Automation Functional Design Expert

**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.
- Be a part of a bespoke Moorebank automation project implementation & other DC sites
- Partnering with project teams within Supply Chain and Store Operations, in order to offer high quality solutions
- Hybrid work arrangements with collaborative workspaces in Bella Vista, Melbourne or Brisbane

Do you have operational experience in supply chain and/or warehouse control systems and looking to join one of Australia’s leading retail groups, and enjoy the opportunity to grow and make a positive difference, this might be the role for you

**About Us
**In October 2020, Woolworths Group Supply Chain rebranded to become Primary Connect - an end-to-end supply chain partner within Woolworths Group. Our team of more than 8,000 continues to support our Woolworths, BWS, Dan Murphy’s, Countdown, and BIG W stores across the country, providing them with our customers’ favourite food, drink, and everyday needs items.

Becoming Primary Connect gives us the opportunity to keep growing so we can become the next generation supply chain whilst remaining an essential part of Woolworths Group. There has never been a more exciting time to join our team.

**The opportunity
As our business grows, so do the opportunities for our people

The purpose of this role is to lead the design, development, testing and implementation of automation functionality and system design, partnering with project teams within Supply Chain and Store Operations, in order to offer high quality solutions.

Reporting into the Automation Functional Design Manager, you will gather business requirements & effectively develop them into functional design & system requirements. You will partner with our software vendor partners to review, test & provide feedback of test cases, aligned with functional requirements.

Working in a passionate and supportive team, time will be spent building relationships and creating engagement, as well as:

- Review and provide feedback of vendor proposals relating to the layout and design of automation within the facility, particularly in the area of system functionality to support the DC / System design and vendor selection
- Support the development and delivery of project business cases
- Lead the review and approval of functional specifications delivered by the vendor
- Facilitate the design, review and sign off of the host interface specifications, aligned with functional requirements
- Support the design, review and testing of the interface/infrastructure requirements
- Participate were required in site continuous improvement programs

**About You
Our new team member will be driven and passionate, keen to get things done and able to make an impact in a fast-paced environment. We’re looking for a team player with:

- Broad operational experience in supply chain or warehouse control systems, preferably in automation,
- Previous experience elaborating and reviewing functional specifications
- Project management experience, ideally in managing end-to-end multi-million dollar spend facility automation projects across a large organisation and geography
- Strong business partnering skills with ability to influence & gain credibility with senior stakeholders and project teams
- Well developed consulting toolkit and problem solving skills - an analytical, innovative and creative mindset
- An understanding of the key drivers of supply chain costs, store replenishment systems chain and store operations
- Proven experience of attending and resolving the critical issues within tight timelines
- Ability to be self-directed; to structure and manage workloads and be an independent contributor to the team
- Communication, Negotiation and Influencing skills

**What’s in it for you?
**You will be joining a talented and driven team of like-minded Supply Chain professionals who are passionate about achieving great outcomes. You will also enjoy:

- Culture of innovation, recognition and always creating together
- Get involved with complex problems to solve in a supportive environment
- Great team member benefits and discounts on Groceries, Beer & Wine, Petrol, Insurance, and more across all Woolworths Brands
- Play an integral part in our Primary Connect purpose of “We connect communities with the products they need and love”The opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia across our brands
- An exciting career - as our business grows, so d