Project Lead
2 days ago
**Brighter Futures Start here**
As Australia’s biggest and most loved retailer, we’ve been brightening up everyday life for families for over 50 years. At our stores, distribution centres, and offices in Australia and New Zealand. All around the globe. Our diverse and inclusive 47,000 strong team come together for a common cause. Giving families easy access to our on-trend products and incredibly low prices - it’s the heart of everything we do.
As a leader in the retail market, we’re optimistic about our future and yours. We’re relentless in our pursuit for results, but changing at a rapid rate, giving you challenging work that you’ll be proud of. We celebrate your uniqueness and individuality. Because at Kmart it’s not just what you do, it’s who you are that makes every day living brighter.
**Full Time - Fixed Term Opportunity, 9 month contract.**
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**Join the team**
We're looking for someone to take the project lead for our Talent Acquisition space as we open our new Distribution Centre in Ruakura, close proximity to Hamilton. This role will see you responsible for the proactive and strategic sourcing of our salaried and wages team across a variety of management and team member roles in the new space. This role will also see you flex your time in the Learning and Capability space, supporting the ongoing investment in our onboarding and induction strategy. Drawing on your years of experience in end-to-end recruitment processes, deep sourcing capability, knowledge of talent segments, markets and industry activity, you will deliver outstanding recruitment outcomes.
**What you’ll be doing**
As our Project Lead - Talent Acquisition working for Kmart you will:
- Lead the recruitment of our salaried and wages team as we open our new New Zealand Distribution Centre in Ruakura.
- Identify new ways to engage, attract and source talent
- Business partner with your hiring team to support and guide hiring managers through the TA process
- Project plan, execute and report on the hiring progress
**To be successful in this role you’ll have**:
- Previous end to end recruitment experience
- Strong, high volume recruitment experience
- Proficiency using a variery of recruitment systems, understanding of Success Factors is a bonus.
- Demonstrated experience in utilising talent search across various disciplines.
**Benefits we’ll offer you**:
- A team member discount card that gives you a discount at Kmart, Target, Bunnings, and Officeworks
- A free OnePass membership offering free delivery across Kmart, Target & Catch on eligible products
- Access to the Kmart for You benefits program which entitles you to exclusive discounts and benefits in the areas of entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and health - with over 60 suppliers
- A dynamic learning and support program
- A Kudos recognition program, where you are nominated by your peers to spin a wheel, to win a stack of cool prizes
- Wesfarmers is Kmart’s parent company and each year eligible employees can elect to purchase shares through a salary sacrifice arrangement
- Great career opportunities across the broader Wesfarmers Group
**We’re here to make everyday living brighter**
From humble beginnings in Burwood East, Victoria, in 1969, we’re now an essential part of 300 communities, and proud of it From bedding to apparel to kitchenware and beyond. We’re designing and creating the products people reach for every day. In-store, online, or Click & Collect - getting the products we love into the hands of happy customers is what we aim to do best. From the remote outback to coastal towns and big cities, and everywhere in-between. We’re progressive in our pursuit to create seamless customer journeys for satisfied shoppers.
**A place you can belong
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