Careers at Country Road Group

As the People Business Partner, you will play a crucial role in delivering the people agenda across Sourcing & Supply Chain within the Country Road Group.

Reporting to the Head of People - Group Functions, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Sourcing & Supply Chain leadership team and our Omni Fulfillment Centre (OFC) team members to deliver an exceptional service to our customers. This is a true generalist role where you will drive a positive impact across all aspects of the team member life cycle, focusing on advisory and driving projects through to completion.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Partnering with leaders on shaping people solutions and priorities in support of the business area strategy
• Building management capability and providing coaching and guidance to managers where required
• Coaching and supporting leaders on people topics and issues, including interpretation of industrial instruments,  escalating to the Employee Relations team when required
• Collaborate with the Centre of Excellence (COE) teams to ensure fit-for-purpose people solutions
• Executing cyclical Performance, engagement, remuneration and talent processes lead by CEO teams
• Leveraging data insights and knowledge to inform people interventions that align with both the business strategy and the broader People plan
• Mixing commercial objectives with the needs of our people to create an engaging team experience
• Shaping and delivering  people initiatives for continuous improvement that support the broader Sourcing and Supply Chain people plan,

The Sourcing & Supply Chain People Business Partner will be required to work from our Omni Fulfilment Centre (OFC) in Truganina 1-2 days a week.

Operating as a change champion, you are comfortable working in a growing, fast-paced environment where you apply a people-first and pragmatic commercial mindset to everything you do. With outstanding relationship building and stakeholder management skills, you love to partner with stakeholders, supporting them to create the conditions for high performing teams.  

You will also be able to demonstrate:

• Generalist Human Resources experience in advising on both operational and strategic focuses, ideally with warehousing / supply chain functions
• Experience in supporting both white collar corporate functions and blue-collar operations (Desirable)
• Demonstrated capability in advocating and supporting on the execution of People plans for large teams  
• Excellent influencing skills, with an understanding of driving change on a large scale
• Proven ability to solve problems creatively and draw upon best-practice approaches
• Experience operating and advising on Awards and/or Enterprise Bargaining Agreements
• A completed tertiary qualification majoring in Human Resources (or equivalent)
• Exposure to org design principles and wider project/change management capability
• An openness to support the full range of people activities, from partnering with senior leaders, to supporting the operational aspects of people movements and changes  

As an energetic and enthusiastic self-starter, you work well both autonomously and as part of a team, and your organisation, prioritisation and time management skills are second to none. As a true professional in your field, you have high attention to detail and possess a positive, can-do attitude!

Why work for us? 

• Generous employee discounts across Country Road, Mimco, Trenery, Witchery & POLITIX brands
• Hybrid working arrangements in office and from home that provide appropriate work/life balance
• An additional day of leave for your birthday
• A supportive, flexible and engaging environment that will support personal/professional development
• Be a member of a company committed to sustainable practices

About Us

The Country Road Group is one of Australasia’s largest fashion retail groups comprising of iconic brands such as Country Road, POLITIX, Trenery, Witchery and MIMCO. Our Values include being Customer Obsessed, Collaborative, Inspirational, Responsible and Dedicated to Quality. We are looking for highly motivated and passionate individuals to be part of the Group’s evolution and support each brand to realise their full potential.

Country Road Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application to assist you through the recruitment process.