Senior Network Planner | QLD

• Guide the business to renew & deliver the right space, in the right place, at the right time

• Fixed term opportunity (12 months)

• Hybrid working, office based in Brisbane

Welcome to Woolworths 360

We're the national team of 10,000 bright minds designing, developing and innovating the retail stores of the future across construction, operations, sustainability, data, refrigeration, and everything in between. United by a passion for bringing fresh food and great experiences to our customers every day, our 'Best in, Better out' mentality guides our decisions and puts customers at the heart of all we do. Every day we're reimagining and reinventing our stores, innovating new fulfillment processes, and developing simpler, more innovative and more sustainable solutions to future proof our network and fight for a healthier planet.

What you’ll do

Reporting to the Network Planning Manager, the purpose of the Senior Network Planner is to guide where and how our store network grows. Leveraging spatial data and advanced analytics, you will partner with business leaders to evaluate new store opportunities, optimize our existing portfolio across multiple brands, and unlock format innovations that expand our eCommerce capacity across Australia.

You will:

• Build and manage relationships across the business to enable collaboration within an Agile working environment. Working across the network planning team sharing knowledge and best practice

• Develop & share local knowledge and expertise across Woolworths Group, applying network planning assessment frameworks for priority new stores, expansions & replacements, renewals, eCom network & acquisitions

• Lead and support the development of our state network strategies and new space pipeline, utilising regional market, customer loyalty & industry activity data

• Identify and assess new market growth opportunities and forecasting future store sales and impacts

• Apply network planning capability to enable data based decision making to inform Capex investment decisions and commercial deliverables

What you’ll bring

• Retail experience utilising spatial data and GIS technologies (e.g. MapInfo) ideally in a big box environment

• Experience forecasting new store sales using spatial data and GIS technologies and assessing property strategic fit

• A passion for retail site selection and store location analysis with a strategic, analytical mindset to solve complex business problems

• Excellent time management and organisational skills with an ability to manage multiple tasks and work to tight deadlines

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and an ability to work effectively within a team environment within an agile organisational structure

• Degree or Postgraduate qualifications in Geography, Economics, Commerce, Statistics majors or similar (desirable)

• Willingness to travel both within state and interstate

What you’ll experience

Our Team Members are at the heart of everything we do and we’re always looking for ways to support your career journey and reward great work:

• Salary package includes ToT

• 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.

• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.

• A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app.

• A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.

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 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.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.

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