Tech Vendor Management Lea - Hawthorn East, Australia - Coles Group

Coles Group

Verified Company

Hawthorn East, Australia

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

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 team:

If you're looking for a fresh start, you've come to the right place.

We're a large and iconic portfolio of trusted Australian brands - which means there are always exciting challenges and career opportunities waiting for you.

As the way we shop continues to evolve, our Technology team keeps us at the cutting edge.

Driven by our innovative, inclusive and forward-thinking culture, we're constantly looking at ways to reinvent the shopping experience for our customers and build the next generation of digital retailing.

About the role:

In this role, you will be leading the investigations and delivery of a wide variety of maturity and continuous improvement programs across the Strategic partnerships function in Technology, driving outcomes that increase stakeholder and vendor experience, reducing process and system complexity and inefficiency to achieve strategic goals, and enable the business to make informed decisions.

Key responsibilities include:_
Obtain a deep understanding of the business, systems, interdependencies, challenges and processes to be able to recommend solutions and develop streamlined, efficient uplifts
Working with business stakeholders to drive improvement with partners
Developing a sourcing strategy for technology and identifying partners to engage
Help resolve competing priorities between stakeholder groups by facilitating stakeholder discussions, and escalate issues where appropriate
Present insights & recommendations for maturity and continuous improvement programs and activities
Developing execution plans managing scope, time, risks, stakeholder engagement and change management elements, and status reporting
Leading the assessment and deployment of opportunities to mature processes, automate reports, and create system efficiencies to reduce administration waste, system complexity across the Strategic Partnership function
Using a variety of techniques to gather and understand business needs and challenges, such as interviews, workshops, surveys and storyboards.

About you and your skills:

Strong understanding of supplier management reporting needs, contract management onboarding and financial processes
IT Financial Management & commercial knowledge, including contract management financial reporting and processes
Solid experience with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel, Power BI
Capable of making decisions that are conducive to good business processes and relationships
Ability to engage and operate at all levels within the organisation
Ability to process map and identify and execute process improvements
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and SAP, Ariba, Fieldglass, Power BI
Experience in a Technology function is preferred

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With 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 our investment and celebrating your contributions is the norm.

And because everyone leads unique lives, we offer flexible work, additional leave and parental leave entitlements.

Job ID: 121770

Employment Type:
Full time