Strategy Manager - Retail Integration

Chemist Warehouse Group; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home 1 day per week

Annual salary reviews

Parental leave (paid)

Job summary

Sigma Healthcare is seeking a senior strategy leader to drive transformation initiatives and deliver measurable value across retail growth, operations, and enterprise priorities.

You will develop evidence-based recommendations, lead cross-functional collaboration, and guide financial modelling and business case evaluation to support decision making and capital allocation.

Qualifications

• Experience in strategy, transformation, consulting or a similarly analytical role, ideally within healthcare.
• Strong commercial acumen, including business case development, financial analysis and strategic problem solving.
• Track record of leading complex initiatives and influencing diverse stakeholder groups to achieve outcomes.
• Ability to translate data and insights into clear recommendations and engaging executive presentations.
• Excellent communication, planning and organisational skills, with a strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Identify, assess and prioritise strategic opportunities for growth, efficiency and long-term value.
• Support development of enterprise and departmental strategy, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives.
• Lead modelling, scenario analysis and investment evaluation to inform decision-making and capital allocation.
• Provide market, competitor and financial analysis to guide business development and strategic fit.
• Lead delivery of strategic initiatives and ensure effective implementation and outcomes.
• Influence senior stakeholders through clear insights, executive reporting and presentations.

Skills

Strategic analysis

Financial analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Executive presentations

Communication

Planning & organization

Education

Degree in Business / Commerce / Economics / Finance / Engineering

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

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Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

About The Opportunity

This role is responsible for leading and delivering strategic and transformation initiatives that support retail growth, operational performance, and enterprise priorities. The role develops structured, evidence-based recommendations and drives cross-functional collaboration to support effective decision making and successful implementation of strategic outcomes.

The role executes agreed strategic priorities and contributes to initiatives that strengthen business capability and long-term value creation.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic analysis & opportunity identification: Identify, assess and prioritise strategic opportunities for growth, efficiency and long-term value.
• Strategy development & alignment: Support development of enterprise and departmental strategy, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives.
• Financial modelling & business case evaluation: Lead modelling, scenario analysis and investment evaluation to inform decision-making and capital allocation.
• Market & commercial insight: Provide market, competitor and financial analysis to guide business development and strategic fit.
• Strategy execution & transformation delivery: Lead delivery of strategic initiatives and ensure effective implementation and outcomes.
• Stakeholder engagement & communication: Influence senior stakeholders through clear insights, executive reporting and presentations.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Partner across business units (Operations, IT, Finance, etc.) to drive initiatives.
• Problem solving & facilitation: Lead structured problem-solving and facilitate workshops to align on solutions.
• Operating model & value delivery: Improve operating models and support technology-enabled initiatives that deliver measurable value.
• Leadership & capability building: Maintain high analytical standards, develop team capability and drive a high-performance, continuous improvement culture.
• Functional & operational management: Manage budgets, processes, reporting and ongoing optimisation of the function.

Who Are We Looking For?

You'll be successful in this role if you have:

• Experience in strategy, transformation, consulting or a similarly analytical role, ideally within healthcare.
• Strong commercial acumen, including business case development, financial analysis and strategic problem solving.
• A track record of leading complex initiatives and influencing diverse stakeholder groups to achieve outcomes.
• The ability to translate data and insights into clear recommendations and engaging executive presentations.
• Excellent communication, planning and organisational skills, with a strong attention to detail.
• A degree in Business, Commerce, Economics, Finance, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint capability, confidence in using the full Microsoft Office Suite.

Why Join Us?

Grow your career with purpose - Access a wide range of learning and development programs, including our internally designed leadership pathway to support your long - term growth. Be part of a purpose-driven organisation making a difference in healthcare, working with a collaborative and supportive team.

Be rewarded for your impact - Enjoy annual salary reviews linked to your performance, recognising the value you bring to the team.

Flexibility that works - Work from home one day per week, while staying connected with your team at our vibrant Preston Support Office four days a week. We're committed to supporting our people through life's important moments. Alongside our formal flexibility policies, we recognise that some circumstances, such as returning from parental leave or managing personal wellbeing may require additional consideration. In these situations, we work collaboratively on case - by - case arrangements to provide the support needed while balancing the requirements of the role and team.

Paid parental leave - We support growing families with six weeks of paid parental leave for primary carers and one week of paid parental leave for secondary carers.

Exclusive savings - Access generous employee discounts across a wide range of products with our partnership with Flare, including company-wide corporate offers on healthcare premiums with Bupa Healthcare, banking benefits with Comm Bank and novated leasing.

Support when you need it - Tap into confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services for personal or professional support.

Take advantage of our subsidised and convenient onsite canteen for varied and affordable meals, coffee, confectionary and bakery items.

Easy commuting - Enjoy our complimentary shuttle bus connecting nearby train stations to the Preston Support Office, making public transport travel simple and stress - free.

About Us

Sigma Healthcare is powering pharmacy! We have the largest pharmacy network in Australia with trusted brands including Chemist Warehouse, Amcal, Discount Drug Stores and Ultra Beauty! We are powered by our dedicated people and our leading Australian full line pharmacy wholesale and distribution business that delivers medicines to any pharmacy anywhere in Australia. With Chemist Warehouse now operating in four countries outside Australia, we continue to expand our reach.

Sigma Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet every requirement listed.