Strategy Portfolio Manager

**We are Woolworths Group
We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand. Connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'. That Purpose fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments, and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

If you're excited to turn today's blue-sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.
- Permanent opportunity to work on C Suite sponsored programs
- Location Sydney with flexible working arrangementsLead a pyramid team to identify, develop and deliver a portfolio of projects to support execution of Group Strategy

**Welcome to GNFR Strategy Team
We are an enterprise-wide, C-suite sponsored program team within the Group Procurement Function, built to drive value and operational excellence throughout the Business Units through a consulting service that leverages a strong program structure and provides leading practice insights / thought leadership and delivery excellence to our business partners.

We believe that the Woolworths Non Trade/ GNFR Strategy team is a high performing, innovative and diverse team, and is an amazing place to advance your career as an ex-consultant.

We are committed to flexibility and believe that it should be mutually beneficial. We understand flexibility means different things to different people. Let's discuss, what does flexibility look like for you?

**About the opportunity
We are looking for an experienced Strategy Director to lead the identification, validation, and delivery of a set of strategic internal and third-party cost optimisation initiatives (opex or capex) across multiple Business Units (Group Platforms) to support their annual and long term strategic objectives.

**What you'll do
This role will directly contribute to the success of the Woolworths Group Platforms strategic objectives and will support the development of a high-performing internal GNFR Strategy Capability. You will:

- Partner with Business Unit Leadership to identify & deliver a portfolio of strategic initiatives to achieve Annual Plan
- Organise and structure Business Unit & Supplier Ideation and opportunity shaping and prioritisation workshops
- Develop high quality strategic artefacts, presentation materials and business cases and present to senior leaders to gain approvalLead, shape & develop a pyramid team of Strategy consultants to deliver value to the BUs while allowing the individuals to reach their potential

**What you'll bring
**We are looking for an individual with prior or current consulting experience with demonstrable leadership skills who can nurture and drive a high-performing team. You will bring:

- Minimum 10 years with a Tier 1 consulting firm where you developed strong leadership skills as part of your consulting and problem-solving toolkit.
- Strong Program Management skills with a proven analytical and creative mindset that brings clarity to ambiguity
- A proactive approach that delivers quality outcomes while leading & prioritising a team with multiple project demands
- Excellent stakeholder management and business partnering skills with demonstrated ability to influence & gain credibility with senior stakeholdersPrior experience leading Strategic Cost Reduction programs will be highly regarded

**What you'll experience
- A progressive and flexible 'Work from Anywhere' policy that gives you more control over your work, life and wellbeing.
- A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline - with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
- Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
- 12 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers plus paid superannuation for up to 12 months while the Team Member is on parental leave - eligible from the first day of employment

**Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group
**Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team's diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

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