Countdown Supermarkets Looking for General Manager Transformation at Auckland, New Zealand Full Time

• Newly created, key Leadership role
• Large-scale transformation agenda
• Generous package commensurate with level of role and responsibilities

About us

Woolworths New Zealand is New Zealand’s largest private sector employer, with turnover of ~$8bn and a team of 22,000 Kiwis serving 3 million customers across 191 Countdown supermarkets and 72 franchise stores every week.

As part of Woolworths Group, we are committed to our purpose of creating better experiences together for a better tomorrow and making Kiwis’ lives a little better every day. We are proud to be NZ’s largest online retailer and we are passionate about continuing to innovate in the areas of digital, rewards, analytics, fresh food and sustainability.

About the Role | Mō te Tūranga

A newly created portfolio has been created- Transformation and Accelerator Businesses and exists to bring together and drive our transformation momentum.

This new portfolio will bring together our key transformation and enablement capabilities (Strategy, Customer Insights, Analytics, Transformation, Agile & Delivery) alongside our key Accelerator Businesses (Franchise, Wholesale and Cartology) to help us all drive and deliver our strategic priorities.

As a result of this exciting change we are recruiting for a new role within our team – General Manager, Transformation. This position will report to the Director of Transformation and Accelerator Businesses, and will partner with critical stakeholders to drive our transformation. You will shape and drive our transformation priorities and OKRs to deliver value within Woolworths New Zealand and into the broader Woolworths Group. This also includes bringing together focused capabilities to effectively land transformation across WWNZ and successfully embed changes within WWNZ to realise benefits.

What you will do:

• Partner with the WWNZ leadership team to shape and communicate our transformation story
• Work the Strategy team and leaders to facilitate strategic planning, prioritise and shape transformation roadmap and plans
• Enable the transformation by assessing and allocating the right transformation capabilities and support to key changes / initiatives
• Design and orchestrate the appropriate governance and oversight to enable the transformation agenda for WWNZ
• Design, mobilise and lead initiatives to deliver transformation priorities as required
• Orchestrate strategic change by aligning stakeholders, addressing programmatic risk and shaping solutions in partnership with executives, leadership teams and critical stakeholders
• Leverage listening and data to ensure effective solutions design and drive performance
• Influence and contribute to building transformation capability

About You | Mōu

We’re looking for someone who can offer

• Demonstrated experience leading significant enterprise-level transformational and program outcomes – ideally within fast paced, multi-workstream and highly operational environments (a retail environment is highly desired but not essential)
• Deep understanding, and experience working across ecosystem business models, with the ability to navigate multiple BU’s and interconnections
• Strong exposure to both traditional and agile delivery approaches
• Demonstrated ability to influence, establish and maintain strong relationships with senior management including at Executive and Group Executive level
• Strong ability to think strategically and continuously explore new ways to understand and deliver on changing customer needs
• Proven success influencing at all levels and managing multiple stakeholders
• Experience in a similar position and a successful track record of delivering customer and team first commercial and strategic outcomes
• Demonstrated purposeful leadership and an ability to inspire a diverse team through significant and ongoing transformation
• Degree preferred (MBA or equivalent) and relevant industry certification

What’s in it for you:

• A competitive executive level remuneration package including, base, kiwisaver, car allowance, short term incentive and LTI
• Opportunity to work and collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia and NZ
• An exciting career – as our business grows, so do the opportunities for our people
• Flexibility and work-life balance policies that will help you thrive

Working with Woolworths NZ | Me mahi tahi tatou ki Woolworths NZ

Our purpose is to make Kiwis’ lives a little better every day.

We’re friendly, down-to-earth, and energetic – we work hard but we have a great time doing it, and we love what we do. There is plenty of scope for new ideas, lots of room for you to add value, and importantly, you’ll be working with a business that touches the lives of three million New Zealanders a week. We offer a diverse range of career opportunities across our ecosystem

Countdown

Cartology, Vineonline & CountdownX

Primary Connect

Wholesale Distributors Limited (Fresh Choice)

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Come as you are | Nau mai, whakatau mai

We’re an equal opportunity employer and are committed to the principle of equal opportunity for all.

If you’re smart and good at what you do, let’s work together | Me mahi tahi tatou