People Change Manager - Hawthorn East

We've been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with 120,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you'll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives-you'll also get to see your impact.About the teamPeople and Culture at Coles is dedicated to creating an engaged and empowered workplace. One that's strong, diverse and where our team members have exciting career pathways to choose from. We do it by making people's lives easier through better experiences, useful tools, and by providing ongoing opportunities to learn and grow.About the roleAn exciting new role to support a large program of work focused on continuous improvement and an evolution to our ways of working. As the People Change Manager you will be at the forefront of transformation, working on complex multi-layered change programs, partnering with functional leaders and cross-functional teams to deeply understand the current and future state, and design and implement activities that support the adoption of change by teams and maintain engagement.
This role will see you provide change management advice and services across the design, development and delivery of internal transformational change, and you will need have a strong ability to influence and inspire teams to come along on this journey.About you and your skills

• Demonstrated experience in the successful delivery of People Change and communication strategies within a large corporate organisation.
• Proven experience in the design and embedding of strategic and tactical change plans that drive adoption and benefit realisation of complex projects.
• Understanding of approaches to process improvement; exposure to and/or qualifications in Lean/Six Sigma highly regarded.
• Experienced human resources or organisational development practitioner (minimum 5 years), including in senior positions and with responsibility for change management.
• Ability to use data, research and thought leadership to translate technical concepts into business terms and influence senior stakeholders to adopt new ways of thinking and working.
• Experience working effectively and collaboratively with external consulting firms, while also ensuring ownership of work and the development of capability in-house.
• Adept at cross-functional collaboration and communication to create alignment in service of business needs and goals.
• Strong background working in fast paced and complex environments, including managing multiple streams of work.

​Take your next step into something bigger, apply nowWith us it's not about the discounts (although you do get those), it's about joining a team where your wellbeing and professional development is invested in and celebrating your contributions is the norm. And because everyone leads unique lives, we offer flexible work including work from home, additional leave and parental leave entitlements.We're continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that's just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.We're happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. Find out more in the 'Our Recruitment Process' section of our careers site.Job ID: 117238Employment Type: Full time​