Supply Chain Lead - QuiteLike

<p>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.</p><p> </p><h3>About the team</h3><p> </p><p><br>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>About the role</strong></span></p><p>Love the challenge of making complex supply chains run like clockwork? As our Supply Chain Lead, you’ll be the mastermind behind getting every ingredient, every package, and every ready-to-heat meal where it needs to be, on time, in full, and at the right cost. From sourcing and procurement to supply planning, systems, and logistics, you’ll own the end-to-end supply chain for QuiteLike meal kits and ready-to-heat products.</p><p>This role reports to the Head of QuiteLike and is based in Melbourne, across both Dandenong South and Hawthorn East. You’ll work closely with culinary, operations, commercial, and technology teams, as well as suppliers and 3PL partners, to keep things moving seamlessly. Every day will bring new challenges - menu changes, demand spikes, and opportunities to innovate.  So if you thrive on variety and impact, this is your chance to make a real difference.</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>About you and your skills</strong></span></p><p>You’re a supply chain leader who loves solving puzzles and making things happen. You know how to balance cost, quality, and service while building strong relationships with suppliers and partners. You’re hands-on when needed, but strategic in your thinking—always looking for ways to improve processes and deliver value.</p><p>You’ll also bring:</p><ul type="disc"><li>Proven leadership in supply chain roles within FMCG, retail, or food, covering procurement, planning, logistics, and systems.</li><li>Experience managing complex supply planning - ideally in meal kits or similar environments with frequent menu changes and high SKU churn.</li><li>Strong ERP and analytics skills (Microsoft Business Central preferred), plus confidence with forecasting and planning tools.</li><li>Expertise in supplier management, negotiation, and driving COGS improvements.</li><li>Knowledge of food safety and compliance requirements.</li><li>A continuous improvement mindset and the ability to lead and develop a small team.</li></ul><p>If you’re ready to take ownership of a dynamic supply chain and help shape the future of online meals, we’d love to hear from you.</p><br> <h3>What’s in it for you?</h3><p> </p><ul><li><strong>Flexible working options: </strong>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.</li><li><strong>Office perks:</strong> 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.</li><li><strong>Discounts: </strong>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.</li><li><strong>Reward through recognition:</strong> 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.</li><li><strong>Opportunities for learning and development:</strong> 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.</li><li><strong>Paid parental leave:</strong> 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.</li><li><strong>Investment in your future: </strong>Our annual team member share plan offer allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase Coles Group shares.</li></ul><p> </p><h3>About the recruitment process</h3><p> </p><p>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.</p><p> </p><p>We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the <a href="https://colescareers.com.au/au/en/our-recruitment-process">‘Our Recruitment Process’</a> section of our careers site or email [email protected]</p><p> </p><p>Job ID: 176848</p><p> </p><p>Employment Type: Full time<br>#LI-KK1</p>