Project Analyst - Hawthorn East

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

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.

About the role

As a Project Analyst, you will play a key role in supporting the effective delivery of technology initiatives across supermarkets, liquor, and shared group platforms. You will provide analytical, coordination, and governance support across the project lifecycle, working closely with Project and Program Managers to strengthen planning, monitoring, and execution disciplines.
You will be responsible for maintaining the accuracy of project data, preparing insights and reporting, and ensuring alignment to governance frameworks. With a focus on driving consistency and continuous improvement, you will help uplift delivery practices, manage risks and dependencies, and improve overall delivery confidence.

Key responsibilities include

• Supporting portfolio and program planning activities, ensuring alignment between strategic priorities and delivery capacity
• Maintaining integrated schedules, milestones and dependencies to support cohesive execution
• Leading governance reporting and preparing accurate, insights‑driven materials for executive forums and steering committees
• Consolidating and validating program data to support transparent and consistent decision‑making
• Providing forward‑looking performance analysis to identify trends, risks and delivery impacts
• Coordinating structured risk, issue and dependency management to support delivery confidence
• Driving continuous improvement in delivery practices, frameworks, and reporting standards

About you and your skills

You will bring strong analytical capability, delivery discipline, and stakeholder engagement skills, including:

• Experience working in IT, retail technology, supply chain, warehouse management or related operational environments
• Strong understanding of technology operating models, processes, tooling and enterprise delivery environments
• Experience supporting planning, governance, risk management and performance reporting across complex programs
• Ability to interpret and translate delivery data into actionable insights for leaders and stakeholders
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence cross‑functional teams without formal authority
• Experience working with SAP, inventory/invoice management, or demand planning is highly regarded
• Excellent analytical problem‑solving skills and the ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders

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: 174616

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Employment Type: Full time