Executive Operations Manager

About the Company

Primepac Industrial Ltd is one of New Zealand’s leading manufacturers and distributors of industrial packaging and workplace supplies. Supplying businesses nationwide across a broad product range, Primepac has built a strong reputation for service, reliability, and an unbroken supply chain. The business is now entering an exciting phase of growth, with an ambitious revenue target and the leadership focus to match.

The Role

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, this newly created role is designed to create strategic capacity at the top of the organisation. You will own the MD’s operating system, support executive accountability across the leadership team, and help coordinate key strategic projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the MD’s calendar, inbox, and weekly rhythm to protect strategic time
• Manage the leadership team action register and issue regular accountability reporting
• Compile KPI packs, executive dashboards, and board preparation materials
• Coordinate strategic projects, tracking workstreams, owners, and deadlines
• Support the recruitment project pipeline from advertising through to onboarding
• Convert rough MD input into polished communications, briefing notes, and agendas
• Maintain the decision log and surface risks proactively
• Key Skills & Experience

Required

• 5+ years in a senior executive support, operations, or commercial coordination role
• Background in an SME or high-growth business strongly preferred over large corporate
• Proven ability to manage a senior executive’s time and operating system, not just logistics
• Strong written communication: able to produce clean, professional output from rough input
• Commercially literate with an understanding of how businesses operate and prioritise
• High EQ with the confidence to hold people accountable constructively
• Organised, proactive, and comfortable operating with pace and ambiguity
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 and task management tools; discretion as a matter of character
• What’s In It For You
• This is a genuine career opportunity, not a traditional EA hire.
• You will work at the centre of a growing NZ business, directly alongside an ambitious MD with a clear agenda.
• The mandate is real, the pathway is defined, and your impact will be visible from day one.
• If you are commercially wired, naturally proactive, and ready to own something that matters, this is worth a close look.

To be considered for this position, please submit your CV via the link below. For a confidential discussion, email Bethany Taplin at bethanyt@huntercampbell.co.nz.