Domain Architect - Supply Chain Network - Hawthorn East

We’ve been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with over 115,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you’ll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you’ll also get to see your impact.

About the team

Our Technology team is the backbone of the business, building and maintaining the information technology infrastructure that support Coles Group. As a part of the Technology team, you get the opportunity to work through complex, challenging, meaningful problems using large data sets and new technologies to expand your skills and experience.

Technology is the backbone of our business. Every day, our team solves complex and meaningful problems. Those solutions help thousands of our fellow team members succeed and make millions of customers’ lives easier every day.

As part of the broader Technology team, our team partners with the business to deliver efficiency and innovation for Coles as the leading retail supply chain network in Australia. 

The supply chain domain spans every link in our network—from regional warehouses and transport fleets to automated distribution centres, meat and milk manufacturing plants, retail-ready meat facilities, and customer fulfilment centres. It’s the backbone that moves inventory smoothly from source to shelf, ensuring products are available when and where customers expect them.

About the role

This role is your opportunity to shape the future of Coles’ supply chain, driving efficiency, resilience, and customer delight across Australia’s leading retail network.

We’re looking for a strategic and experienced Domain Architect to lead the architectural direction of our Supply Chain Network—a mission-critical domain that underpins our retail operations and customer experience.

In this senior leadership role, you’ll define and evolve the domain’s architecture roadmap, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy and enabling scalable, secure, and future-ready platforms. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders across Technology, Product, and Engineering to guide solution design, influence key decisions, and embed architectural governance.

This role offers the opportunity to drive transformation, modernise legacy systems, and introduce innovative technologies that deliver measurable business value.

A background in retail and a strong understanding of supply chain operations are highly desirable, ensuring you can design solutions that are practical, customer-focused, and aligned with the complexities and realities of end-to-end supply chain environments.

About you and your skills

•    10+ years in technology architecture roles, including experience as a lead or enterprise architect in complex, enterprise environments.
•    Deep understanding of end-to-end retail supply chain processes (warehousing, transport, automated DCs, manufacturing, fulfilment).
•    Familiarity with fresh-food manufacturing environments (meat, milk, retail-ready meat plants) and cold-chain requirements.
•    Proven experience into omni-channel retail fulfilment models, last-mile delivery, and customer-centric logistics.
•    Proven experience defining domain or enterprise-level architecture strategies and roadmaps and aligning them to business priorities and enterprise goals.
•    Demonstrated experience in influencing and implementing strategic planning and organisational structure, including operating models and functional designs, and enabling enterprise       objective alignment.
•    Demonstrated leadership in architectural governance, design authority and standards definition, embedding architecture effectively within agile delivery environments.
•    Proven impact in optimising cost, risk and value outcomes through architectural decision making.
•    Deep expertise in architecture frameworks and practices, such as TOGAF, Zachman, or similar – formal certification is advantageous.
•    Solid knowledge of data architecture and governance principles, including regulatory and compliance considerations in enterprise environments.
•    Excellent systems thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to assess complex technology landscapes and design fit-for-purpose solutions.

If you’re passionate about architecture as a strategic enabler and thrive in complex, fast-paced environments, we’d love to hear from you.

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: 166072

Employment Type: Full time

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