Talent Acquisition Lead - Finance

We’ve been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with over 115,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you’ll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you’ll also get to see your impact.

People and Culture are dedicated to fostering an engaged and empowered workplace. One that’s strong, diverse and where our team members have exciting career pathways to choose from. We do it by making people’s lives easier through better experiences, useful tools, and by providing ongoing opportunities to learn and grow.

The role forms part of our high performing Store Support Centre (SSC) Talent Acquisition team that looks after all corporate recruitment across Coles. We pride ourselves on providing best in class recruitment delivery for the business, as well as consultative and strategic partnering to support talent centric decisions and approaches. We’re serious about what we do but like to have fun while we do it.

This is a uniquely exciting time to join the team as we continue our technology transformation, leveraging leading tech to embed automation and AI into our hiring practices. Our ambition is to leverage technology to supercharge our team so they can be at their best and evolve what TA can offer at Coles.

This role will partner with our Finance Leadership team, supporting our leaders to identify the best internal and external talent for their roles, as well as work with the leadership team to implement and deliver on their talent strategies. We're looking for a strong business partner who can influence, partner and challenge at all levels of the organisation as wells as someone who employs best practice and proactive recruitment approaches to source and attract the best talent in the market.

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment processes, ensuring great candidate, and hiring manager experiences, as well as delivering tailored recruitment strategies to source, attract and retain the right talent at the right time
• Partner with our senior business stakeholders and leadership teams, providing insights, reporting and guidance to support key hiring and talent decisions
• Proactively source and pipeline, utilising various channels to market, such as LinkedIn recruiter, and engage the business to drive a consistent flow of talent into Coles Support
• Manage various initiatives and projects across the TA function and relevant business areas

We’re looking for a talented Talent Acquisition professional who loves what they do and can apply their expertise and partner with a variety of functions and stakeholder.

• 5+ years of experience in talent acquisition, preferably in Finance and Commerce.
• A successful background as a strategic and value add Talent Acquisition professional within an internal function
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and can interact with people at all levels of the organisation
• Strong organisational and time management skills and can handle multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• A proactive and creative approach to sourcing and attracting talent and can use various channels and methods
• A data-driven mindset and can use metrics and analytics to measure and improve your recruitment performance
• A passion for FMCG and Retail and a keen interest in the latest trends and innovations in the industry

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  Flexible working options: We know that work is only one part of your life, so we actively encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to help you achieve it.
• Office perks: Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub where you can sample new products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and so much more when you come in.
• Discounts: Eligible team members receive 5% discount all year round on your Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. We also offer additional periods of double discount (10%) at various times throughout the year. As well as hotdeals exclusive to team members that translate into additional savings.
• Reward through recognition: Give and receive recognition, linked to our Coles values, through our digital recognition platform ‘mythanks’. You can accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards from an extensive range of retailers.
• Opportunities for learning and development: No matter where you start within our diverse business, you’ll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore a variety of career development programs and job-specific training.
• Paid parental leave: We understand how important your life outside work is and offer permanent team members paid parental leave to support you in balancing work and family.
• Investment in your future: Our annual team member share plan offer allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase Coles Group shares.

We’re continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that is just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the ‘Our Recruitment Process’ section of our careers site or email [email protected]

Job ID: 160983

Employment Type: Fixed Term