About this role
Senior Business Analyst - eCom Investment and Benefits
- 12 month contract, based in Surry Hills with 2 days work from home.
- Manage and analyse high-profile eCom strategic capital investments exceeding $1 billion
- Partner with senior leadership to drive performance and sharpen competitive strategy
Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group
We’re a proud part of the Woolworths Group – 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’
Here you’ll be supported and empowered to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.
The Opportunity
As the Senior Business Analyst - eCom Investment and Benefits, you will help direct and analyse Australia's premier digital and eCom infrastructure pipeline, including state-of-the-art automated fulfillment centers. Acting as a trusted commercial advisor, you will perform complex investment evaluations to guide high-stakes capital allocation decisions and measure long-term performance. Your insights will directly shape the group’s digital transformation, operational efficiency, and overall competitive strategy.
What you'll do
- Lead complex investment analysis for multi-million dollar capital projects to support endorsement by senior executive stakeholders.
- Evaluate the post-implementation operational performance of strategic investments, identifying trends and key insights.
- Partner with cross-functional leadership teams to develop course-correction strategies when investments fall short of target outcomes.
- Translate dense financial modelling into clear, high-impact presentation decks for non-financial leaders across eComX, Primary Connect, and W-Digital.
- Manage routine financial controls for capital investments, including budgeting, forecasting, and month-end reporting.
- Analyse overall commercial viability for digital projects, including cost-to-serve models and capacity/demand metrics.
What you’ll bring
- Proven expertise in advanced financial modelling, commercial analysis, and strategic problem-solving.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with a track record of influencing senior stakeholders.
- Formal tertiary qualifications in Business, Finance, or a related field, alongside CA or CPA certification (or active progress towards completion).
- Exceptional project management capabilities with the ability to balance multiple complex deliverables simultaneously.
- Commercial acumen coupled with a customer-first mindset and a passion for retail innovation.
- Collaborative attitude suited to working across varied business units and matrixed organisational structures.
What you’ll experience
Everything we do is driven by a culture of care for our team, customers, and community.
- We create a thriving team experience through a culture of belonging that champions safety and wellbeing for our people and partners.
- We’re a team-first organisation. We’ll equip you with the necessary training for success in your role, and provide continuous career development and learning opportunities.
- We offer competitive remuneration and access to a number of employee benefits.
- A commitment to flexibility through a hybrid working model which combines time spent at a support office or hub and time working from home, supporting both in-person connection and balancing the flexibility that remote working provides for our teams
- A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including a competitive leave policy and 24/7 access to the Sonder app.
Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.
We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.
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Employer of Choice for Gender Equality - Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
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