P&C Business Partner - Hawthorn East

About the role

Coles is recruiting two People & Culture Business Partner roles in Hawthorn East, Melbourne, following internal promotions. Reporting to the Head of People & Culture, the role partners with senior leaders across significant business portfolios to turn business strategy into practical people solutions that drive performance, engagement and growth. It suits commercially minded Business Partners who balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to shape organisational design and workforce strategies aligned to business priorities and strategic goals.
• Work with Centres of Excellence to deliver integrated people solutions across talent, capability, leadership, engagement, culture and workforce planning.
• Embed contemporary Talent & Performance practices that strengthen leadership capability and team effectiveness.
• Support the Head of P&C on strategic people initiatives, transformation and change programs.
• Coach leaders on people, culture, organisational effectiveness and risk-related matters.
• Lead and oversee core P&C rhythms and cyclical activity.
• Use data and business context to identify workforce trends, risks and opportunities.

Required profile

• Demonstrated experience partnering with leaders on organisational design, workforce and transformation initiatives in complex, fast-paced environments.
• Proven experience leading people and change initiatives through to implementation, communication and adoption.
• Strong commercial acumen, connecting people strategy to business outcomes such as productivity, retention, risk reduction, sales, margin and team effectiveness.

Required skills

• Strong People & Culture Business Partnering capability, influencing and challenging leaders.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management and coaching capability.
• Strategic thinking with strong judgement and problem-solving agility.

What we offer

• Hybrid working options to support work-life balance.
• Gym facility, fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area and mini-Coles supermarket.