• Unmatched strategic impact and industry influence
• A mandate for transformational leadership in a purpose-driven culture
• Comprehensive support and executive-level rewards

WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE

• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
• Access to Sonder. Sonder provides free confidential 24/7 personalised financial, medical safety, psychological or physical support for team members and their families.
• A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.
• 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.
• Opportunity to Salary Sacrifice, enabling team members to purchase selected eligible items or services from pre-tax salary. Can be used for novated leases, superannuation contributions, Qantas Club membership, computing devices etc.

Woolworths Meat is seeking an experienced General Manager of Sourcing to take on a critical leadership role. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the entire strategy and process for sourcing and purchasing both livestock and supplementary (boxed) meat volumes to support the retail and B2B sectors. This senior position is focused on developing a market-leading sourcing plan, careful balancing of needs of all go to market channels, delivering consistently higher supplier advocacy (farmers and processors) and driving sustainability initiatives, and ensuring a consistent supply of high-quality products for customers.
A key part of the job involves building and maintaining strong, trust-based relationships with livestock producers and processors, requiring a deep understanding of the domestic and global meat industry. You will handle all procurement activities, including price negotiation and contract management, while making strategic decisions to balance costs, quality, and supply chain efficiency. You will also be able to develop stronger systems and processes to support consistency in sourcing approaches, great feedback to suppliers and integrity in the sourcing steps.
Internally, the General Manager will be responsible for leading and developing a broad sourcing team including livestock buyers, supplementary stock buyers, sustainability and buying support team, fostering a positive and collaborative culture. They will work closely with other divisions to ensure the sourcing strategy aligns with overall business objectives and continuously improves the quality of the meat delivered to retail customers.