People & Culture Manager 

For the past 30 years, millions of happy Australians have chosen Spendless as their preferred footwear retailer.
With over 200 convenient stores, 1,000 amazing team members, and a huge range of styles to suit every member of the family, it’s no wonder they call us ‘The World’s Friendliest Shoe People’.

If you are as passionate about people and their success as we are, this role if for you!

The Role

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer you work closely with all areas of the business to provide insightful and timely coaching, guidance and advice around all people related matters. You will effectively manage key elements of the team member lifecycle ensuring effective processes are in place that enhance our team member experience.

This is a fast-paced position suited to someone who thrives in working in a hands-on people and culture environment and multitasking and dealing with change.

You’ll be working closely with operational leaders, understanding the day-to-day challenges and providing practical, commercially minded people advice. It’s a true generalist role with plenty of variety, autonomy and the opportunity to build strong, trusted relationships across the entire national business.

Key Responsibilities

• Coach and guide leaders in all team member related activities
• Support leaders in managing employee relations, performance management, and people leadership matters.
• Use people insights, P&C metrics, and trends to inform decision-making and guide people initiatives.
• Strengthen P&C processes and practices to ensure scalability as the organisation grows.
• Ensure compliance with work health and safety, employment law, industrial instruments, and internal policies, proactively mitigating business risk.
• Management of workers compensation processes and effective return to work for injured team members
• Drive initiatives to build capability, foster culture, and enhance team member engagement.

About You

• Degree or Post Graduation qualifications in Human Resource Management
• Demonstrated experience in a generalist P&D role within a large organisation (retail experience preferable)
• Experience as a P&C Manager or Senior Business Partner (generalist) who is seeking a hands‑on experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of, and experience in the interpretation and application of employment legislation, workplace investigations, policies and procedures
• A qualified Return to work coordinator
• Experience in effective management of workers compensation processes nationally
• Systems and process mindset, using data, reporting, workflow design and analytics to streamline people processes, reduce manual administration and improve efficiency across the team member lifecycle.

What in it for you

• Senior Leadership role reporting to CEO
• Work for a national company based in Adelaide
• Flexible working arrangements
• Supportive team and great workplace culture
• Generous team member discount on our amazing products

 We are looking for an effective and conscientious team player who takes pride and ownership in their work, representing Spendless at all times, while embracing our 8 company values. A team player who works collaboratively and autonomously to deliver the best outcome possible is vital for this role.

How to apply...
Please ensure you include a covering letter as the first page of your attached resume.
Confidentiality assured. 

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