Job Description

We’ve been proudly serving Australian communities since 1914 and have grown to become a top 30-listed company on the ASX with a portfolio of iconic homegrown brands. At the heart of our continued success is over 115,000 team members working across the country, all contributing to bringing our customers smiles. You’ll not only get to see your work make a difference, you’ll be part of a team working together to help Australians eat and live better every day.

About the team

As one of the biggest brands in Australia, we connect with millions of Australians each week. Whether it’s connecting our customers with relevant content through digital innovation, omni-channel storytelling or impactful advertising that reaches 98% of Australians, our Marketing team play an important role in driving our brand forward, helping Australians eat and live better every day.

About the role

Join our Customer Events & Sponsorship team on a parental leave full-time fixed-term contract through to the end of January 2028 and help bring Coles events, sponsorships and activations to life.

Working alongside experienced project managers, you’ll gain broad exposure across the business and work with external partners and suppliers to coordinate activity from planning through to execution.

This is a hands-on, behind-the-scenes role, with some interstate travel and occasional evening or weekend work. This is a 5-day per week role where you’ll work from the Melbourne head office Monday to Thursday, with the option to work from home on Fridays.

What you’ll do

No two weeks will look quite the same. You’ll help keep events and activations moving from planning through to execution. You’ll:

• coordinate supplier activity, bookings, approvals and in-store demonstrations
• support the planning and delivery of events and sponsorship activations
• work closely with internal stakeholders, external partners and suppliers
• prepare communications to support Hub and activation activity
• collaborate with suppliers on creative ideas and activation opportunities
• keep multiple projects organised and on track, including supporting event-day execution when required.

About you

You don’t need to be a sponsorship expert. We’re looking for someone who’s organised, confident, great with people and happy to roll up their sleeves and get into the detail.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Experience in events, experiential marketing, activations or an agency environment
• Administration & project coordination strength
• Strong stakeholder and supplier management skills
• Excellent organisation, attention to detail and the ability to juggle competing priorities
• Confidence communicating and building relationships with a broad range of people
• Strong computer and systems capability
• A practical, hands-on approach and willingness to learn.

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What’s in it for you?

• Flexible working options: We know that work is only one part of your life, so we actively encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to help you achieve it.
• Office perks: Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub where you can sample new products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and so much more when you come in.
• Discounts: Eligible team members receive 5% discount all year round on your Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. We also offer additional periods of double discount (10%) at various times throughout the year. As well as hotdeals exclusive to team members that translate into additional savings.
• Reward through recognition: Give and receive recognition, linked to our Coles values, through our digital recognition platform ‘mythanks’. You can accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards from an extensive range of retailers.
• Opportunities for learning and development: No matter where you start within our diverse business, you’ll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore a variety of career development programs and job-specific training.
• Paid parental leave: We understand how important your life outside work is and offer permanent team members paid parental leave to support you in balancing work and family.
• Investment in your future: Our annual team member share plan offer allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase Coles Group shares.

About the recruitment process

We’re continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that is just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the ‘Our Recruitment Process’ section of our careers site or email inclusionrecruitment@coles.com.au

Job ID: 196038

Employment Type: Full time