Why you’ll love this role
This brand new opportunity will be pivotal in leading the transformation of People & Culture operations to support significant organisational growth at Metcash.
Reporting to our Chief People Office, you will be accountable for reshaping core people operations into a simple, scalable, systems led model anchored in SAP SuccessFactors. You will drive enterprise wide change across P&C operations, systems and service delivery, and laying the foundations for shared services, automation and future transformation.
Extra reasons to join us!
🌿 Flexibility & balance: Flex Ready & Family Friendly accredited employer, with hybrid working arrangements and additional leave benefits available
🚀 Significant career opportunity: Own and deliver transformation at enterprise scale, shaping workforce experience and future capability
🤝 Inclusive & supportive: A values led workplace recognised for inclusion, mental health and pay equity
What you’ll do
• Lead the transformation of P&C operations to support scale, growth and acquisitions
• Establish systems led, data driven people processes with SuccessFactors as the single source of truth
• Transform core HR operations across Join, Move and Leave processes
• Deliver the rollout, adoption and optimisation of SuccessFactors
• Redesign service delivery models to improve self service and customer experience
• Build strong data, systems and integration foundations across P&C, IT and Payroll
• Lead and integrate a multi disciplinary team to deliver measurable business benefits
• Lay the foundations for shared services, automation and future transformation
What you’ll bring
• Senior Leadership experience with strong success in leading HR / P&C operations and large scale transformation
• Strong HRIS capability, with hands on experience in platforms such as SuccessFactors
• Proven ability to design and implement scalable, systems led operating models
• Strong commercial acumen with a pragmatic, outcomes focused mindset
• Experience driving cross functional alignment across P&C, IT and Payroll
• A systems thinking approach combined with strong execution capability
• Confidence leading complex change in a growing, evolving organisation
Be part of something bigger
Backing local brilliance is at the heart of what we do. As Australia’s leading wholesale distribution company, Metcash proudly supports independent retailers behind iconic brands such as IGA, Foodland, Mitre 10, Total Tools, Cellarbrations and The Bottle O, fuelling an unstoppable network of independents across Australia.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to supporting you throughout the recruitment process.
Please note: This role is being managed directly by our internal Talent Acquisition team – no agencies please.
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At Metcash, we’re the power behind an independent Australia & New Zealand. From the humble origins of our first family-owned corner store in 1927, we’ve been backing independents and strengthening the communities they operate in for almost 100 years. With a national network of more than 10,000 independent retailers and a further 90,000 wholesalers, we’re the driving force behind local, family-owned businesses – sticking up for the little guys and helping them become the best stores in town. And while we may be large in size, we’ll always be locals at heart.
Today we’re Australia and New Zealand’s leading independent retail partner and wholesaler in food, liquor and hardware. We have over 80 years of experience supporting and championing the interests of independent grocery, liquor and hardware sectors. Headquartered in Sydney, our world class distribution facilities across the country allow us to operate on a huge scale to unite Australia's independent grocers, delivering products to more than 10,000 retail premises and a further 90,000 wholesale customers across the food, grocery, liquor and hardware markets. Our network of Successful Independents includes a large portfolio of brands such as IGA, Foodland, Mitre 10, Home Timber & Hardware, Cellarbrations and the Bottle-O.
At Metcash we have a single purpose - Successful Independents - it is at the heart of everything we do. Success starts with our people. Employing over 6,000 people, Metcash champions the interests of the independent retail industry. We are a team of people who are resilient and empowered, who take initiative and pride in their work and above all operate with integrity. Our core operations are key to providing our customers and retailers with merchandising, operations and marketing support through our strong retail brands.
Whilst we operate on a huge scale, we think big but we act local. We believe that independence is worth fighting for and this is at the core of our business divisions.
