Location Planning Manager

2 weeks ago

Hawthorn East, Australia Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Full time

**cust_CareersBrand** **Hawthorn**

Requisition ID: 42183

Employment Type: Full time

**Good things start here**

This could be the very first step towards an exciting new career with us - a fresh beginning. At the Coles Group, these are moments we live for.

Starting good things is what drives our purpose: to sustainably feed all Australians so they can lead healthier, happier lives. With a team of 120,000 people and an iconic portfolio of Australia’s most trusted brands, we’re perfectly positioned to turn a promising start into a whole lot more.

**About the role**

With over 2500 retail locations around the country, our Property team looks after one of the most dynamic portfolios in Australia. Working with teams across the business, we provide a range of services from location planning, site acquisition, leasing, and renewals, through to development, construction, and asset management. We’re growing too, so it’s a great time to jump on board and build your career.

**What you’ll be doing**

Here at Coles Group, we have ambitious store opening plans for our Liquor brands

Reporting to the Head of Location Planning, you will be at the heart of this growth story as you advise where to open new stores across and determine the level of sales that they could generate across our Food, Liquor and Fuel businesses.

This role is accountable for setting new space targets for multiple Liquor brands (Liquorland, Vintage Cellars, First Choice Liquor Market). Producing an ambitious network plan to provide a pool of opportunities from which future space, sales and profit growth can be drawn will be pivotal to the success of this position.

You will also:

- Present property proposals and insight to varied senior managers
- Produce strategic reports to senior stakeholders on a regular basis
- Lead a small driven team and support the future development of this team
- Manage a detailed and actionable post investment reviews on all major capex decisions
- Partner strongly with senior stakeholders with relevant stakeholders across the group

**Good things you’ll need**

We are looking for someone who has comprehensive location or network planning experience with developed leadership skills.

You’ll also need:

- Relevant tertiary qualification; Geography, Town Planning, Economics, Property etc.
- Previous location planning experience, preferably with a large retailer or specialist retail/ property consultancy
- Clear demonstration of driving change processes within a team
- Presenting property proposals and insight to Board Directors/ General Managers
- Strong ability to lead and develop a team
- Comprehensive skills in analysing data, conducting reviews, and trending results in order to identify and drive sales building opportunities
- Confidence to voice your own opinion and provide independent advice #LI-SK1

**_**Why Coles?**
We’re committed to making this a great place to work, from day one. From flexible working arrangements to discounts across all our internal brands (including 5% off at Coles supermarkets), there are plenty of reasons to love working here. Explore all this and more at our Coles Careers website.

Coles Group is an endorsed employer for all women. See our range of benefits and policies directly at WORK180: Coles Group - Work180 Endorsed Employer

**For everyone who shares our passion**

**We’d love to meet you

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