Workforce Australia for Individuals Hiring for Strategy Manager at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Full Time

Woolworths Group is a food and everyday needs retailer united by the shared purpose of creating better experiences together for a better tomorrow. With more than 1,400 stores across its Woolworths Supermarkets, Countdown Supermarkets (New Zealand) and BIG W brands, and fast-growing eCommerce businesses, Woolworths Group is Australia and New Zealand’s largest retailer. A top 10 company on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Woolworths Group employs more than 180,000 team members and serves more than 20 million customers a week.

The Opportunity

The team mandate is to develop high quality strategic plans and projects, either focused on business units or across the portfolio. We target areas that represent the most significant sources of profitable growth for the company, which are outside the ‘day job’ and which require additional resources to help think bigger, faster, sooner. This role will to Senior Strategy Manager / General Manager and will be responsible for managing projects or key work streams in major projects, managing teams and providing strategic advice. You’ll be responsible for;

• Structuring problems and defining the plans of action to solve them
• Extracting insights from complex analysis
• Running client meetings
• Coaching junior team members
• Problem solve key business questions
• Project manage a project or key work streams in major projects
• Inject strategic and innovative thinking into the issues that the business faces
• Influence key stakeholders to deliver impactful change

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who can establish strong relationships with senior managers with the ability to influence and engage. You will have the ability to manage and develop junior team members, drawing on your structured and rigorous approach. You are dedicated and results focused with a customer first mindset.

• 4+ years of experience with minimum 2 years experience in a top tier strategy consultancy, investment bank or corporate strategy team
• Outstanding academic record and social achievements
• Demonstrated deep experience and knowledge of strategic problem solving and frameworks, project and change management
• Sperb written and oral communication with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to influence at all levels of the organisation
• Analytics and quantitative modelling
• Consumer market experience and retail experience is an advantage

What’s in it for you

• Targeted training and development programs including structured project rotations
• An attractive remuneration package
• Opportunities for advancement to grow your career with us
• Flexible and remote working options – we have offices in Surry Hills and Bella Vista
• Having a career with us means you are joining LinkedIn’s 2nd ranked Top Companies Australia 2022 and we are recognised as a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality, Work180 Endorsed Employer for all women along with Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQ workplace inclusion
• Our team believes in building partnerships through collaboration, transparency and trust
• Team benefits include access to discounts in our supermarkets and liquor partners, novated leases, share purchase plans, reduced insurance products, entertainment, theme parks, cinemas, lifestyle and other attraction discounts