About Woolworths Group
We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ It’s that Purpose that fuels our ambition 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.
If you’re excited to turn today’s blue sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you’ll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive and empowering workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.
PartnerCo
PartnerCo is responsible for the active oversight and management of Woolworths Group strategic external partners and works across the full spectrum of the Group to ensure each partnership delivers valuable commercial outcomes.
Role Overview
This role sits within the PartnerCo team as part of the Group Finance function. It supports the Head of Commercial Partnerships.
The Opportunity
Strategic partnerships are critical to creating better experiences for our customers. The PartnerCo team manages the overarching relationships with our most strategic external partners as well as works across internal Retail and Group Platforms to unlock mutual strategic and financial value.
The Commercial Manager, PartnerCo role exists to provide the analytical rigour, structured problem‑solving, and commercial horsepower required to execute our complex partnership strategies. This role focuses on bringing strategic thinking to commercial opportunities and challenges, and is instrumental in driving key workstreams and managing stakeholders to deliver tangible outcomes.
What You’ll Do
- Conduct deep‑dive commercial and financial analysis.
- Inject strategic and innovative thinking to solve key partnership questions.
- Project manage key projects and work streams end‑to‑end.
- Translate complex partnership dynamics into compelling presentations, reports, and briefing documents for senior leadership and partner‑facing forums.
- Bring robust relationship management skills to influence a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to operationalise value creation.
- Strategically manage complex, cross‑functional commercial initiatives by balancing detailed analysis with executive‑level communication and influencing diverse stakeholders to deliver timely, high‑quality outcomes.
What You’ll Bring
- 3‑5 years in a commercial and analytical role within a top‑tier strategy consulting or accounting firm, investment bank, or comparable corporate development/M&A; team.
- Commercial and financial acumen, analytical and strategic problem‑solving skills, project management, stakeholder engagement, strong written and oral communication and ability to influence at all levels of the organisation, high learning agility.
- Advanced proficiency in Google Suite and/or Microsoft Office (Slides/PowerPoint, Sheets/Excel).
- Proven ability to influence a diverse range of stakeholders across different business units and partner organisations.
- Ability to navigate the ambiguity and complexities of large‑scale, multi‑layered commercial agreements.
What You’ll Experience
- Hybrid Flexibility: Blend of in‑office engagement with work‑from‑home opportunities for a balanced work week.
- A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
- Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose‑driven work.
- 12 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers plus paid superannuation for up to 12 months while the Team Member is on parental leave – eligible from the first day of employment.
Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group
As one of the largest employers in Australia and New 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. 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. Woolworths Group is an inclusive, team‑first company and we value all skills and experiences. If you meet some, but not all of the requirements, we encourage you to submit your application.
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Salary: A$150,000.00 – A$180,000.00.
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