About this role
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><br><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Brighter Futures Start Here</span></strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">At Kmart it’s not just what you do, it’s who you are that makes every day living brighter.<br><br>You’ll be joining a diverse team who come together to collaborate globally around tech. With six purchases made every second, you’ll feel the impacts of the work you’ll do for our millions of customers every day.<br><br>We’re focusing on being a customer-led, digitally enabled retailer. Our teams are working with really cool tech from AI/machine learning, IoT, cloud first solutions, to 3D virtual reality product checks and human sized robots named Tory. Join our team, choose your own path and work on projects that excite you.</span></p> <p> </p><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><br></span><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Join our team<br><br></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Kmart is continuing to modernise and optimise our international supply chain, improving how products move from suppliers around the world through to our distribution centres and stores across Australia and New Zealand. Our International Supply Chain (ISC) platform plays a key role in providing visibility, coordination, and control across this network.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">We’re looking for an Iteration Manager to join the team on a 12‑month fixed term basis, supporting delivery across this space. You’ll work closely with engineering teams, internal stakeholders, and external logistics vendors. This role is more externally facing than a typical IM position, acting as a key point of coordination between Kmart and our vendor partners to ensure delivery commitments are understood, aligned, and achieved.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">You’ll play a critical role in keeping delivery on track, maintaining strong relationships, and helping teams navigate competing priorities across internal systems and external integrations.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>What you’ll be doing</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Facilitating agile ceremonies including planning, stand‑ups, reviews, and retrospectives to keep delivery moving.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Collaborating with Product Owners, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to align iteration goals, priorities, and delivery outcomes.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Supporting iteration planning by ensuring user stories are well-defined, estimated, prioritised, and ready for development.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Monitoring sprint progress using Agile metrics such as velocity, burndown charts, and team capacity to ensure predictable delivery.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Identifying, managing, and removing delivery impediments to enable teams to achieve iteration commitments. </span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Promoting Agile best practices, fostering continuous improvement, and facilitating retrospective actions to enhance team performance.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Ensuring adherence to the team's Definition of Ready and Definition of Done, supporting the delivery of high-quality, business-ready solutions.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Tracking dependencies, risks, and issues across both internal and external delivery streams.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Supporting delivery planning and helping maintain stability within sprints, avoiding unplanned work and disruption.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Contributing to delivery outcomes across multiple initiatives, with opportunities to take on small project responsibilities where required.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>To be successful in this role you’ll have:<br></strong></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience working as an Iteration Manager, Scrum Master, or similar role in an Agile delivery environment.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including experience working with external vendors or third‑party partners.<br></span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Confidence managing conversations around timelines, expectations, and delivery outcomes.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Ability to influence without authority, particularly in situations with limited visibility or control.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Strong communication skills and the ability to keep multiple parties aligned.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience using tools such as Jira and Confluence.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Exposure to supply chain, logistics, or integration‑heavy environments is advantageous.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">A practical, adaptable approach, with the ability to manage ambiguity and shifting priorities. </span></li> </ul> <p> </p><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Perks and benefits we’ll offer you:</span><br><br></strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Flexible hybrid working options through our Flex Where, Flex When, Flex Well policy, spending 60% of your week in our National Office</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">We’ll provide multiple ways for you to learn from online micro-credentialing in Udemy, support to gain certifications to tech community events and more. </span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Great career opportunities across the broader Wesfarmers Group. </span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">We offer inclusive leave and ongoing support for team members of all backgrounds and family circumstances.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Free onsite parking when you’re required to come into the office.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">We want you to feel rewarded for your commitment and hard work that's why everyone gets the opportunity to participate in a bonus program.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">A team member discount card that gives you a discount at Kmart, Target, Bunnings, and Officeworks. </span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">A free OnePass membership offering free delivery across Kmart & Target on eligible products.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Access to the Brighter Benefits program which entitles you to exclusive discounts and benefits in the areas of entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and health – with over 60 suppliers!</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Reflection room, space for prayer, meditation, or time for yourself. </span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Wesfarmers is Kmart’s parent company and each year eligible employees can elect to purchase shares through a salary sacrifice arrangement.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>A place you can belong<br><br></strong>We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities in which we operate. We are committed to creating inclusive and safe environments where all our team members can contribute and succeed. We believe that all team members should feel valued, respected and safe, and strive to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and welcoming, with applications encouraged from all candidates.<br><br>We encourage you to tell us about any workplace adjustments that you would like, by emailing<span style="color:black"> <a style="color:#0563c1;text-decoration:underline">[email protected]<br><br></a></span>Excited about this role, but not sure if you meet 100% of the criteria? We would still love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.<br><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="color:white">#LI-Hybrid</span></span></p>