Senior Commercial Manager

4 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Wesfarmers Health Full time

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What began in 1910 as a small co-operative of just three pharmacies has grown into Wesfarmers Health—a leading Australian organisation in health, beauty, and wellness.

Today, Wesfarmers Health proudly employs over 3,600 team members, all committed to delivering accessible, innovative, and trusted health and beauty services to Australians nationwide, across retail, medi-aesthetics, digital health, and wholesale and supply chain operations.

What you'll do:

We're looking for a commercially savvy and strategically minded Senior Commercial Manager to join our fast-growing Pharmacy & Beauty Retail division. In this newly created role, you'll play a critical part in shaping the future of a high-impact portfolio, partnering closely with senior leadership (EGM/GM) to identify growth opportunities and deliver commercially sound strategies.

You'll help drive and shape the commercial strategy across multiple store formats and brands, including two new-to-market concepts, bringing a sharp commercial lens to a diverse and evolving retail landscape. You'll also lead the commercial evaluation of new initiatives, ensuring strong alignment with business objectives and market trends.

Working cross-functionally, you'll partner directly with retail operations, franchise operations, and store development teams, while also managing the end-to-end P&L for both the retail and pharmacy business units, ensuring performance is optimised and aligned to strategic priorities.

Bringing a strong commercial mindset and natural curiosity, you'll lead the development of robust business cases, challenge assumptions, and deliver insights that directly influence decision-making. You'll be instrumental in building a high-performance, insight-driven culture that values accountability and continuous improvement.

You'll also lead a team of 3, providing direction, coaching, and support to ensure high-quality commercial outputs and professional development.

If you thrive in a dynamic, growth-focused environment and want to help shape one of the most exciting areas of our business, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll bring:

Minimum 15 years' relevant business partnering experience with at least 5 years spent in leadership roles.
Strong Retail experience, with business partnering a pharmacy / beauty function an advantage
Extensive experience in management accounting, performance management and reporting, business planning and budgeting
Proven ability to develop effective partnerships between support and business functions
Experience in financial evaluation of projects (NPV, ROC etc.) and initiatives and the preparation of formal business cases
Experience using large ERP systems & BI tools (SAP, BPC, MicroStrategy, PowerBI)
Advanced Excel and extensive financial modelling experience with large and multiple data sources.
CPA or CA certification
Tertiary qualifications in Accounting or Finance related discipline

Why us?

Access to employee benefits across Wesfarmers including team member discounts at Bunnings, Kmart, Target, Officeworks, OnePass, Priceline and Clear Skincare Clinics.
Ongoing professional development and career opportunities across the Wesfarmers Health Division and the broader Wesfarmers Group.
Novated leasing options
Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - available to all team members and their immediate family members, 24/7, 365 days a year
Beautiful outdoor terrace for work and recreation.
Food, coffee and health & wellbeing facilities onsite including a landlord operated gym
Dedicated end of trip facilities (cycle racks, showers, lockers).

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants

Wesfarmers Health aims to become an employer of choice for First Nations Australians, through investments that attract, empower and retain First Nations team members within our stores, distribution centres, clinics and corporate offices.

As part of the Wesfarmers group, we provide authentic support through a diverse range of programs and initiatives, designed to empower you on your journey towards personal achievement and professional advancement.

Seniority level

Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment typeFull-time

Job function

Job functionFinance and Management
IndustriesWellness and Fitness Services, Retail, and Wholesale

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