We are Woolworths Group

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand. Connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'. That Purpose 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 a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace. 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.

• Lead out on our F25 People Strategy as part of our DC leadership team
• Join the team as we continue to invest in our Supply Chain Infrastructure
Competitive REM, Team Grocery Discount, Short Term Incentive Plan

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.


Welcome to the People Team


Better experiences for our Team Members are the key to unlocking a better future for our customers and communities. Our People Team is responsible for powering the trajectory of our business and the wellbeing of our people – through the design and delivery of a seamless and enriching Team Member experience. One that strengthens the foundations of our organisation, empowering passionate Team Members to become purpose-led Woolworths Group advocates and attracting a new generation of talent to the group.


What you’ll do


As a trusted People Partner for our Palmerston North Distribution Centre, you will be responsible for enabling our leadership teams to deliver best in class team experiences, leveraging group people initiatives. You will be partnering with our DC leaders to deliver both strategic people and operational priorities.


Key responsibilities:

• Coaching and building capability of leaders within the Distribution Centre
• Providing effective HR operational advice and support across our team member lifecycle
• Facilitating learning & development programs to help build leadership capability, and culture with the team.
• Working in agile as part of the Group People Team, participating and delivering on key work streams
• Developing credibility with leaders to allow for coaching and delivering feedback
Engaging in effective stakeholder management to deliver outcomes for the business unit aligned to people strategy

What you’ll bring


You'll bring a curious mind and a passion for open and inclusive collaboration to a culture that thrives on amplifying people’s impact together. You’ll bring relevant industry experience ideally within a blue collar industry. You will have experience working across a diverse employee demographic and having some experience working for a unionised organisation. As an experienced partner and people practitioner, you will have sound legislation knowledge, the ability to build strong relationships and a can do attitude. Proven experience in building leadership capability, leading initiatives to improve absenteeism, retention and productivity, and collective bargaining would be advantageous. This can be challenging yet rewarding work, so we need someone that is resilient and enjoys putting on their high viz and steel caps to ensure we are able to always put our people first.


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:

• 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.
• High impact role supporting our teams who enrich our communities.
• 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.

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.



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.