Planning Systems Lead - Erskine Park

We’ve been proudly serving Australian communities since 1914 and have grown to become a top 30-listed company on the ASX with a portfolio of iconic homegrown brands. At the heart of our continued success is over 115,000 team members working across the country, all contributing to bringing our customers smiles. You’ll not only get to see your work make a difference, you’ll be part of a team working together to help Australians eat and live better every day.

About the team

Supply Chain makes life easier, safer, and more sustainable across our network. Our team works with thousands of trusted businesses every day to bring together our suppliers, distribution centres and stores. By keeping those relationships strong and processes running smoothly, we’re able to maintain the availability and quality of our products for our customers.

About the role

We're looking for an experienced Optimisation and Planning Systems Lead to join our team at a complex meat processing facility, where advanced equipment and evolving digital capabilities are helping us improve how we work. You'll develop and enhance planning processes, tools and systems in a large-scale, highly complex environment, with opportunities to optimise over $100 million in production and supply chain costs and more than $1 billion in finished goods production. Working with business leaders, operational teams and technology partners, you'll turn data and insights into practical solutions that improve efficiency, support better decisions and help us deliver for our customers.

You will also:

• Develop and improve production and supply planning processes, tools and systems to optimise operational performance.
• Analyse data, workflows and business processes to identify opportunities for greater efficiency and cost optimisation.
• Partner with stakeholders to define business requirements, strategic priorities and system improvements.
• Configure, develop and enhance system functionality and business logic, working with technology partners to deliver solutions.
• Support the implementation, testing and rollout of new systems, processes and planning capabilities.
• Drive adoption of improved tools and workflows, working closely with teams to deliver sustainable improvements.

About you and your skills

You're an experienced planning, optimisation or systems professional who enjoys solving complex problems and turning data into practical improvements. You bring strong analytical and technical skills, a collaborative approach and the ability to work across business and technology teams to deliver solutions that make a difference.

You will have:

• Experience in production planning, supply chain optimisation, systems development or process improvement within a complex operational environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience using data to identify opportunities and improve business performance.
• Experience gathering business requirements and configuring, developing or coding system functionality to support operational outcomes.
• Proven ability to partner with technology providers, developers and business stakeholders to deliver system enhancements.
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and change management skills, with the ability to support successful implementation and adoption.

What’s in it for you?

• Flexible working options: We know that work is only one part of your life, so we actively encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to help you achieve it.
• Office perks: Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub where you can sample new products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and so much more when you come in.
• Discounts: Eligible team members receive 5% discount all year round on your Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. We also offer additional periods of double discount (10%) at various times throughout the year. As well as hotdeals exclusive to team members that translate into additional savings.
• Reward through recognition: Give and receive recognition, linked to our Coles values, through our digital recognition platform ‘mythanks’. You can accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards from an extensive range of retailers.
• Opportunities for learning and development: No matter where you start within our diverse business, you’ll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore a variety of career development programs and job-specific training.
• Paid parental leave: We understand how important your life outside work is and offer permanent team members paid parental leave to support you in balancing work and family.
• Investment in your future: Our annual team member share plan offer allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase Coles Group shares.

About the recruitment process

We’re continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that is just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the ‘Our Recruitment Process’ section of our careers site or email inclusionrecruitment@coles.com.au

Job ID: 200443

Employment Type: Full time