Join a leading Australian retail brand
High impact role supporting our continued growth
Visa sponsorship & relocation assistance to Melbourne
About Coles
We’re one of Australia’s leading retail organisations. For over 100 years, we’ve been a highly regarded and much loved part of Australian life. And while we’re
immensely proud of our history, we’re also very excited about our future growth.
This is a unique opportunity for you to join some of the greatest minds in global
retail and enjoy the relaxed lifestyle that we’re famous for Down Under.
About the role
Coles have announced that they have ambitious store opening plans for the future. Reporting to the Head of Network Planning, you will be at the heart of this growth story as you advise where to open new stores across Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia. You will determine the level of sales that they could generate across our Food, Liquor and Fuel businesses.
Ably supported by a talented team, a key part of the role will be leading and developing the team to continued success.
Please note this role is based in our Store Support Centre in Melbourne and there will be some travel involved; anticipating two days interstate travel per month.
Duties & responsibilities
- Setting the long term growth strategy for the Coles Group (Food, Liquor and Convenience) across QLD, WA, SA and NT.
- Providing accurate sales forecasts for proposals for new stores and renewals
- Providing and presenting insight on the retail market to ELT
- Leading an area of change across the Network Planning Function (e.g. Liquor, CEXP, Strategy, Accuracy)
- Managing a team of 5-6 skilled analysts
Skills & experience
- Relevant tertiary qualification; Geography, Town Planning, Economics, Property etc.
- Previous Network Planning experience, preferably with a large retailer or specialist retail/ property consultancy
- Clear demonstration of driving change processes within a team
- Presenting property proposals and insight to Board Directors/ General Managers
- Strong ability to lead and develop a team
- Ability to work with a number of data sources
- Strong skills in analysing data, conducting reviews, and trending results in order to identify and drive sales building opportunities
- Confidence to voice your own opinion and provide independent advice
Benefits
- 5% discount card (Coles, Kmart, Officeworks, Target etc.)
- STI eligible
- Eligibility for various other team member discounts
- On-site gym
- Staff parking
- Ongoing training and development
- Excellent career progression
Working Down Under
We’ll provide visa sponsorship and relocation assistance to Melbourne – voted the World’s Most Liveable City for the fourth time in a row in 2014 by The Economist’s Intelligence Unit.
For confidential enquiries please contact either:
Richard Lyness, Head of Network Planning
Phone: +61 408 347 782
Email: Richard.Lyness@coles.com.au
or Steven Burrows, Senior Recruitment Specialist
Phone: +61 3 9829 5336
Email: Steven.Burrows@coles.com.au
To apply go to www.colescareers.com.au
and enter Job Number 592487.
Closing date for applications is Wednesday 27th April 2016
And please remember to tell them heard about it here first!