Head of Store Team Platform - Hawthorn EastManagement (Information & Communication Technology)Full timeWe're one of Australia's most iconic and trusted businesses. With over 120,000 people working across more than 2,500 retail outlets, we provide fresh food, groceries, general merchandise, liquor and fuel to millions of people every week. We're proud of our top 30 listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). But we're even prouder of the way we support our team, suppliers and the broader community - making life easier for each other and our customers.As part of the broader Technology team, Store Team Platforms partner with the business to deliver quality technology solutions to make it easy for store team members to be customer obsessed. Our platforms include over 100 tools and applications used by store team members daily ranging from critical applications to multiple instore devices including smartphones, iPads, and back-office PCs.What you'll be doingYou will lead the evolution of Store Team Member technology and will be accountable for technology strategy, transformation, and operations. You will have overall accountability of the Store Team Member technology platform's performance, including supporting growth, innovation, and transformation.You will be required to lead the Transformational Program Delivery inclusive of technology solutions that land change and business benefits including Task Management, Inventory Management, and Digitizing Stocktake process. You will execute the Store Team Member technology roadmap and deliver complex multi-year programs of work that underpin overall Operations strategy outlined by the Chief Operations Officer.You will continuously drive simple, consistent, and efficient processes ensuring the customer and stores are at the heart of decisions. Overseeing the operations, replenishment, automation, business units, and brands in the Supply Chain Replenishment platform to ensure strategy is achieved.You will be responsible for the planning and implementation of financial management including budgetary cost/benefit planning, monthly financial control, and operational savings.Your stakeholder management skills are exceptional, and you have the ability to communicate effectively to all levels of the organisation, including c-suite and board level. You will be accountable to represent Store Team Member technology with the Coles Executive Leadership team and all General Management across Operations, Program Delivery, and Strategic planning.You have demonstrated ability in building and motivating a broad diverse team consisting of internal team members and several external partners across multiple global locations including Australia and India. You will lead the Store Team Member Tech group of more than 50 onsite team and vendor resources.Key aspects of the role include executive/senior business engagement, sponsoring large scale program delivery, critical application support, team engagement, and people initiatives.You will ideally have strong technical skills and retail/grocery experience.About you and your skills• Strong problem solving skills• Thought leadership in Technology strategy and alignment with business objectives• Market knowledge and experience in the delivery and management of retail, replenishment & forecasting and tech solutions• Financial and risk management skills• Senior stakeholder management skills• Application of the Coles values and behaviours in delivering extremely large CAPEX that are sustained in the long term.• Complex and large-scale vendor management• Ability to balance change programs and operational stability.• Managed large, outsourced arrangements with Tier 1 consultancy organisations.We need a good communicator who is proactive, independent, motivated and keen to contribute to the team's growth.If this sounds like you, we're keen to talk to you.We are proudly Coles. Coles Group is home to some of Australia's iconic and most trusted brands and is one of the biggest employers with 120,000 team members in every state and territory. Our workforce is diverse including groceries and liquor retail operations, online, manufacturing, cleaning and trolley services, drivers, supply chain, and commercial and corporate services. #J-18808-Ljbffr