Fresh Produce Supply Manager

 Coles Supermarkets  Hawthorn East 


Requisition ID: 52103 

Employment Type: Full time 


Good things start here

This could be the very first step towards an exciting new career with us – a fresh beginning. At the Coles Group, these are moments we live for.

Starting good things is what drives our purpose: to sustainably feed all Australians so they can lead healthier, happier lives. With a team of 120,000 people and an iconic portfolio of Australia’s most trusted brands, we’re perfectly positioned to turn a promising start into a whole lot more.
 

The Merchandise team at Coles plays a critical role and pride themselves on building sustainable long term supplier relationships, developing new range offers and ideas, and working on convenient, healthy solutions.

You’ll find us working across all business units at Coles Supermarkets, Liquor and Express. Supermarkets is one of the largest teams at Coles, but we’re a close-knit group that come from all over the world. We’re passionate about working at the forefront of merchandising and making sure our customers have quality products at the right price.

About the role

The Supply Manager is responsible for leading the tactical planning and delivery, continuous improvement and supplier collaboration for the Fresh Produce category.

Contributing to our functional strategy, you will focus on optimising planning processes, enhancing forecasting accuracy and continually striving to increase availability.

Partnering with the Category Manager to deliver strategic objectives for the category, you will build strong relationships to allow collaboration with a large range of suppliers, developing synchronisation to enhance service and costs.

Representing supply chain in the supplier engagement process as a key stakeholder, as the Supply Manager you will also identify end to end improvement opportunities through designing supplier management solutions that will ultimately provide the best possible product availability for our customers.

Good things you’ll need

• Supply and demand planning experience gained in a Retail or FMCG supply chain, managing a category with a significant variety of SKU’s.
• A collaborative approach to solving network challenges and optimising availability.
• Advanced problem-solving skills, with the ability to question processes and provide creative solutions to mitigate supply risks.
• Experience in managing supply chain network models and system levers to achieve supply metrics.
• An innate set of skills in negotiation, procurement and contract management, creating new agreements and collaborating with top tier vendors.
• The ability to build strong and effective relationships both internally and externally.
• Experience influencing and navigating a complex matrix structure.

Given the state/ territory of the position you are applying for, and to enable Coles to provide a safe environment for its team members, there may be a requirement for you to receive a COVID-19 vaccination before commencing work for Coles, unless you are medically exempt.

Given this, you will be required to disclose your COVID-19 vaccination status as part of your application for employment with Coles. You may be required to provide further evidence of vaccination status as part of your application.

Why Coles?
You’re joining a culture that truly cares about your wellbeing, values what you do and celebrates your success. We’ll invest in you and your career with best practice training, development, and leadership programs. You’ll also receive fantastic team member discounts across our supermarkets and brands.

As part of our focus on achieving a gender balanced workforce, we belong to the WORK180 network as an endorsed employer for women. Our commitment to helping all women thrive in the workplace includes initiatives such as our recently updated parental leave policy, flexible working options and our Employee Assistance Program.

You can explore all this and more at our Coles Careers website. 

For everyone who shares our passion
We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability. We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs – so reach out to us at www.careers.colesgroup.com.au > Careers for everyone > Disability employment.

We’d love to meet you
If you have the skills, experience and motivation to succeed in this role, please take the next step and submit your application.