Space Sysytems Manager – COE at Woolworths

Introduction

• To lead the Space Systems Centre of Excellence for our Foods business, partnering with Category teams and Cross-functional business partners to drive continuous improvement and embed world-class Space, Range and Display (SRD) practices in support of business objectives. In this role you will play a critical role in building a world-class SRD capability, ensuring our tools, systems, standards, and ways of working bring our Foods strategy to life on shelf—consistently, efficiently, and at scale.

Job description

• Lead the Space Systems (SRD) Centre of Excellence in a manner consistent with our Values and Leadership Way
• Provide clear direction, priorities, and ways of working for the Space Systems CoE team
• Embed a strong people‑first, continuous improvement culture, supporting capability building and performance delivery
• Define, govern, and continuously improve SRD best practices, standards, principles, processes, and methodologies across Foods
• Own and evolve the SRD systems ecosystem, ensuring tools are fit for purpose, optimised, and future ready
• Lead SRD systems capability building, including training, change management, and adoption
• Enable effective assortment, clustering, and display planning through robust systems and end‑to‑end processes
• Own and govern the Foods Range Change Calendar, ensuring alignment across functions and timely execution
• Partner with Category, Buying, Planning, Product Development, Technology, Supply Chain, Merchandising, Macro Space and Retail Operations teams
• Translate category and business strategy into customer‑centric, executable space and display outcomes in store
• Champion world‑class systems thinking and execution that enables scalable, consistent shelf standards across Foods
• Provide leadership oversight to ensure SRD systems and processes support profitable growth and customer experience objectives
• Sponsor and contribute to building a world‑class Space, Range and Display capability as a profession within Foods
• Actively participate in cross‑functional forums to resolve system, process, and execution challenges
• Drive insight‑led decision‑making through analytics, financial acumen, and performance measurement

Minimum requirements

• A relevant degree, with additional professional development in systems or leadership
• 8–12 years’ experience in systems-driven roles within food retail or FMCG environments
• Proven track record in leadership, strategy development, and execution at scale
• Strong understanding of Space retail systems, processes, and technical applications, specifically Blue Yonder
• Experience championing change, delivering large-scale, cross-functional initiatives
• Strong analytical capability and financial acumen
• Deep understanding of assortment, and space management systems and practices
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Strong interpersonal, influencing, and conflict management skills
• Lead with confidence, resilience, and empathy through complexity and change
• Ability to connect data, systems, and strategy into a compelling narrative that enables decision‑making
• Proven problem‑solving, critical thinking, and decision‑making capability
• Project management capability, including planning against critical paths and managing dependencies
• Set clear, stretch goals aligned to broader business priorities
• Plan and manage team resources to meet changing demands
• Hold self and team accountable for delivery and quality outcomes
• Create a safe, inclusive environment where ideas are shared and challenged
• Support team well‑being, development, and learning
• Encourage innovation, continuous improvement, and the effective use of digital and system capabilities
• Build strong internal partnerships to enable deliver at pace

Deadline:17th April,2026