Coles Store Manager Accelerator Program

Coles has introduced a career-defining retail leadership program to transform passionate retail leaders into our next generation of Store Managers. Grow your career as a retail leader with a place in our Coles Store Manager Accelerator program

About the program

The Store Manager Accelerator Program has been created for high potential candidates to have accelerated progression into a Store Manager role with Coles. As part of a close-knit cohort, participants will experience hands-on practical learning through store placements, shadowing opportunities, self-paced and facilitator-led training, mentoring, and coaching.

Through this program, Coles would like to increase the level of female representation in leadership roles in our stores, and over time, achieve substantive equality for women in leadership roles at Coles.

Applications for a place within our next cohort are open now, with successful candidates expected to start the 6-month blended work and tailored development program in the coming months.

On successful completion of the program, you will be fully prepared for your appointment as a Store Manager leading one of our supermarkets. In this highly autonomous role, you will have significant P&L accountability together with the chance to stretch your leadership capability as you manage upwards of 100+ employees.

You'll receive post-program support and the opportunity for further progression throughout the group to continue to fuel your passion for a career in retail.

A little bit about you

Leaders of teams with commercial nous, a passion for developing others and the drive to make a real difference to their local community will be a great fit for this one-of-a-kind career opportunity.

Like us, you believe that caring about our team members helps them do a great job in caring for our customers and the community.

You are naturally enthusiastic, energetic and at your best when responding at pace.

While experience working in a retail environment is preferred, success in the role will call on you to be highly perceptive, resourceful, and innovative, with the ability to delegate to team leaders to deliver key commercial outcomes.

Experience in full accountability for a P&L and for leading large, high-performing teams are both essential expectations of this role.

There's never been as an exciting time to be joining an Australian icon like Coles.

If you have the skill, ambition and personality to thrive as a future leader then we'd love to hear from you.

About Us

At Coles Group our purpose is to sustainably feed all Australians to help them live healthier, happier lives. We're an essential part of communities right across the country, with our family of 120,000 team members helping 21 million customers every week. With such a big responsibility, we rely on our brilliant leaders to operate with pace and passion and drive a people first culture, focussed on delighting our customers.

We have more than 2500 retail outlets nationally with more than 800 Coles Supermarkets. We have a culture that truly cares about your wellbeing, values what you do and celebrates your success.

For everyone who shares our passion

The filling of positions in our retail leadership accelerator program is intended to constitute a special measure, equal opportunity measure or measure intended to achieve equality under section 7D of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth), section 105 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld), section 31 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA), section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic), section 8(4) of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic) and section 47 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA). Positions in our retail leadership accelerator program in Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia are therefore only open to female applicants.

However, we encourage applications from all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures – including those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, the LGBTQI+ community and those living with disability.
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