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Senior People & Culture Business Partner
At Metcash, you're part of something bigger.
We've got the heart of a small business with the strength and support of a big business.
When you join Metcash, your work makes a real difference to independent businesses and local communities, empowering you to:
Grow your career with tailored development programs
Thrive your way with flexible work options
Make your mark in a high-performing, values-led team
At Metcash Food, we're the power behind local business, proudly supplying over 1,600 independently owned stores across Australia and New Zealand.
With trusted independent brands like IGA, Foodland and Campbells/C-Store, our stores sit at the heart of their communities, providing locals with the products and homegrown produce they love most.
Now, we're looking for a passionate and strategic Senior P&C Business Partner to join our Food Pillar and help shape the future of independent retail.
About the Opportunity
Based in Sydney, you'll take on the role of Senior P&C Business Partner, working closely with senior leaders across VIC, SA, and QLD .
You'll collaborate with our logistics and state sales teams to design and deliver people strategies that drive strong commercial outcomes.
In this role, you'll act as a trusted strategic partner, change champion, and leadership coach, supporting three key portfolios within the Food business.
Your focus will be on enabling high performance, fostering deep engagement, and driving people strategies to unlock growth.
In this Role
Partner with leaders to align workforce strategy with business priorities and outcomes
Lead change initiatives, alongside significant growth agendas
Drive workforce planning, talent development, and succession strategies for critical roles
Drive culture and people experience changes, ensuring our people are highly engaged, supported and thriving
Build leadership capability to drive great culture, performance and enable future growth
Champion a performance culture focused on delivery, engagement, and continuous improvement
Work collaboratively with our central and shared HR functions, ensuring they deliver highly efficient and valued services to your business areas
Activate and implement nation and enterprise-wide P&C initiatives
You're Likely a Match If
Experience in People & Culture within a generalist or business partnering capacity
Love focusing your time in driving culture, improving leadership, building talent pipelines and advocating for strong people experience
Strong expertise in organisational change, cultural transformation, and workforce planning
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment (FMCG experience highly regarded)
Demonstrated success in building strong stakeholder relationships across diverse levels and functions, and ability to coach, influence and develop senior leaders
Have worked in organisations that leverage shared serviced (highly regarded)
Resilient, agile, and solutions-oriented, with a passion for delivering impactful results
Flexibility to travel interstate regularly, supporting teams across multiple states
What's on offer
? Extra Leave: Enjoy a 5th week of annual leave, 2 well-being days, plus 1 volunteer day annually
Career Growth: Endless learning and development opportunities
Parental Leave: 12 weeks of gender-neutral paid leave for primary carers