Commercial Business Partner jobs in Melbourne VIC

Wesfarmers OneDigital is building Australia's leading data and digital retail ecosystem, underpinned by AI across everything we do. We operate across four pillars - loyalty, data, retail media and AI - turning millions of customer interactions into insights that shape how Australians shop, live and connect.

The Commercial function is responsible for delivering accurate and timely commercial analysis, reporting and long-term strategic planning. Together, these activities ensure a satisfactory return on capital and transparency for key stakeholders.

This is a hands-on role focused on commercial analysis, business case preparation, management reporting, forecasting and long-term strategic planning. The Commercial Business Partner will take a lead role in financial analysis, insights and business partnering, driving the commercial agenda for OneDigital and enhancing commercial capability within the business.

Key responsibilities

Commercial analysis;

• Accountable for commercial impact assessment on initiatives and investments, including business case preparation and post-implementation review.
• Analyse key business drivers to develop commercial insights that improve business performance.
• Evaluate project-based investment opportunities, including emerging innovation and corporate development initiatives.
• Contribute to and drive the development of the five-year strategic plan.

Business partnering and stakeholder management;

• Partner with functional business units and the leadership team to support delivery of commercial and strategic objectives.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with key business partners and stakeholders across Wesfarmers divisions.
• Influence decision-making through clear, evidence-based commercial recommendations.

Reporting;

• Use internal and external data sources to generate insights that support fact-based decision-making.
• Work with the Group FP&A team to develop and deliver regular reporting on business performance, KPIs, risks and opportunities to key stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain processes and tools for consistent, reliable performance tracking against targets.

Skills and Experience required

• Five to ten years in a commercial, finance or FP&A role, ideally within a large, complex or listed company environment
• Demonstrated business partnering experience, with a track record of influencing commercial and strategic decisions
• Experience preparing business cases and conducting investment appraisal or post-implementation review
• Experience contributing to longer-term strategic or five-year planning
• Experience working with FP&A or group finance teams on performance reporting
• Strong commercial and financial modelling capability, including three-statement modelling and scenario and sensitivity analysis
• Investment appraisal and business case skills, including the ability to assess commercial impact and return on capital
• Advanced Excel and proficiency in Power BI or an equivalent BI tool, with SQL or other data querying skills desirable
• Ability to turn internal and external data into clear, decision-ready commercial insight
• Strong communication skills, able to present evidence-based recommendations to leaders and stakeholders
• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance, economics or a related discipline
• CA or CPA qualified, or actively working towards, highly regarded

Key Team Member Benefits

To support you at work, what you value in life and in the community, our team member benefits include:

• Fantastic career and development opportunities within your role and across a diverse range of businesses within the Group
• Convenient city location
• Modern and spacious end of trip facilities
• Supported Learning opportunities
• Paid primary carer parental leave (16 weeks) and non-primary carer parental leave (4 weeks)
• Paid leave to volunteer within the community
• Hybrid working – we balance working together with working flexibly
• A team member discount card and discounts across a range of businesses – including Bunnings, Kmart, Target, Officeworks, Clearskin Care and Kleenheat Gas
• Free OnePass membership

Next steps

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