Coles Careers Hiring for SSC Talent Acquisition Manager Job at Hawthorn East Full Time

Requisition ID: 29188

Employment Type: Full time

Good things start here

This could be the very first step towards an exciting new career with us – a fresh beginning. At the Coles Group, these are moments we live for.

Starting good things is what drives our purpose: to sustainably feed all Australians so they can lead healthier, happier lives. With a team of 120,000 people and an iconic portfolio of Australia’s most trusted brands, we’re perfectly positioned to turn a promising start into a whole lot more.

We’re a diverse bunch and we authentically celebrate this at Coles Group. Our People & Culture team work hard to create an inclusive workplace driven by support and empowerment. Working across our Centres of Excellence, P&C Central and Business Partnering, we focus on bringing out the best in our people, making their lives easier through better experiences, helpful tools, innovative tech, and ongoing career opportunities.

About the role

At Coles, our people are at the heart of our business and in Talent Acquisition (TA) we take our roles as the talent custodians for the business very seriously. We have an opportunity for a seasoned TA Leader to lead and manage our high performing corporate, otherwise known as Store Support Centre (SSC), TA team. You’re passionate about being a cheerleader for your team, developing your team and removing barriers so your team can deliver their best and find the best talent for our business.

With an ambition to be Australia’s best corporate TA function, we’re looking for a leader with experience heading up corporate functions for large businesses. You’re a thought leader and will bring positive energy to actively mentor the Talent Acquisition Leads to deliver diverse talent across our SSC roles everyday.

What you’ll be doing

Day-to day, you’ll work with the TA Leadership team, TA Leads and P&C leaders and senior business leaders. To all these groups, you will share insights on key market movements, industry trends and influence the business on best practice recruitment. You’ll also leverage your relationship skills to understand critical talent needs, talent gaps in the business and work with TA Leads and recruitment marketing to deliver bespoke TA campaigns.

You’ll also:

• Manage key relationships with business and P&C leaders to understand the business strategy and deliver against critical capabilities aligned to the business strategies

• Ensure Talent Acquisition leads develop pipelines of talent and attract and engage diverse talent pools, supporting the business needs now and in the future environment

• Enable the team to effectively deliver end-to-end recruitment process management, ensuring and improving for a great customer and candidate experience through a continuous improvement mindset

• Provide recruitment and strategic market insights and advice to business leaders throughout the process and in planning for future needs

• Contribute as a leader to the Central and TA leadership teams

Good things you’ll need

We’re looking for an inclusive TA Leader with proven experience in coaching successful internal talent acquisition teams in a large, complex environment (preferably retail).

You’ll also be:

• Strategic thinker with the ability to leverage data and insights to improvement the recruitment experience for our candidates and hiring managers

• An innovative and collaborative approach to support TA Leads to trial new ideas and avenues for strategic recruitment

• Highly adept at influencing TA outcomes at all levels of stakeholders through partnering skills.

• Able to work in a fast-paced and deliver the SSC TA agenda in a dynamic complex environment

• Strong knowledge of best industry best practice processes with a focus on Continuous Improvement and simplification

• Prioritising execution alongside strategic thinking when planning#LI-BU

Why Coles?
We’re committed to making this a great place to work, from day one. From flexible working arrangements to discounts across all our internal brands (including 5% off at Coles supermarkets!), there are plenty of reasons to love working here. Explore all this and more at our Coles Careers website.

Coles Group is an endorsed employer for all women. See our range of benefits and policies directly at WORK180: Coles Group – Work180 Endorsed Employer

For everyone who shares our passion
We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability. We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs – so reach out to us at www.careers.colesgroup.com.au > Careers for everyone > Disability employment.

We’d love to meet you
If you have the skills, experience and motivation to succeed in this role, please take the next step and submit your application.