Working at Wesfarmers

Wesfarmers seeks to attract, retain and develop outstanding people, where everyone has access to opportunities based on merit. We know that through diverse teams and inclusive cultures we can achieve our objective of satisfactory returns to shareholders over the long term. Wesfarmers recognises that while great assets and strategies are critical, it is people who drive outcomes and that our teams are most effective when they reflect the communities in which we operate. 

Each Wesfarmers division operates as a separate business and therefore has a distinct culture. However, there are four core values that drive all of our businesses and shape our culture as a whole:

Our values

Integrity

  • Acting honestly and ethically
  • Do the right thing always; our reputation and license to operate depend on it
  • Treat everyone with respect

Openness

  • Embrace opportunities to improve and learn
  • Communicate honestly in reporting, feedback and ideas
  • Share bad news faster than good to mobilise support

Accountability

  • Results matter - deliver team and business outcomes
  • Own every outcome - good and bad
  • Celebrate success and accept mistakes can occur

Entrepreneurial Spirit

  • Have the courage to try new things
  • Make a difference - big wins and small changes all count
  • Think and act like a business owner - understand what drives value

We value people with demonstrated talent in three key areas:

Engaging people

Bringing the best out of self and others

  • Leads through influence – collaboratively and proactively influences a wide range of stakeholders
  • Empowers others – communicates to inspire and leads with compassion; cascades accountability and decision-making; knows when to direct and when to empower
  • Develops organisational capability – attracts, engages and develops diverse and high-caliber talent

Being commercial

Delivering financial returns today and into the future
  • Sets and adapts strategy – outlines a clear vision and adapts to emerging trends; optimises financial outcomes applying commercial judgement and balancing the short and long term
  • Customer focused – deep understanding of customers to drive decision making, innovation and competitiveness
  • Capitalises on technology – leverages the power of data and technology to drive revenue growth, lower costs, improve productivity and enhance decision-making


Delivering results

Making it happen in the right way
  • Focuses on performance – simplifies complexity, makes calculated trade-offs and ruthlessly prioritises to optimise sustainable commercial outcomes
  • Balances execution and experimentation – drives excellent execution while experimenting and investing in new approaches
  • Does the right thing – considers range of stakeholder impacts; acts with integrity while delivering commercial outcomes