Head of Strategy

1 week ago

Bella Vista, New South Wales, Australia Woolworths Full time

About Woolworths Group


Woolworths Group is a food and everyday needs retailer united by the shared purpose of creating better experiences together for a better tomorrow.

With more than 1,400 stores across its Woolworths Supermarkets, Countdown Supermarkets (New Zealand) and BIG W brands, and fast-growing eCommerce businesses, Woolworths Group is Australia and New Zealand's largest retailer.

A top 10 company on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Woolworths Group employs more than 180,000 team members and serves more than 20 million customers a week.


  • Your path to many possible futures
  • An opportunity to make a visible difference to a ~A$60b business, developing and executing the most critical strategic initiatives within divisions and across the portfolio
  • Key leadership role within Woolworths largest business
  • Surry Hills location with flexible/hybrid working

The Opportunity


In this key leadership role you will support the GM of Strategy and Transformation and work closely with the MD of Supermarkets and leadership team to set and refine the strategic priorities for the Supermarkets business, including defining the role that it will play within the Woolworths Food Group ecosystem.


The Head of Strategy Supermarkets will lead teams that are engaged across a portfolio of projects aligned to the strategic priorities of the Woolworths Supermarkets business.

The role partners closely with other businesses and teams across Food Group including Woolies X and Customer Transformation. You will take the lead on Supermarkets strategic priorities relating to Woolies X and Store Operations. Ultimately this role will be responsible for delivering some of Woolworths biggest transformation programs.

**More specifically the role will: - Support the MD Supermarkets and Supermarkets leadership team to help define their strategic plan, and provide thought leadership

  • Develop and deliver on a portfolio of Supers top strategic programs of work, from diagnostic and scoping through to execution and delivery
  • Role model partnering across Woolworths Food Group, ensuring initiatives are scoped and orchestrated end to end
  • Support the GM of Supermarkets Strategy and Transformation with the leadership and direction of the supermarkets strategy team. Including leading & developing a team of high performing strategy members and working closely with GM Group Strategy to build strategic capabilities across the Group
  • Executive level communication and engagement, including preparation of strategy updates to the Executive Committee and the Woolworths Board

Who we're looking for


Key to the success of someone in this role is the ability to to influence and build relationships with the senior management team and executives.

You will be comfortable working in a fast paced environment and leading teams in pressured situations, drawing on your structured and rigorous approach.

You will have deep experience and knowledge of strategic problem solving frameworks and can demonstrate your success delivering on large-scale projects and change management.

You are a dynamic and results oriented individual with a positive attitude and strong customer first mindset.

  • Solid strategy background from a retail environment and ideally experience from a Tier 1 strategy consultancy firm
  • Proven leadership capabilities and experience and to manage and coach junior team members and strategy managers
  • Exceptional communication skills with the right balance between consultative and assertive styles
  • A pragmatic approach and the ability to deal with change and foster it
LI-Hybrid

**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
Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Woolworths Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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