Own Brand Sourcing Manager

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

From baby food to coffee blends, our team members use their passion and innovative thinking to develop and deliver Coles’ own brands of quality products and best value solutions for our customers.

About the role

We’re looking for a commercially savvy Own Brand Sourcing Manager to join our team and drive strategic sourcing initiatives that unlock value, elevate performance, and support business growth.

In this role, you’ll play a key part in delivering a significant cost of goods sold (COGS) program while strengthening supplier strategies, improving margins, and supporting the growth of Own Brand products. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners to ensure best-in-class sourcing practices, effective governance, and strong commercial outcomes.

You’ll also:

• Deliver strategic sourcing initiatives to improve margins and unlock value
• Contribute to a large-scale COGS program and drive commercial outcomes
• Partner with stakeholders across Commercial, Own Brand, Supply Chain, Finance and Sustainability teams
• Lead sourcing strategies at both SKU and broader category levels
• Strengthen supplier relationships and increase supplier choice
• Support growth of Own Brand portfolio and fixed-term agreements
• Embed best-practice sourcing disciplines, processes, and tools (including digital/AI capabilities)
• Drive governance, compliance, and continuous improvement across sourcing activities

About you and your skills

You’re a highly commercial procurement professional who thrives in a fast-paced, complex environment. You bring strong negotiation expertise, a passion for value creation, and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels. With a continuous improvement mindset, you’re always looking for smarter ways to drive efficiency and deliver results, while building strong, trusted relationships both internally and externally.

You’ll also ideally have:

• Tertiary qualification in Business, Commerce, Marketing or related discipline
• Extensive experience in procurement, sourcing, and category management
• Proven track record leading complex commercial negotiations
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end sourcing and contracting processes
• Ability to influence and engage diverse stakeholder groups
• Experience working across multiple categories and dynamic environments
• Strong commercial acumen with a focus on value optimisation

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: 186339

Employment Type: Full time

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