Coles Group

Coles Liquor Hawthorn East

Requisition ID: 41670

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.

With three iconic brands (First Choice, Liquorland and Vintage Cellars) to our name, our Liquor team is well on its way to becoming Australia’s favourite drinks retailer, serving up everything from premium wines and craft beers, to spirits from local distilleries. We’re passionate about understanding what our customers enjoy, and have people working across supply chain, marketing, finance, and strategy to make this happen.

About the role

You will be key to the delivery of our Exclusive Beer Brand strategy & financial targets. This role is a great opportunity to be a key driver behind our continued overarching Exclusive Liquor Brand expansion and ambition.

What you’ll be doing

You will lead sourcing projects related to the vision of the beer category, identifying new opportunities, and ensuring that sourced products meet quality standards, commercial benchmarks, and customer satisfaction ratings.

You’ll also:

• work with Category Managers to identify gaps in the beer portfolio, emerging product areas, size of prize/opportunity & feasibility of product
• partner with the Category team to drive sales and profit performance ahead of budget and in line with forecasts
• end to end project management of all new product development from concept to execution
• work collaboratively with suppliers and internal stakeholders to identify new opportunities or opportunities to improve efficiencies
• monitor & review execution of pricing, promotional management & distribution across banners in collaboration with Category Teams and Trade Planning
• liaise with category and supply chain teams to ensure optimum levels of stock
• demonstrate understanding of consumer buying behaviour

Good things you’ll need

You will use your commercial acumen along with passion for beer as well as your broad knowledge of the alcohol market to source products in line with our brand strategy and category team requirements.

You’ll also need

• demonstrated buying, category management or sourcing experience within the retail environment
• passion for the product (wine, beer, spirits or ready to drink) and previous knowledge or experience within the beer industry will be strongly considered
• outstanding influencing, negotiation and stakeholder management skills
• sound knowledge of end-to-end supply chain

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.