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 your 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
Are you a strategic property leader passionate about turning network strategy into commercial growth? Metcash is looking for a Head of Property Development to lead the design and execution of a national property strategy that supports the sustainable growth of our Food division.
In this high-impact, leadership role, you'll be responsible for translating business objectives into a forward-thinking network development plan—covering new sites, refurbishments, relocations, and competitive defence. Partnering with senior leaders across Property, Finance, and Operations, you’ll ensure alignment with customer demand, brand strategy, and future market opportunities. If you're ready to shape the future of our Food network and drive long-term value, this could be your next step.
In this Role
- Lead the development and execution of a national property and network strategy aligned to the Food Pillar’s commercial objectives.
- Own and evolve the 3–5 year network plan including store openings, closures, relocations, and refurbishments.
- Use demographic, geospatial, and competitor data to identify growth opportunities and inform property decisions.
- Oversee the performance of the existing portfolio, identifying optimisation opportunities and market risks.
- Set and uphold clear investment criteria, site selection governance, and capital evaluation standards.
- Lead the competitor defence strategy through land banking, site intelligence, and lease management.
- Collaborate with internal partners (Store Development, Group Property, State Operations) to ensure pipeline readiness and project execution.
- Represent the Food division in enterprise-wide network and strategy forums.
- Deliver insights, forecasts, and scenario models that influence executive-level decisions.
- Maintain a national view of property activity and risk across the entire development lifecycle.
You’re Likely a Match If
- You have 10+ years’ experience in property development, network planning, or retail expansion.
- You bring a deep understanding of customer-driven retail property strategy.
- You can translate business strategy into network plans grounded in analytics and commercial acumen.
- You’re skilled in geospatial analysis, forecasting, and scenario planning tools.
- You’ve led high-performing teams across regions and functions.
- You’re commercially minded, with a strong grasp of property economics, ROI metrics, and capital efficiency.
- You’re highly collaborative, influencing senior stakeholders with clarity and data-led storytelling.
- You have tertiary qualifications in Property, Commerce, Strategy, or a related discipline.
- Experience in partner-led or franchise environments is a plus.
Life at Metcash
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.
Experience a supportive and flexible work environment. We are a Flex Ready accredited workplace!
Thrive where work and family truly co-exist. We are an accredited Family Friendly Workplace.
Proudly awarded “Bronze Employer for LGBTQ Inclusion”.
- ️A neutral gender pay gap of under 5% as published by WGEA 2023- 2024
Gold accreditation by Mental Health Australia.
Great team member discounts and perks.
About Us
Metcash is Australia’s leading wholesale distribution company, with sales of $19.5 billion in FY25. We’re also an ASX top 125 listed company.
We believe that it is absolutely vital to Australia that there is a sustainable, independent, family-owned business sector. Independent retailers support their local communities. We help them to be the ‘Best Store in Their Town’ by providing merchandising, operational and marketing support across our food, liquor and hardware pillars.
We're dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in our workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Joining our team means becoming part of something bigger, a company that actively promotes diversity, champions charitable causes, and supports environmental efforts. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including First Nations. If you have any specific support or access needs, please don't hesitate to inform us when you apply. Rest assured; your personal information will be handled with the utmost confidentiality in accordance with applicable privacy laws.
Join us and be part of something bigger!
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