- Unmatched strategic impact and industry influence
- A mandate for transformational leadership in a purpose-driven culture
- Comprehensive support and executive-level rewards
We are Woolworths Group
We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ It’s that Purpose that 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 that reflects the diverse communities we serve. 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.
What you'll do
Woolworths Meat is seeking an experienced General Manager of Sourcing to take on a critical leadership role. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the entire strategy and process for sourcing and purchasing both livestock and supplementary (boxed) meat volumes to support the retail and B2B sectors. This senior position is focused on developing a market-leading sourcing plan, careful balancing of needs of all go to market channels, delivering consistently higher supplier advocacy (farmers and processors) and driving sustainability initiatives, and ensuring a consistent supply of high-quality products for customers.
A key part of the job involves building and maintaining strong, trust-based relationships with livestock producers and processors, requiring a deep understanding of the domestic and global meat industry. You will handle all procurement activities, including price negotiation and contract management, while making strategic decisions to balance costs, quality, and supply chain efficiency. You will also be able to develop stronger systems and processes to support consistency in sourcing approaches, great feedback to suppliers and integrity in the sourcing steps.
Internally, the General Manager will be responsible for leading and developing a broad sourcing team including livestock buyers, supplementary stock buyers, sustainability and buying support team, fostering a positive and collaborative culture. They will work closely with other divisions to ensure the sourcing strategy aligns with overall business objectives and continuously improves the quality of the meat delivered to retail customers.
What you'll bring
As an expert in Meat standards leadership, you possess a deep understanding of the entire agricultural value chain, ensuring a seamless flow of products from the farm to the market. Your strong sourcing and procurement capabilities are proven within the agricultural industry, highlighted by a track record of expertly balancing cost and quality when sourcing commodity products. You navigate the complexities of the trading environment with ease, considering the impacts of domestic and international volatility and consistently managing successful outcomes despite these challenging variables.
Your strategic approach is underpinned by highly skilled risk management. You proactively mitigate issues such as disease outbreaks, natural disasters, and price fluctuations, all while maintaining an unwavering focus on food safety, environmental stewardship, and ethical labour practices. As a champion for sustainability, you are adept at balancing economic goals with animal welfare and environmental responsibility, using strategic planning and stakeholder engagement to drive meaningful change. This commercial and ethical orientation allows you to make strategic decisions that enhance profitability and customer value while maintaining a keen eye on competitive advantage.
A transformational leader, you have a proven ability to lead complex, distributed teams, successfully managing leaders in both face-to-face and hybrid environments. You excel at articulating a compelling vision that ignites a passion for fresh produce, inspiring and uniting your team on the journey. Your talent for unlocking partnerships enables you to build meaningful relationships across diverse stakeholder groups, from suppliers to internal teams, to deliver superior customer and commercial results. You lead through complexity by simplifying challenges for others and applying holistic, long-term systems thinking to identify opportunities and risks.
What you’ll experience
- A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
- Access to Sonder. Sonder provides free confidential 24/7 personalised financial, medical safety, psychological or physical support for team members and their families.
- A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.
- 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.
- Opportunity to Salary Sacrifice, enabling team members to purchase selected eligible items or services from pre-tax salary. Can be used for novated leases, superannuation contributions, Qantas Club membership, computing devices etc.
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.
We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.
