Coles
Feed your ambition with an iconic brand that makes a positive difference on the lives of Australian families every day. Our two year award-winning Graduate programs are the first ingredient to a flexible and dynamic career at Coles.
Join our People & Culture (also known as HR) function and choose from either a Store Support Centre (SSC) or Operations state-based role:
Our Operations roles focus on generalist Business Partnering and are available in VIC, NSW, and QLD & WA. These roles involve working closely with leadership teams and store/site team members to drive the People & Culture agenda. You will mainly support our Supermarket teams, with the opportunity to work in either Liquor or Coles Express for one of your rotations.
The SSC roles are only available in VIC and provide the opportunity to work in both generalist and specialist rotations. Our generalist Business Partnering rotations involve working closely with SSC teams and out in the field across one of our three brands (Supermarkets, Liquor and Coles Express) to drive the People & Culture agenda. During specialist rotations you will work across one of our Centres of Excellence including Advisory Services, Learning & Development, Recruitment or Organisational Development to name a few.
If you want to work in a fast paced environment where no two days are the same and do meaningful and impactful work with real accountability, then APPLY NOW.
We are currently taking applications for August 2018 and February 2019 intakes.
What makes our program unique?
Professional learning and development – Induction, specifically designed professional learning and development sessions continuously throughout the program, workshops, and presentations to senior leaders and directors across the business means you will be constantly learning.
Creative and dynamic work environment – No two days will be the same with ownership of real projects that impact thousands and shape the Australian retail landscape, encouragement to challenge the way we do things, team and business stream rotations throughout the program and working in cross functional huddle groups on actual business initiatives.
Learn from great leaders – You will have an extensive support network (Line Manager, People & Culture Business Partner, Accelerator Coach, Buddy, Huddle Group Moderator, Peers and Graduate alumni) to assist you in creating a challenging and successful career and be given constant feedback to hone your skills.
Am I eligible?
To be eligible for the Store Support Centre Graduate Program, you must meet the following criteria:
- Be an Australian / New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident at the time of submitting your application.
- Have completed a minimum of a bachelor degree prior to starting on the program – we don’t mind when this was completed!
So how do you apply?
It's simple to apply for the Coles Graduate Program! There are 5 stages to the recruitment process; if you are successful you will progress to the next stage. We will keep you informed at each stage.
- Online Application: 13th February 2018 and close 1st of April 2018 at 11:59pm
- Psychometric Testing: 5th of March 2018 – 11th of April 2018
- Video Interview: 12th of March 2018 – 27th of April 2018
- Assessment Centre : Held nationally in May 2018
- Offer of Employment: May 2018
What are you waiting for? APPLY NOW - We look forward to reviewing your application!
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Engineering & Mathematics +more
- Bachelor or higher
About the employer
Coles AU
3.9
50,000 - 100,000 employees
Banking & Financial Services
Choose a job you love! Be part of a unique, two year, accelerated leadership program!
Pros and cons of working at Coles AU
Pros
Scope of work is huge. We take on real projects and work with real tangible outcomes to our team and customers.
People - great culture. Robust and fast-paced. Given a lot of responsibility as a graduate
Very flexible work. It feels like they are constantly trying to improve for their employees. I feel welcome and supported by my team and personnel.
The pay is competitive, the work is challenging but rewarding and there is plenty of opportunities to leave your mark on the business.
Working in a small team of like-minded people, I am exposed to a vast range of projects, tasks and challenges. Despite being only four months into my graduate program, I already feel a sense of worth amongst my colleagues.
The autonomy I am given and the versatility of my role
Cons
Technology can be slow at times
It is a large organisation so if you are not proactive then you can get lost.
At times there's long working hours - but you'd get that in any workplace!
Distribution of resources. Some departments are overworked, specifically merchandise.
The amount of bureaucracy and red tape. Large organisations are very hard to make agile
At the moment, there are no standouts, but it does seem like a small minority of employees can fall into the trap of being quite inward-looking (avoiding direct competitors and showing bias)