P&C Business Partner - Southern Region

At Wesfarmers Health we strive to make health, beauty and wellness experiences simpler, more affordable and easier to access for all Australians.

Our portfolio includes well-known names like Priceline, as well as our MediAesthetics brands - Clear Skincare Clinics and SILK Laser Clinics. In the digital space, we’re proud to have SISU Health and InstantScripts—and most recently, we’ve launched our newest retail beauty stores, atomica. 

About us:

What began in 1910 as a small co-operative of just three pharmacies has grown into Wesfarmers Health—a leading Australian organisation in health, beauty, and wellness.

Today, Wesfarmers Health proudly employs over 3,600 team members, all committed to delivering accessible, innovative, and trusted health and beauty services to Australians nationwide, across retail, medi-aesthetics, digital health, and wholesale and supply chain operations.

What you’ll do:

We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced People & Capability Regional Business Partner to join the People team. The successful candidate will be responsible for executing people and capability strategies that support the achievement of business goals within our Wholesale Supply Chain.

Reporting to the People & Capability Manager – Supply Chain ,you will provide coaching, guidance, advice, and support to our leaders on a wide range of people and capability matters, including organisation design, change management, capability development, talent identification and succession planning, culture and engagement, leadership effectiveness, employment relations, performance development, and reward & recognition.

This role includes involvement in high-profile project work, including bringing two of our newly constructed automated distribution centres online. The role also offers flexibility to work between our Flinders St Support Office and Dandenong South Distribution Centre, along with interstate travel to Launceston, Adelaide and Perth.

Other key responsibilities include:

Culture & Engagement:

• Partner with Distribution Centre Managers to establish work practices that foster an exceptional employee experience, create a positive and high-performing team culture, and drive sustainable growth.
• Drive People Experience projects and initiatives, including Culture and Engagement activities, Workplace, Diversity & Belonging programs, and Capability programs to enhance our employee value proposition.

Project & Change Management:

• Act as the People Stream Lead on two major projects transitioning the workforce from manual distribution centres to newly constructed automated distribution centres in Adelaide and Perth.
• Drive and embed change to enhance business performance, including partnering with the business on organisation design initiatives and leading business change programs.

Capability, Talent & Succession:

• Partner in building effective talent pipelines by identifying talent, strategic workforce plans, and talent and succession planning.

Employee & Industrial Relations:

• In conjunction with Group ER, support the Distribution Centre Manager in planning and negotiation of Enterprise Agreements
• In conjunction with the central People Advisory service, undertake complex ER investigations and ensure compliance with relevant legislation

What you’ll bring:

• Proven experience in a Senior P&C Business Partnering role within FMCG or other unionised environments.
• P&C business partnering across multiple geographically dispersed sites is desirable.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and manage change effectively.
• Exceptional influencing skills, including collaboration with multiple business partners and COEs.
• Demonstrates strong commercial acumen by aligning people strategies with business priorities
• Strong ER/IR skills, including experience in Enterprise Agreement negotiation.
• Experience in Transformation, Change, and Project Management.
• Comfortable in ambiguous and changing environments.
• Experience in communicating and working with Unions and other governing bodies.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage projects end-to-end.
• Tertiary qualifications in HR or relevant discipline

Why us?  

• Access to employee benefits across Wesfarmers including team member discounts at Bunnings, Kmart, Target, Officeworks, OnePass, Priceline, atomica and Clear Skincare Clinics
• Ongoing professional development and career opportunities across the Wesfarmers Health Division and the broader Wesfarmers Group
• Novated leasing options
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - available to all team members and their immediate family members, 24/7, 365 days a year

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants

Wesfarmers Health aims to become an employer of choice for First Nations Australians, through investments that attract, empower and retain First Nations team members within our stores, distribution centres, clinics and corporate offices. 

As part of the Wesfarmers group, we provide authentic support through a diverse range of programs and initiatives, designed to empower you on your journey towards personal achievement and professional advancement.