Senior Executive Support & Strategy Operations Lead

Wesfarmers; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Wesfarmers, within its Corporate Office, is seeking a proactive Executive Support professional to back the Executive General Manager, Business Development, and the BD team on a fixed-term basis through to May 2027. You will streamline diary management, travel coordination and document preparation while fostering strong cross-group connections.

You will also assist with budget tracking, reporting, learning initiatives and the organisation of key events across three offices, ensuring a smooth

Qualifications

• Substantial experience supporting senior executives and teams in a complex commercial environment.
• Strong judgement and proactive approach with the ability to progress work with limited direction.
• Organised and detail-oriented across complex calendars, scheduling, events and team coordination.
• Comfort with budgets, forecasts, cost centres and reporting; Power BI experience advantageous.
• Confident with senior stakeholders, discretion, humility and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Executive and team support: manage the EGM’s diary, travel, correspondence and meetings.
• Planning and coordination: coordinate divisional scheduling with Executive Assistants.
• Team operations: onboarding, offboarding and recruitment activities across three offices.
• Learning and development: help develop and schedule the team’s program.
• Budget and cost management: prepare and manage the team budget and cost variances.
• Reporting and materials: prepare board papers and monthly reports.
• Events and team engagement: organise the biennial summit and annual offsite.
• Team administration and continuous improvement: maintain records and improve processes using AI.

Skills

Executive support

Diary management

Planning & coordination

Budget & cost management

Stakeholder engagement

Office administration

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft 365

AI tools

Job description

Wesfarmers, within its Corporate Office, is seeking a proactive Executive Support professional to back the Executive General Manager, Business Development, and the BD team on a fixed-term basis through to May 2027. You will streamline diary management, travel coordination and document preparation while fostering strong cross-group connections.

You will also assist with budget tracking, reporting, learning initiatives and the organisation of key events across three offices, ensuring a smooth