Senior People & Culture Business Partner

At Metcash, you’re part of something bigger. We’ve got the heart of a small business with the strength and support of a big business. 

When you join Metcash, your work makes a real difference to independent businesses and local communities, empowering you to: 

• Grow your career with tailored development programs 

• Thrive your way with flexible work options 

• Make your mark in a high-performing, values-led team 

At Metcash Food, we’re the power behind local business, proudly supplying over 1,600 independently owned stores across Australia and New Zealand. With trusted independent brands like IGA, Foodland and Campbells/C-Store, our stores sit at the heart of their communities, providing locals with the products and homegrown produce they love most. Now, we’re looking for a passionate and strategic Senior P&C Business Partner to join our Food Pillar and help shape the future of independent retail. 

About the Opportunity  

Based in Sydney, you’ll take on the role of Senior P&C Business Partner, working closely with senior leaders across VIC, SA, and QLD. You’ll collaborate with our logistics and state sales teams to design and deliver people strategies that drive strong commercial outcomes. In this role, you’ll act as a trusted strategic partner, change champion, and leadership coach, supporting three key portfolios within the Food business. Your focus will be on enabling high performance, fostering deep engagement, and driving people strategies to unlock growth.  

In this Role 

• Partner with leaders to align workforce strategy with business priorities and outcomes 

• Lead change initiatives, alongside significant growth agendas 

• Drive workforce planning, talent development, and succession strategies for critical roles 

• Drive culture and people experience changes, ensuring our people are highly engaged, supported and thriving 

• Build leadership capability to drive great culture, performance and enable future growth 

• Champion a performance culture focused on delivery, engagement, and continuous improvement 

• Work collboratively with our central and shared HR functions, ensuring they deliver highly efficient and valued services to your business areas 

• Activate and implement nation and enterprise-wide P&C initiatives  

You’re Likely a Match If  

• Experience in People & Culture within a generalist or business partnering capacity  

• Love focusing your time in driving culture, improving leadership, building talent pipelines and advocating for strong people experience  

• Strong expertise in organisational change, cultural transformation, and workforce planning  

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment (FMCG experience highly regarded) 

• Demonstrated success in building strong stakeholder relationships across diverse levels and functions, and ability to coach, influence and develop senior leaders 

• Have worked in organisations that leverage shared serviced (highly regarded) 

• Resilient, agile, and solutions-oriented, with a passion for delivering impactful results  

• Flexibility to travel interstate regularly, supporting teams across multiple states 

What’s on offer 

We’re proud to offer a workplace that supports your well-being, growth, and belonging: 

🏖️ Extra Leave: Enjoy a 5th week of annual leave, 2 well-being days, plus 1 volunteer day annually 

📚 Career Growth: Endless learning and development opportunities 

👶 Parental Leave: 12 weeks of gender-neutral paid leave for primary carers 

🌈 Inclusive Culture: Bronze Employer for LGBTQ Inclusion 

⚖️ Neutral Pay Gap: Gender pay gap under 5% (WGEA 2024–2025)  

🧠 Mental Health: Gold accreditation by Mental Health Australia