Talent Acquisition Specialist, Supply Chain

**Joining the Metcash Family** At Metcash, you’re part of something bigger. You have all the perks of a small business heart, without missing out on the big business support. Being part of something bigger means you’re part of a strong purpose, where the work you do makes a big difference to independent business and local communities. It opens a sea of opportunities to develop yourself, grow your career, thrive your way and make your mark. And you’ll be part of our high performing team, where you reap the rewards of our collective success now and into the future. **About the Opportunity** We have an exciting opportunity to join Metcash as a Talent Acquisition (Operations) Specialist. This role is accountable for supporting the successful attraction, selection, and retention of award - based team members into the distribution centre with responsibility in delivering best practice aligned to national talent acquisition standards. The role plays an integral part in connecting leaders and key partners to create an engaged workforce to achieve productivity & safety standards. This is a part-time, 3 days per week position requiring some flexibility of working hours to meet the operational needs. The role will be based at our distribution centre in Gepps Cross. This site houses logistics operations for the distribution of grocery, liquor, and perishable stock. You will also be a part of the Logistics Leadership team, reporting directly to the (National) Talent Acquisition Strategy Manager, Supply Chain to support in driving network wide consistency, however daily as an integral part of the DC Logistics Operations team. **In this Role** - Maintain close relationships, connection, and liaison with casual labour hire agencies to achieve consistency in the supply of team members aligned to cultural fit, and suitability to the store worker position. - Support labour hire agencies & warehouse leaders to drive labour efficiencies, productivity analysis & correction, retention, and quality of standards. - A key stakeholder on contract management of labour hire agencies, inclusive of being the key contact for prospective agency onboarding, connecting the agency with the DC leadership team and Talent Acquisition Strategy Manager, Supply Chain. - Be the talent partner for key stakeholders, including Metcash’s Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Talent Acquisition team and labour hire agencies to deliver activities related to the sourcing, supply and onboarding of award-based & agency casual team members into the distribution centre. - Plan for and organise pre-employment medical assessment, liaise with internal stakeholders inclusive of the internal health & injury management team and the medical & functional provider. - Support leaders in coordinating & managing the probationary process for their team members. - Partnership with local community groups & organisations to build broader talent pools & drive diversity & inclusion across the team member cohort. - Collation & reporting of activities related to distribution centre recruitment & onboarding activities & review of current local industry trends. **You’re Likely a Match If You Have** - Experience across different recruitment approaches inclusive but not limited to direct hire, traditional recruitment platforms, labour hire, local communities (e.g., institutions & groups) and social-media platforms. - Awareness of the local labour market including attraction & retention strategies e.g., standards related to employee value proposition (EVP). - Previous experience in and sound knowledge of warehouse DC operations inclusive of but not limited to store worker (receipt, assembly, & dispatch) manual handling equipment operators (e.g., forklift, electronic pallet jack) and inventory management. - Demonstrated experience of direct on-site connection & management of award-based and labour hire teams with distribution centres or similar workplace environments. - Experience influencing & negotiating with leadership teams & key stakeholders in FMCG environments or similar, preferably within warehousing & supply chain industry. **Life at Metcash** - ️ Experience our brand-new distribution centre, equipped with the latest technology and purpose-built facilities. Experience a supportive and flexible work environment. We are a FlexReady accredited workplace Enjoy a 5th week of annual leave every year after your first year. Benefit from 2 well-being days and 1 volunteer day annually. An abundance of learning, development, and career growth opportunities. 12 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave for primary carers. Proudly awarded the “Bronze Employer for LGBTQ Inclusion”. Recognised as 45th in the global "Equileap Top 100" for initiatives on gender equity. - ️A neutral gender pay gap of under 5% as published by WGEA 2022- 2023 Gold accreditation by Mental Health Australia. Incredible value discounts and perks through our team member app, “Our Local”. **About Us** Metcash