We’ve been proudly serving Australian communities since 1914 and have grown to become a top 30-listed company on the ASX with a portfolio of iconic homegrown brands. At the heart of our continued success is over 115,000 team members working across the country, all contributing to bringing our customers smiles. You’ll not only get to see your work make a difference, you’ll be part of a team working together to help Australians eat and live better every day.

About the team

An exciting opportunity has come up to help build the future of Online Meals at Coles Group.  Expanding QuiteLike, our online subscription business, and supporting the broader team to build further capability in Coles Online.

Speaking of excitement, we’re bringing excitement back to dinner.  It went away for a while there, with all the stress and shopping lists and trips to the store, but we’ve decided our customers (and dinner) deserve better.

If you’re passionate about food, tech, and creating experiences that delight customers, this is your chance to help shape the future of online convenience meals. Join us and be part of something exciting - because dinner just got its spark back.

About the role

Love bringing big ideas to life? As our Project Manager, you’ll lead the integration of complex products into Coles Online Customer Fulfilment Centres and help build a scalable convenience meals platform.  But most importantly, you will work with key stakeholders across the business to determine the best ways of working, so that we can collectively deliver on our strategic objectives. This is a hands-on role where you’ll plan, coordinate, and deliver projects that make dinner time easier for customers, while driving growth for one of the most exciting parts of our business.

This role reports to the Head of QuiteLike and is based in Melbourne. You’ll work across technology, operations, commercial, and supply chain teams, as well as external partners, to make sure everything runs smoothly from concept to go-live.

This is a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract 

About you and your skills

You’re a natural organiser who thrives on turning complexity into clarity. You know how to manage multiple moving parts, keep stakeholders aligned, and deliver projects on time and on budget. You’re comfortable navigating change and love working in fast-paced environments where no two days are the same.

You’ll also bring:

• Proven experience in project management within retail, eCommerce, or FMCG environments.
• Experience managing cross-functional projects involving technology, operations, and commercial teams.
• Exposure to change management and business transformation initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Tertiary qualification in Business or Project Management, with PMP or PRINCE2 certification preferred.
• Ability to manage budgets, timelines, and risk mitigation plans.

If you’re ready to deliver projects that shape the future of online meals and make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

What’s in it for you?

• Flexible working options: We know that work is only one part of your life, so we actively encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to help you achieve it.
• Office perks: Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub where you can sample new products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and so much more when you come in.
• Discounts: Eligible team members receive 5% discount all year round on your Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. We also offer additional periods of double discount (10%) at various times throughout the year. As well as hotdeals exclusive to team members that translate into additional savings.
• Reward through recognition: Give and receive recognition, linked to our Coles values, through our digital recognition platform ‘mythanks’. You can accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards from an extensive range of retailers.
• Opportunities for learning and development: No matter where you start within our diverse business, you’ll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore a variety of career development programs and job-specific training.
• Paid parental leave: We understand how important your life outside work is and offer permanent team members paid parental leave to support you in balancing work and family.
• Investment in your future: Our annual team member share plan offer allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase Coles Group shares.

About the recruitment process

We’re continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that is just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the ‘Our Recruitment Process’ section of our careers site or email [email protected]

Job ID: 176860

Employment Type: Fixed Term
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