Assurance Manager

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Brighter Futures Start Here

**We are an inclusive team who power two of the most iconic and loved brands, Kmart and Target. We have more than 50,000 passionate individuals across our stores, distribution centres, and offices around the globe.

With our brands touching the lives of almost two million customers every week, you’ll feel the impact of the work you’ll do every day. As a leader in the retail market, we’re optimistic about our future and yours. We’re changing at a rapid rate, giving you challenging work that you’ll be proud of.

**Join the team

**We have an exciting opportunity for an Assurance Manager - General Merchandise to join our Product Quality team and play a critical role in strengthening our quality and risk management capability across our General Merchandise product lifecycle.

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What you’ll be doing

**As an Assurance Manager working for Kmart you will:          

• Design and embed a scalable general merchandise assurance framework aligned with quality risk management principles.
• Lead assurance activities across high-risk product categories and suppliers.
• Conduct thematic reviews, deep-dives and control validation exercises to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement.
• Leverage data and quality insights, including complaints, returns, audits and testing outcomes, to identify emerging risks.
• Provide independent assessments and recommendations that strengthen governance, controls and risk management practices.
• Develop governance reporting, dashboards and actionable insights for senior stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that reduce product safety incidents, quality failures and control weaknesses.

**To be successful in this role you’ll have:

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• 7+ years’ experience in assurance, audit, risk management or control testing environments.
• Experience designing and delivering assurance programs across complex business functions.
• Strong understanding of control frameworks, risk assessment methodologies and assurance practices.
• Experience using data and insights to detect patterns, prioritise risk and support decision making.
• The ability to independently challenge stakeholders while building strong collaborative relationships.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate complex findings into practical business recommendations.
• Experience assessing the effectiveness of controls within product quality, sourcing, supplier management or operational risk environments will be highly regarded.

We're looking for a strategically minded assurance professional who combines strong analytical capability with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive meaningful change.

Benefits we’ll offer you:

• Flexible hybrid working options through our Flex Where, Flex When, Flex Well policy.  
• A team member discount card that gives you a discount at Kmart, Target, Officeworks and Bunnings 
• Access to the Brighter Benefits program which entitles you to exclusive discounts and benefits in the areas of entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and health – with over 60 suppliers!  
• We want you to feel rewarded for your commitment and hard work that's why eligible team members get the opportunity to participate in a bonus program 
• We offer inclusive parental leave, and ongoing support offered through our partnership with Circle In for team members of all backgrounds and family circumstances  
• A dynamic learning and support program 
• Opportunity to fast track your career through our Mentor Program as a Mentee or Mentor 
• A Kudos recognition program, where you are nominated by your peers to spin a wheel, to win a stack of cool prizes 
• Great career opportunities across the broader Wesfarmers Group 

We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities in which we operate. We are committed to creating inclusive and safe environments where all our team members can contribute and succeed. We believe that all team members should feel valued, respected and safe, and strive to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and welcoming, with applications encouraged from all candidates.

We encourage you to tell us about any workplace adjustments that you would like, by emailing kmartgroupcareers@kmart.com.au.

If you would like to explore a career with Kmart and this sounds like the perfect role for you – apply now!

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