Working in retail is fast-paced, and at Coles Express for Viva Energy Retail, the rubber really hits the road. It's not a typical 9-5, so you can easily blend life and work. And as part of a small station team, you'll enjoy the variety and speed that offering convenience to local and on-the-move customers brings. This is an amazing opportunity to work for Viva Energy Retail, Australia's largest single branded mobility and convenience retail network. It's a really exciting time to join with Viva Energy who are growing and diversifying through the recent acquisition of Coles Express and OTR Group. We're all about helping people reach their destination, whether it's filling up your car, grabbing food to go, or topping up essential groceries. About the role This is an on-road role where you will be building and delivering solutions across our network of independent retailers. You will be working across the dealer channel in Victoria, identifying opportunities for growth and developing the businesses you support. You will love the thrill and accomplishment that comes with partnering and lifting the capabilities of our partners. We offer the opportunity to work in an innovative and welcoming environment with many rewards, including higher super contributions for long-term security and above market parental leave provisions. Skills and Experience To be successful in this role you will be customer obsessed with a commercial acumen to develop existing relationships, preferably in a retailing environment. You will have demonstrated experience and background in delivering solutions within a highly competitive market space. You will be naturally curious, seeking to innovate and understand trends in order to differentiate our offer from our competitors. While you will be part of a team, you will enjoy working autonomously, and you will have excellent communication skills with experience leading change across multiple stakeholders. You will have strong organisational and time management skills with a keen eye for detail and the ability to articulate your ideas and approaches succinctly. You will also have: Strong relationship and stakeholder management skills. Influencing and coaching skills – influence others without direct reporting line responsibility. Planning – self and portfolio planning – time, budgets, targets, travel. Establish networks and knowledge of the local property market. Strong Project Management skills. Sound commercial acumen - Strong financial literacy; ability to read and analyse a P&L; set and monitor targets and budgets; identify and report on variances; understand, negotiate and monitor contracts; develop business proposals. Negotiating skills – develop and implement negotiation strategies. Flexible communication style – deal with a broad range of business operators – from small operators to larger, more sophisticated company operations. Understanding of / experience with planograms would be beneficial. Similarly wet and dry stock management. Proven track record of delivery. Strong safety focus and commitment. About Us: At Viva Energy, our purpose is helping people reach their destination. We manufacture, import, blend and deliver energy products through our extensive supply chain network. We are the exclusive Shell licensee in Australia, and supply around a quarter of Australia's fuel through our network of around 1345 service stations and through our commercial partnerships with some of Australia's biggest companies. It's an exciting time to join Viva Energy, as we play our role in providing safe and reliable fuel supply today while preparing for the lower carbon energies of tomorrow. Our goal is to support the world's evolving energy needs and achieve net zero by 2050. Our future plans include a gas terminal and a solar energy farm, projects to support alternative energies such as renewables and hydrogen, and the development of strategic storage to improve fuel supply security. Our Culture: Being awarded the WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality for the past four years highlights that we are driven by our people and continuing our focus on making Viva Energy reflect the ever-changing face of Australia. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and encourage and support diversity in our traditional and non-traditional roles. At Viva Energy Australia, we believe flexibility is the new normal. We have developed and embedded our flexible working philosophy called 'Viva Flex'. We are open to all flexibility options from hybrid working, remote working, part time, job share options to name a few. We are happy to discuss what this would look like for you as you start the recruitment process. Applications close 14 days from advert. If you like the sound of us (and our corny servo puns) apply now. We're continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that's just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including our First Nations Peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities. Where possible, we're happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. Find out more in the 'Our Recruitment Process' section of our careers site. IMPORTANT: By applying for this position at Coles Express, you are consenting to Coles sharing your personal information with Viva Energy Retail Pty Ltd (Viva Energy). From 1 May 2023, Viva Energy became the owner of sites currently trading as 'Coles Express'. Coles is continuing to provide recruitment services to Viva Energy and may pass on your personal information for the purpose of reviewing your application, your suitability for employment and if you are successful, for the purpose of your employment. Coles will manage your personal information in accordance with Coles Careers – Candidate Privacy Policy. Information about how Viva Energy collects and handles personal information is available at www.vivaenergy.com.au/contact/privacy-policy.
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