection
- Evaluating and selecting the storage management software, access control, online booking and payment systems
- Setting pricing and revenue strategy, and driving lease-up, occupancy and customer retention across new sites
- Building customer channels with transport, logistics, equipment hire,



trade and construction businesses, as well as retail storage customers
- Owning portfolio P&L;, reporting and performance, and recruiting the team as the portfolio expands

What We’re Looking For

- Senior multi-site operations experience in self storage, ideally at area, regional or state level
- Strong financial skills: confident building and interrogating feasibilities and financial models, and managing a P&L;
- Experience opening new sites or leading lease-up from zero occupancy
- A commercial focus on pricing, revenue and occupancy
- Comfort being hands-on in the early stages, without a large team
- Experience in industrial outdoor storage, equipment hire, truck or container yards, or industrial property is a strong advantage

What’s On Offer

- The chance to set up a self-storage and outdoor storage platform from scratch, with sites already earmarked and acquisitions in play
- The backing of an established developer with a significant land pipeline
- Real influence over which sites are acquired and how they perform
- A explicit path from a hands-on start to leading a team as the portfolio grows

How to Apply If this role is of interest, please hit apply or please send a copy of your resume to Jeremy at [email protected] in the first instance.

Only Australian permanent residents are eligible to apply.

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📌 Senior Manager Operations, Self Storage & Industrial Outdoor Storage (Melbourne)
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📍 Melbourne