About the Role
This role supports Human Resources and Training across Australia and New Zealand, combining HR administration with training leadership to execute and facilitate retail training programs. The position offers exposure to HR policy, process, and local employment law while driving retail excellence and employee development.
Responsibilities
- Help managers in Australia and New Zealand with job requisitions, posting ads, screening applicants, setting up interviews, and guiding them through Workday processes
- Prepare employment agreements, manage on-boarding tasks in Workday, and ensure new hires have a smooth start with everything ready for their first day
- Design and deliver retail training across brand fundamentals, sales excellence, and leadership development, including workshops, on-site coaching, and digital learning sessions
- Provide ongoing coaching in stores, reinforce training, and support managers in building strong teams and future leaders
- Maintain HR content on the intranet, manage the HR inbox, create letters, and support payroll and benefits processes
- Keep track of approved retail positions and recruitment activity using workforce planning tools
- Assist with mandatory training follow-ups, seasonal uniform allocations, and ensure employment law requirements are met
- Support managers with internal moves, promotions, and terminations, including off-boarding and exit interviews
- Monitor training effectiveness, maintain accurate records, and provide reports on participation and impact
- Help coordinate regional safety and well-being initiatives
Requirements
- Knowledge of Australian employment law, and ideally New Zealand as well
- Experience working with HR systems (we use Workday)
- Exposure to recruitment processes and preparing employment agreements
- Strong skills in Microsoft Excel and Word
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
- Strong organization and time management skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Experience managing training programs end-to-end, from needs analysis through evaluation
- Understanding of retail operations across direct-to-consumer, distributor-to-partner, and wholesale models
- Experience designing and delivering coaching frameworks that improve performance
- Comfort coordinating across multiple teams and priorities
- Flexibility and resilience in adapting to change
- Attention to detail when handling employment documentation and HR processes
- Confidence working in self-service online systems
- Ability to connect training initiatives to business outcomes with a strategic mindset
- Strong communication skills with audiences ranging from front line staff to senior leaders
- Collaborative, adventurous, and curious mindset with a passion for continuous learning and growth
Skills
- HR administration
- Workday
- Training leadership
- Retail training programs
- HR policy
- HR process
- Employment law
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Organization
- Time management
- Task management
- Training program management
- Coaching frameworks
- Retail operations
- Digital learning
- Workforce planning
Location
- Australia
- New Zealand
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
About the Company
- VF Corporation outfits consumers around the world with its diverse portfolio of iconic lifestyle brands, including Vans®, The North Face®, and Timberland®.
- Founded in 1899, VF is one of the world's largest apparel, footwear and accessories companies with socially and environmentally responsible operations spanning numerous geographies, product categories and distribution channels.
- VF is committed to delivering innovative products to consumers and creating long-term value for its customers and shareholders.
Equal Opportunity
- VF is committed to creating an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the differences among all of our associates, customers, suppliers and the communities in which we live and conduct business.
- The continued success and growth of VF is enhanced through initiatives that promote diversity throughout VF around the world.
- VF is an equal employment opportunity employer of minorities, females, protected veterans and the disabled.
- VF is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment, and treating our VF associates and VF applicants without discrimination on the basis of their race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor.
- VF is committed to meeting the diverse needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner that is consistent with the principles of independence, dignity, integration and equality of opportunity, and will do so by striving to identify, prevent and remove barriers to accessibility wherever possible as well as by meeting the accessibility requirements under the ADA, AODA, and other applicable state, local or provincial regulations.
- VF is committed to digital accessibility, and to conforming to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA and complying with the ADA and AODA Standards for Accessible Design, and other applicable regulations.
- If you need an accommodation or have any questions regarding this statement, please send your request to PeopleServices@vfc.com.
