Lead Internal Auditor

3 days ago

Hawthorn East, Australia Coles Group Full time

We’ve been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with 120,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you’ll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you’ll also get to see your impact.

**About the team**

Our Commercial team is a large but close-knit group. We bring diversity of thought, backgrounds, and experience to every Business Unit at Coles Supermarkets, and Coles Local. We pride ourselves on the partnerships that we build, new ideas we develop and how passionately we work on convenient, healthy solutions for our customers.

**About the role**

Reporting to the Supplier Audit & Quality Manager, as lead Internal Auditor you will develop and mentor a team of food safety auditors covering over 500 sites annually.

**Note**: Given the national locations of Coles Brand suppliers, this role will include regular travel. With 60% of your role being based at supplier sites. *

You will also:

- Support the company's due diligence defence across all categories.
- Provide Quality and Technical support to business units.
- Continuously review and, where necessary, improve the quality and performance of suppliers across all categories.
- Collaborate with the cross functional category teams.
- Evolve the Own Brand site certification program to maintain ‘best in class’ approach
- Audit production sites, as well as coaching and advising suppliers to deliver great manufacturing standards.
- Instilling food safety culture and a continuous improvement mindset with suppliers and Coles technical team members
- Conduct shadow and witness audits to coach continuous development of Own Brand auditor capability.
- Review audit reports and corrective actions to ensure consistency and escalate when required.
- Developing safety, quality and innovation capability of Own Brand suppliers.

**About you and your skills**
- Tertiary degree in Food Science and Technology.
- Minimum eight years’ experience in food or related industries, in quality assurance and/or supplier audit across several food industry areas.
- Strong understanding of food safety and HACCP principles.
- Confident team leadership experience - setting KPIs, managing, coaching and growing team members.
- Demonstrated safety competence in a range of specific product categories
- Proactive, firm but fair approach; willing to share knowledge to drive positive change.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Confident stakeholder management with the ability to build relationships and resolve conflict.
- Driver’s licence and own transport.

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With us it’s not about the discounts (although you do get those), it’s about joining a team where your wellbeing and professional development is our investment and celebrating your contributions is the norm. And because everyone leads unique lives, we offer flexible work, additional leave and parental leave entitlements.

Job ID: 130368

Employment Type: Full time

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