Operations Graduate Program - Pre-register

Graduates who can inspire customers and are passionate about sustainably helping all Australians will have the opportunity to deliver commercial outcomes, lead teams to win together, and see the impact of their work on local communities and supply chain. 

Choose from four key business areas;

• Supermarkets stream: 

Coles Supermarkets is a national full-service supermarket retailer operating more than 800 stores across Australia. Our purpose is to sustainably feed all Australians to help them live healthier, happier lives. We’re an essential part of communities right across the country, with our family of 120,000 team members helping 21 million customers every week. With such a big responsibility, we rely on our brilliant team to operate with pace and passion and drive a people first culture, focussed on delighting our customers. Coles Supermarkets has an Australian-first sourcing policy to provide our customers with quality Australian-grown fresh produce. By doing this, we are supporting Australian farmers and growers who provide us with healthy, quality products. 

What's in it for you? 
Supported by a dedicated network, you'll learn everything about the store environment from the ground up. You'll rotate through the various departments and be provided with opportunities to contribute towards business initiatives whilst gaining the knowledge and capabilities essential to progressing into a store leadership position.

• Distribution Centres (DCs) stream: 

Our Coles Distribution Centres play an important role moving quality products through our supply chain to provide extraordinary shopping experiences for our customers. We work hard to make life easier, safer and more sustainable across our network, as well as maintaining the availability and quality of our products for our customers. Working with our logistics partners, we are reducing our environmental footprint through more efficient fleet movements. We're also ensuring customers are provided with quality, safe products by conducting selected quality checks when produce arrives at our fresh produce distribution centres, with additional checks for chilled products. 

What's in it for you? 
The Distribution Centre offers you the opportunity to learn new skills in various departments, broadening your understanding of how our business works on a larger scale. Most importantly, your skills of communication, leadership, responsibility, resilience, flexibility, and teamwork will be enhanced from being part of our diverse team, setting you up for a successful career in supply chain.

• Coles Liquor:

With three iconic brands (First Choice, Liquorland, and Vintage Cellars) to our name, our liquor team is intent on becoming Australia’s favourite locally relevant drinks specialist, serving up everything from premium and exclusive wines and craft beers, to spirits from local distilleries. We’re passionate about putting customers first and have fantastic team members to make this happen. With over 900 liquor stores and millions of customers, our leaders are at the centre of helping our business realise our ambition to become a simpler, more relevant, and accessible drinks specialist. 

What's in it for you? 
As a Liquor business, we're always looking for ways to differentiate from and grow in the market. This leads to endless opportunities to innovate, add value, and build an exciting career as a leader within our business.

From day one as a Coles graduate, you’ll feel the connection your work has to our purpose and the community. Through the program, we will provide you with a diverse range of opportunities including rotations, above-store experience, and a care-taking leadership opportunity whilst being supported by a strong network.  

Who can apply?

• You must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident at the time of application.
• You'll need to have completed a relevant qualification prior to commencing the program.

Take your next step into something bigger

With us it’s not about the discounts (although you do get those), it’s about joining a team where your well-being and professional development are invested in, and celebrating your contributions is the norm.

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 orientations, and gender identities.​

We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. 

Register your interest for the 2024 program!