A privately-owned, founder-backed organisation based in Perth servicing remote mining and resource operations, and plans to expand into new market locations. The business has built a loyal client base over more than a decade and is entering its next growth phase: bringing two existing operations together into one platform, then scaling hard through organic growth and acquisitions.
This is a scale up opportunity over the next 5 to 10 years.
About the Role
This is a genuine owner-operator seat, with permanent capital backing. You'll take full P&L accountability for the business from day one, reporting directly to the founder, who is stepping back from day-to-day operations to focus on the next stage of growth for his portfolio.
In year one, you'll integrate two existing businesses into a single operation, stand up a new sales and operations structure, launch a rebrand, and hold performance steady through the transition. From there, the mandate is growth: organic expansion through a land-and-expand account model, plus integrating acquisitions as the platform scales.
Key responsibilities include:
- Owning the full P&L, strategy, and quarterly execution plan
- Driving sales growth and building a structured cross-sell program across the client base
- Running the end-to-end operational engine, including export and customs processes for remote and international sites
- Building a category-based supply chain & procurement model to negotiate better pricing and terms
- Recruiting, developing and holding accountable a lean, high-performing team
- Leading systems and process improvements, including automation and AI-enabled tools
- Integrating future acquisitions into the platform
You're currently in a management consulting role at a top-tier or specialist firm, and you're ready to trade advisory work for a real operating seat with genuine decision rights. You've spent your career diagnosing and recommending, and you're looking for the chance to actually own the outcome.
You'll need:
- A strong track record across strategy, operations, or transformation engagements, ideally with exposure to resources, industrials, or infrastructure clients
- Genuine commercial instincts and the confidence to take on full P&L ownership for the first time
- Comfort with lean overhead and hands-on problem-solving, not a preference for corporate infrastructure and support functions
- A bias to action and decision-making with incomplete information, rather than waiting for the perfect dataset
- Real interest in modern systems, automation and AI as tools to scale a business, not just concepts you've advised clients on
- Willingness to be based in Perth
What's on Offer
- Full P&L ownership and genuine autonomy in how you run the business
- A meaningful equity stake in the platform, structured to reward long-term value creation
- Direct access to and mentorship from an experienced, hands-on founder
- The chance to scale a business with the backing of permanent capital
Applications are being managed confidentially through Sharp & Carter. For a confidential conversation, contact Dale Young, Partner, Supply Chain & Operations.
