Why you’ll love this role
Play a key role in a major HRIS and payroll transformation, working in a collaborative project environment where your coordination skills make a real impact. Supported by experienced Payroll, HR and project teams, you’ll work with systems like Chris21 and Kronos.
Note – this role will be a 12 month fixed term contract.
Extra reasons to join us
⚖️ Flexibility & balance: Flex Ready & Family Friendly accredited employer with hybrid working arrangements
🚀 Grow your career: Access to learning and development opportunities to support your professional growth
🤝 Inclusive & supportive: A values‑led workplace recognised for inclusion, mental health and pay equity
What you’ll do
• Coordinate HRIS and payroll implementation projects, including Chris21 system enhancements and migrations
• Maintain project schedules, RAID logs, action registers and regular status reporting
• Support project governance activities, including PMO reporting and steering committee coordination
• Coordinate workshops, meetings, testing cycles, payroll parallel runs and cutover activities
• Liaise with Payroll, HR, IT, Operations and external vendors to manage requirements, risks and defects
• Support data migration, reconciliation, system integration and business readiness activities
• Assist with user training coordination and transition into BAU operations
What you’ll bring
• Proven experience as a Project Coordinator within HRIS, payroll or transformation projects
• Hands on experience with Chris21 / iChris payroll systems (essential)
• Understanding of payroll implementations, migrations, integrations and testing cycles
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Confident stakeholder engagement and communication skills across technical and non technical teams
• High attention to detail with a structured and proactive approach
• Experience working in fast paced, multi site or transformation environments (desirable)
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.
