Career Opportunities: Supplier Safety Lead - Woolworths Food Company (984477)

Supplier Safety Lead

• This newly created role, Supplier Safety Lead - Woolworths Food Company
• Hybrid role - Work from home, Office or from in stores
• Full time permanent opportunity - Open to candidates in Sydney, Brisbane , Melbourne

We are 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 an 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.

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:

A progressive and flexible ‘work from anywhere’ policy that gives you control over your work, life and wellbeing. 

• 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 a competitive leave policy and 24/7 access to the Sonder app.

What you’ll do

This is a critical delivery role, setting out multi-horizon roadmaps, whilst at the same time, being hands-on to support development and execution through frequent engagement from front line to Director level and requiring regular engagement at Managing Director level.

The Supplier Safety Lead is accountable for uplifting and driving enhanced safety maturity within WFC and supporting SH&W transformation of the wider Woolworths Group specifically in the area of supplier risk, and must therefore, work collaboratively with a broad range of external stakeholders (including, but not limited to, manufacturing and processing partners, livestock suppliers, and industry bodies). 

The Supplier Safety Lead:

• Synthesises the bigger, complex picture, into a realistic and achievable roadmap by working closely with key stakeholders across WFC and at a Group level
• Uplifts capability across WFC  by coaching, mentoring and providing feedback to leaders and team members that they work with; providing advice and insights into trends, measures and preventative strategies. 
• Acts as an advocate and ambassador for the management of supplier risk and priorities across the Group, role modelling active safety leadership and engagement.
• Support continuous improvement by ensuring assurance processes are established and effective in providing stakeholders with a clear view of supplier safety performance 
• Embraces Agile principles and leverages Agile ways of working; is comfortable having direct accountability for an end result but without necessarily having direct control over the required resources.

What you’ll bring

• At least 7 years work experience, ideally within retail, manufacturing or similar fast paced environment  
• Ideally worked at senior level for at least 3 years
• Qualifications: Bachelor degree, preferably in Safety or direct related field 
• Worked in a modern day matrix environment 
• Experience with interpreting Business strategy in order to set and deliver objectives within near term frames (i.e. 1-2 year time frames) 
• Strong knowledge and experience of safety risk management
• Experience with fast paced environment, with growing complexity 
• Strong verbal and written communication including presentations
   

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.

You can learn more about working with us on LinkedIn or via www.wowcareers.com.au. #LI #work180.
 
Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Woolworths Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.