HR Business Partner

About the team

At Wesfarmers Corporate Office, we believe that building a team of outstanding people and utilising their individual talents is essential to achieving sustainable success.

To attract and retain outstanding people we strive to create an environment where team members can continually grow, thrive and connect. Our HR team helps to bring this to life by partnering with leaders and team members on a broad range of people and culture activities and initiatives.

What you’ll do

The HR Business Partner will provide valued, respected and effective HR business partnering support to the allocated customer groups for Corporate Office and support the design (as relevant) and implementation of various Corporate Office wide HR initiatives and priority actions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Forming and maintaining strong partnerships, and trusted relationships, across allocated customer groups to deliver value-added HR advisory services which support the achievement of the overarching Corporate Office and HR objectives as relevant.
• In alignment with the Wesfarmers Way, support, or lead when required, the design and development of policy, processes or frameworks and provide HR advisory services across the full team member lifecycle.
• In consultation with the HRO, identify ways in which existing processes can be streamlined and become more efficient, creating documentation and procedures for the effectiveness and sustainability of the HR function.
• Manage or support as required, the change management of new processes or ways of working which enhance the HR support and advice provided to the Corporate Office.
• Actively participate and contribute as a member of the HR team and broader Corporate Office, offering strategic and practical input from a people and culture perspective.
• Build capability of our leaders with a focus on performance, development and coaching. 

What you’ll need

• Proven experience in HR Business Partnering, preferably within a corporate or professional services environment.
• Knowledge of organisation design, talent, and culture.
• Strong business acumen and understanding.
• Outstanding relationship management and influencing skills at all levels.
• Experience objectively coaching employees and management through complex and difficult situations.
• Applied knowledge of federal, state and local laws and statutes for employment.
• Thorough understanding and hands-on application of internal and external HR principles, concepts, practices and standards.
• Tenacity and courage to lead change.
• Ability to build trusting and effective relationships quickly.

About Wesfarmers

As one of Australia’s largest listed companies, we’re proud of our longstanding contribution to Australians. We continually reinvent ourselves and invest in the businesses we own and operate, including leading retailers like Bunnings, Kmart, Target, Officeworks and Priceline. We also have an online offering, including OnePass and the Group shared data asset. Our work doesn’t stop there, we operate in the industrials sector which supplies the nation with chemicals, energy and fertilisers, and industrial and safety products. And we participate in an integrated lithium joint venture, including the operation of a mine and concentrator and the development of a refinery.

Join the team at Corporate Office which provides support and advice across the Wesfarmers Group.

The Corporate Office provides corporate services and support to the autonomous businesses within the Wesfarmers Group, enabling the achievement of Group objectives. It leads capital allocation and portfolio management for the Group and focuses on leveraging and enhancing the Group’s reputation to support attraction and retention of talent, securing investment opportunities and maintaining a low-cost capital. To do this, we need great people, working together and role modelling our values and ways of working.

Our culture

We’re results focused, but we’re a business that cares. Here we are less about titles and more about everyone playing a valuable role. We provide autonomy and space with freedom to operate, quickly learning from mistakes because we know they are part of the way forward. We’re curious, open minded, and collaborative. And although we’re thought leaders, we’re humble, and willing to share knowledge and learn from one another.

We know that diversity fosters greater innovation and better customer connection, so we strive to create an inclusive and diverse work environment.

Next steps

If this sounds like your next career move, click on the ‘Apply’ button by Friday, 13 February 2025. Please note that we may commence interviewing of candidates prior to this closing date.

We’re hiring the best and the brightest talent. Let’s start to explore the possibilities of achieving great things together.

For more information, visit our website at www.wesfarmers.com.au.