
About Us
In October 2020, Woolworths Group Supply Chain rebranded to become Primary Connect - an end-to-end supply chain partner within Woolworths Group. Our team of more than 8,000 support businesses within Woolworths Group (such as Supermarkets, Countdown and Big W), and over 1,300 commercial customers across the country, to connect communities with the products we need and love.
Becoming Primary Connect gives us the opportunity to keep growing so we can become the next generation supply chain whilst remaining an essential part of Woolworths Group. There has never been a more exciting time to join our team.
People and Culture Business Partner
- Permanent
- Great opportunity to be a part of significant cultural transformation
The Opportunity
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a driven and dynamic People and Culture Business Partner for a fixed-term opportunity within Primary Connect. Your role will entail effectively partnering with the Supply Chain Manager and site leadership team to provide strategic & operational HR coaching, advice and support. . The Team Experience Partner will play an integral role in partnering with the Supply Chain Manager, site leadership team and broader team as they navigate through a significant cultural transformation.
This role will be critical to success by:
- Providing coaching and leadership development by aligning performance, capability, engagement and talent initiatives
- Proactively contributing to the development and execution of the People Plan, actively participating in the cultural shift by leading by example and supporting our leaders to hold everyone to account
- Effectively navigating a challenging industrial landscape, building constructive relationships with union partners
- Building leadership capability across the talent pipeline
- Partnering with leaders to develop engagement initiatives with a commercial mindset and passion for continuous improvement and innovation
- Providing actionable insights to leaders on trends in people data and provide support and coaching to act on this data
- Managing the implementation of people change initiatives
About you
We’re looking for a resilient and relationship driven People and Culture Business Partner who has:
- Demonstrated experience in a similar People Business Partnering role
- Strong communication skills, stakeholder management and relationship building skills
- Experience designing and implementing organisation change programs
- Strong relationship management background including working with trade unions
- Comfort in working autonomously and through ambiguity
- Experience with navigating enterprise agreements would be highly beneficial
Grow with the Group
Woolworths Group has announced it will be requiring Australian team members to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (subject to medical and religious exemptions).
As an inclusive, team-first company, our people are at the core of everything we do.
We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or life stage. We are proud to be recognised as a Gold Tier Employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQ+ inclusion and as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
As our Group continues to evolve, innovate and support our communities, we encourage our team members to do the same with their own careers, by providing ongoing opportunities to grow and make a real difference.
We value flexibility, and encourage our team members to work in ways that meet their work/life commitments and support their wellbeing.
We work hard to create a safe and inclusive environment for all, and most importantly, we're all about creating better experiences – for our customers and for each other.
We’d love to hear from You
If you meet a number of the requirements, but not all, we encourage you to submit your application. You can follow us on LinkedIn or see more opportunities via www.wowcareers.com.au. #LI #Work180

