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.

Team Leader - Melbourne Fresh Distribution Centre

• New opportunity for a talented Team Leader to join our Melbourne Fresh DC (MFDC), located at Truganina
• Shift Pattern: Tuesday - Saturday 14:00 - 22:30
• Join one of Australia’s leading retail groups, and enjoy the opportunity to grow and make a positive difference

The Opportunity
We are seeking a highly motivated and passionate individual to join our leadership team. As a Team Leader, you will effectively lead and manage your assigned team to meet safety, operational, people, customer and financial performance expectations. This role is on afternoon shift working Tuesday - Saturday 14:00 - 22:30. This is a great opportunity to be part of Australia's biggest supply chain network that provides an essential service to Australia and our communities.

Your commitment to leadership and advocacy for our purpose of ‘connecting communities with the products they need and love will drive the success of your team and the DC. As a Team Leader you will be responsible for coaching, training and managing your team to achieve the best stock outcomes, getting the right stock to the right people at the right time and into the customer's hands.

Key Responsibilities

• Promoting safety values and implement safety, health and environment policies and systems
• Supporting the Shift Operations Manager in leading business, operational and special event planning
• Managing and monitoring operational KPI's to ensure resource planning is within budget and meets forecasts
• Building a high performance team through leadership, coaching and mentoring.
• Ensuring consistent practices exist within the DC, facilitate the sharing of ideas in a way that supports achievement of key measures and drives continuous improvement
• Liaising with key stakeholders and identify opportunities for the DC to continuously improve service, efficiencies and cost
• Supporting the management of 3PL's (transport) to ensure service levels and cost are optimised

Who we’re looking for
We’re looking for resilient, results driven individuals who are able to negotiate and influence with stakeholders at all levels. Who will also:

• Have the right level of resilience to work in our temperature-controlled environment, we work in 2 degrees all year round
• An efficient and effective operator and have the ability to deliver in our time-sensitive operating environment to meet our delivery commitments to our customers
• A hands-on approach and leading by example, drawing on your ability to engage and motivate others
• The capacity to work autonomously and make business-critical decisions to ensure positive outcomes
• Have a working knowledge of a broad range of distribution centre systems eg. JDA (Warehouse Management System
• Experience with various computer programs: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Suite
• Experience in a process-oriented, warehouse or distribution operations environment
• Understanding of supply chain operations is preferred

Why you’ll love it here
In addition to this exciting role, these are some of the benefits we offer:

• An attractive remuneration package including bonuses
• To be a part of a dynamic team that strives to change the face of distribution
• Team member discounts across all Woolworths Group and partner businesses
• Diverse and Inclusive environment for all
• Be led and work with incredible leaders
• An exciting career - as our business grows, so do the opportunities for our people

Grow with the Group

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