Strategy Business Partner

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

Strategy is making the future of retail a reality. We’re a big business with big ideas. Our team works together with all our business units to help bring those ideas to life. We stay focused on what’s next, so we can make our customers’ experiences even better now and lead the industry for years to come.

<h3>About the role</h3>

An opportunity exists for a dynamic Strategy Business Partner (SBP) to join our Group Strategy function. In this pivotal role, you will partner with senior stakeholders to shape and execute Coles’ strategic priorities, ensuring we remain a world class retailer. You’ll play a critical role in turning insights into action, supporting decision-making at the highest level, and driving initiatives that deliver long-term value. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Deliver fact-based insights to inform business strategies, the corporate plan, and solutions to critical challenges. 
• Partner with Group Strategy Managers and the Heads of Strategy to design and execute Coles’ strategy. 
• Apply structured problem-solving and rigorous analysis to develop initiatives and define success metrics for strategic issues. 
• Act as a strategic thought partner to senior stakeholders, driving execution of key initiatives. 
• Conduct high-quality quantitative and qualitative analysis to solve complex business problems. 
• Synthesise findings into clear recommendations that enable effective execution. 
• Take ownership of project success within your area of responsibility, ensuring timely and impactful delivery. 
• Identify risks to in-scope projects and support the development of mitigation plans.
  
  

<h3>About you and your skills</h3>

You are a strategic thinker with strong analytical capabilities, able to turn complexity into clarity and influence senior stakeholders with confidence. You will bring:

• Experience from a leading management consulting (ideally McKinsey, Bain or BCG) or retail strategy.
• Demonstrated capability in structured, hypothesis-led problem solving across complex and ambiguous business challenges.
• Experience leading workstreams within large-scale, multi-stakeholder transformation or strategy programs.
• Exposure to preparing and contributing to Board and executive-level presentations.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with confidence operating at senior leadership level.
• Proven ability to collaborate across cross-functional business units within matrixed environments.
• A track record of performing in high-performance, outcomes-focused teams.
• Strong financial modelling expertise, with the ability to develop robust business cases and commercial insights.
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel, with a track record of producing executive-ready materials.

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: 177161

Employment Type: Full time

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