At Woolworths, we create better experiences together for a better tomorrow. We play a critical role in the community, ensuring everyone can access the products they need and love. We are broadening our ecosystem with forward-thinking solutions to continue delivering great experiences for our customers, who are at the heart of everything we do. Whether you're starting, already on the way to achieving your goals, or at the top of your game, we can help you build a brilliant retail career - the opportunities are endless!
**Group Manager - 503 (Townsville, QLD)
- Use your progressive and passionate mindset about developing phenomenal people
- Combine your passion for strategic planning and business acumen to meet the needs of our customers Supporting Group 503 - this permanent opportunity based in Townsville may be for you!
**Welcome to the Operations Team
**Our Group Manager position is pivotal to coach, support and lead our store teams to success. Engaging with various stakeholders, the Group Manager is accountable for leading stores to meet key objectives and embed our purpose, values and ways of working to ensure a customer and team 1st culture built on solid foundations.
You will provide support to the zone and state teams to deliver the company and zone strategy by guiding, coaching, influencing and motivating a team of Store Managers and 1200 team members. You will be an integral part of implementing and creating a group strategy to ensure delivery of the company vision while identifying and developing talent to build a pipeline for the future within the wider zone.
**What you will do
**We are looking to offer a full-time permanent Group Manager opportunity to support Group 503 (Ayr, Bowen, Charters Towers, Fairfield Central, Kirwan, Mt Isa, Nathan Plaza, Riverway Plaza, The Avenues and Willows).
- Lead, manage and support Store Managers and their team to drive team engagement within the group
- Create and support initiatives that drive a Customer First culture within the group
- Lead through change initiatives and be open to Agile / different ways of working
- Build and develop self-sufficiency and capability within the group
- Implement the State Business Plan within the Zone to ensure delivery of the Supermarket strategy. Set and deliver high operational standards for the Group across merchandising, on-shelf availability, food quality, safety & RTW, VOC & VOT and the minimization of loss
**What you'll bring
**The duality of this role lies within its focus on KPIs and people-led ideals. Develop and embed a high-performance and engaging team-first culture, and enable your Store Manager to do this also. To succeed, you will have:
- Retail leadership experience, multi-site exposure
- Experience leading and embedding change and the ability to prioritise
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement, communication, negotiation and influencing skills
- A strategic mind and the ability to see the bigger picture to align our store priorities to support achieving them The ability to translate data or analytics into real-time information that supports robust decision-making
Applications close Sunday the 21th of April
**Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group
We're a proud part of the Woolworths Group - 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.'
Here you'll be supported and empowered to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless
**Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group
**Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team's diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and Recent Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.
**Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group
**We're a proud part of the Woolworths Group - 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.'
Here you'll be supported and empowered to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support to grow your career and make
📌 Group Manager - Group 503 (Qld)
🏢 Woolworths
📍 Brisbane