- 12 Months Secondment
-
Norwest location, with occasional visits to our Surry Hills offices
This is a hands-on support role at the heart of our governance engine room — ideal for someone who thrives on structure and detail, with genuine scope to bring fresh thinking, and efficiency to the way we work.
Welcome to Primary Connect
Primary Connect is the most extensive food and retail supply chain network in Australia and New Zealand. Our 10,000-strong team are an essential part of the expansive Woolworths Group, which encompasses Woolworths Supermarkets and Metro stores, BIG W, Countdown NZ, Quantium, and more. With us, your possibilities are not limited to a single opportunity.
We’re delivering to more than 3,000 retail stores every day (stores like Woolworths, BIG W, Dan Murphy’s, and BWS), but at Primary Connect, we’re more than just a supply chain business. We’re a big team, but every individual plays a pivotal role and leaves a distinctive impact.
Our extensive reach opens up boundless opportunities for learning, growth, and professional development. By raising your hand, fostering relationships, and seizing the moment, you can take control of your own unique path.
The Primary Connect Project Governance & Assurance (G&A) Office oversees strategic initiative planning and assures business value is executed flawlessly through rigorous execution and project management.
What you’ll do
-
Play a key role in embedding governance and compliance practices across Primary Connect Delivery and Business Teams, enabling effective value delivery while minimising risk to strategic priorities and investments.
-
Lead end-to-end preparation for Steering Committees and the Investment Delivery Forum (IDF), synthesising complex delivery data into executive-ready presentations and briefing packs, while managing action tracking and quality control across all governance forums.
-
Support the Senior Manager – G&A and Head of G&A with project health checks, Stage Gate reviews, and document management across a broad portfolio spanning network development and systems, detecting cost or timeline risks early and ensuring rigorous controls hygiene.
-
Proactively challenge existing governance and assurance processes, driving efficiencies through AI and automation to reduce manual admin and free up capacity for higher-impact work.
-
Partner with senior leaders and delivery teams to activate ways of working, strengthen governance frameworks, and improve program/project reporting.
What you’ll bring
-
Strong administrative and organisational skills, with hands-on operational knowledge of project lifecycles, stage-gate reviews, and corporate assurance/audit readiness.
-
An analytical, curious mind paired with the tenacity to challenge the status quo and follow things through.
-
Confidence to engage and influence senior stakeholders, backed by excellent communication skills and the ability to distil complex problems simply.
-
Strong presentation development skills for executive audiences.
-
Background in project management, business analysis, process analysis, change management, risk, or L&D/training is helpful but not essential — supply chain experience is a bonus.
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.
Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Woolworths Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes
