Description:
Where future leaders are made – are you next?
About the Program
From day one as a Coles Group Graduate, you’ll feel the connection your work has to our purpose of "helping Australians eat and live better every day". Our award-winning Grad Program offers two years (three years for Finance Graduates) of hands-on learning designed to help you grow and the opportunity to take on meaningful work and make an impact.
You will play a role in providing food, drink and home solutions that are delicious, sustainable and healthy for our customers; and ensuring to deliver a consistent experience for our customers every day, both in-store and online.
Why become a Coles Group Graduate?
At Coles, we understand that when you’re included, trusted and supported by leaders who genuinely care, you can do your best work for the team feeling like you belong.
During the two- year program, you’ll be working on real deliverables with clear ownership and accountability as you learn and grow through functional rotations, a tailored development program and a tight-knit support network.
In your second year, you will also complete the Innovation Project, where you will work with a team to solve a genuine business challenge with an innovative solution. The top teams will get the opportunity to present their ideas to our Executive Leadership Team and Coles Board.
We will support your passion and graduate journey with experiences and opportunities, with each rotation expanding your knowledge as you continue to discover Coles and yourself.
Learn more about the Own Brand Function
In the Own Brand team, we spend our time immersed in products - eating, designing and developing great products to inspire our customers. We collaborate across the whole business (with central teams and subject matter experts) and our suppliers in a ‘winning together’ way.
The skillset that we develop ensures success including problem solving, project management, supplier relationship, communication skills and above all, a love for food.
Start Dates and Opportunities
The Graduate program begins in February 2026 . However, if you have completed your studies, there may be work opportunities available at our Coles head office before the program starts, subject to availability.
Apply to our Graduate Program
Future leaders bring courage to the table, applications open on 24 March 2025 and will close on 27 April midnight, APPLY NOW!
Eligibility Criteria:
- Hold an Australian or New Zealand citizen or hold a permanent residency at the time of application
- Have completed a bachelor's degree before commencing the program
- Technology stream only: We also accept applicants from those on a 485 Graduate Visa (or who will have this visa by October 2025).
As one of the largest private sector employees of Indigenous Australians, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply to our graduate program.