People & Capability Business Partner - NSW & QLD
- Join the People team in Supply Chain as a People & Capability Business Partner.
- Execute people and capability strategies to support business goals.
- Lead initiatives for First Nations employment and culture engagement.
At Wesfarmers Health we strive to make health, beauty and wellness experiences simpler, more affordable and easier to access for all Australians.
Our portfolio includes well-known names like Priceline and Priceline Pharmacy, as well as our medi-aesthetics brands, Clear Skincare Clinics and SILK Laser Clinics. In the digital space, we’re proud to have SISU Health and InstantScripts—and most recently, we’ve launched our newest beauty retail brand, atomica.
About us:
What began in 1910 as a small co-operative of just three pharmacies has grown into Wesfarmers Health—a leading Australian organisation in health, beauty, and wellness.
Today, Wesfarmers Health proudly employs over 3,600 team members, all committed to delivering accessible, innovative, and trusted health and beauty services to Australians nationwide, across retail, medi-aesthetics, digital health, and wholesale and supply chain operations.
What you’ll do:
We have an excellent 16 month fixed term opportunity for an experienced People & Capability Business Partner to join the People team in Supply Chain. The successful candidate will be responsible for executing people and capability strategies that support the achievement of business goals within our Wholesale Supply Chain. Reporting to the People & Capability Manager – Supply Chain, you will provide coaching and support to our leaders on a wide range of people and capability matters, including organisation design, change management, capability development, talent identification and succession planning, culture and engagement, employment relations.
This role includes leading high-profile work including leading the First Nations employment initiatives nationally for supply chain, Leadership Capability uplift and leading major change in the distribution centres. The role offers flexibility to work between our Goulburn Street Support Office and Marsden Park Distribution Centre, along with interstate travel to Brisbane and Cairns.
Other key responsibilities include:
Culture & Engagement:
- Partner with the Regional Supply Chain Manager and Distribution Centre Managers to establish work practices that foster an exceptional employee experience, create a positive and high-performing team culture, and drive sustainable growth
- Drive People Experience projects and initiatives, including Culture and Engagement activities, Workplace, Diversity & Belonging programs, and Capability programs to enhance our employee value proposition
Project & Change Management:
- Plan and lead consultation regarding major workplace changes
- Drive and embed change to enhance business performance, including partnering with the business on organisation design initiatives and leading business change programs
Capability, Talent & Succession:
- Lead the supply chain First Nations employment programme aligning with Wesfarmers’ Reconciliation Action plan
- Partner in building effective talent pipelines by identifying talent, strategic workforce plans, and talent and succession planning
Employee & Industrial Relations:
- In conjunction with the central People Advisory service, undertake complex ER investigations and ensure compliance with relevant legislation
What you’ll bring:
- Proven experience in a Senior P&C Business Partnering role within FMCG or other unionised environments
- P&C business partnering across multiple geographically dispersed sites is desirable
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and manage change effectively
- Exceptional influencing skills, including collaboration with multiple business partners and COEs
- Able to demonstrates strong commercial acumen by aligning people strategies with business priorities
- Experience in building or resetting leadership competency frameworks and aligning available L&D opportunities to build capability in frontline leaders
- Strong ER/IR skills, including experience in Enterprise Agreement negotiation (desirable)
- Comfortable in ambiguous and changing environments
- Experience in communicating and working with Unions and other governing bodies (desirable)
- Ability to work autonomously and manage projects end-to-end
- Tertiary qualifications in HR or relevant discipline
Why us?
- Access to employee benefits across Wesfarmers including team member discounts at Bunnings, Kmart, Target, Officeworks, OnePass, Priceline, atomica and Clear Skincare Clinics
- Ongoing professional development and career opportunities across the Wesfarmers Health Division and the broader Wesfarmers Group
- Novated leasing options
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - available to all team members and their immediate family members, 24/7, 365 days a year
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
Wesfarmers Health aims to become an employer of choice for First Nations Australians, through investments that attract, empower and retain First Nations team members within our stores, distribution centres, clinics and corporate offices.
As part of the Wesfarmers group, we provide authentic support through a diverse range of programs and initiatives, designed to empower you on your journey towards personal achievement and professional advancement.
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