How to Apply to Endeavour Group

10 min read Last updated April 20, 2026 300 open positions
Blake Crosley
Blake Crosley Researched using publicly available information, hiring data, and ATS analysis.

Key Takeaways

  • Endeavour Group (ASX: EDV) is Australia's largest drinks retailer and largest pub operator, demerged from Woolworths Group in 2021.
  • The two pillars are Endeavour Drinks (Dan Murphy's, BWS, Cellarmasters, Langton's, Pinnacle) and Endeavour Hotels (350+ pubs with significant gaming operations).
  • Australian gambling reform is the defining external pressure on the Hotels business; recruiters value candidates who can speak credibly about responsible gaming.
  • Apply through the central portal at endeavourgroup.com.au/careers; brand and state matter, and RSA/RSG certification is checked early.
  • Pay follows Australian Modern Awards and Enterprise Agreements for frontline roles, with super, leave loading, and Endeavour share scheme participation common in salaried roles.
  • Hiring favours Australian liquor, hospitality, and supermarket experience; Coles Liquor, ALH heritage, IGA Liquor, and major pub groups are all directly transferable.
  • Corporate roles cluster in Surry Hills with hybrid working; venue and store roles are in-person and shift-based across all states and territories.
  • Leadership has turned over since the demerger; new candidates should expect a culture still being rewritten, with strong Woolworths retail DNA and ALH/Mathieson hospitality DNA in tension.

About Endeavour Group

Endeavour Group Limited (ASX: EDV) is Australia's largest drinks retailer and largest hotel and pub operator, headquartered in Surry Hills, Sydney. The company employs roughly 28,000 team members across more than 1,700 retail liquor stores and 350-plus licensed hotels, pubs, and clubs nationally, generating annual revenue above A$12 billion. Endeavour was created in June 2021 when Woolworths Group demerged its liquor and hospitality assets into a separately ASX-listed company. The demerger gave Australia's beverage and hospitality sector a single dedicated public-company operator at scale, and it remains the defining structural fact about how Endeavour is run today: retail discipline inherited from Woolworths, hospitality and gaming heritage inherited from the legacy ALH Group joint venture with the Mathieson family. The business is split into two pillars. Endeavour Drinks is anchored by Dan Murphy's, the country's leading large-format liquor destination, and BWS (Beer Wine Spirits), a national convenience-format network often co-located near supermarkets. The Drinks portfolio also includes Cellarmasters direct-to-consumer wine, Langton's fine wine auctions, Paragon Wine Estates, and Pinnacle Drinks, a private-label and craft production arm with vineyards, wineries, and breweries. Endeavour Hotels operates hundreds of community hotels offering bistro food, accommodation, sports viewing, TAB wagering, and electronic gaming. The Hotels arm is one of the largest electronic gaming machine operators in Australia, which places Endeavour at the centre of an active national debate about gambling reform, cashless gaming cards, and harm minimisation. The company has publicly committed to responsible service of gaming and ongoing investment in venue refurbishment and community amenity, and these themes are now embedded in role expectations across operations, compliance, marketing, and ESG. Leadership has changed materially since the demerger. Long-serving CEO Steve Donohue departed in 2024, and former Coles Group CEO Steven Cain joined the board, with Bruce Mathieson Sr remaining a significant shareholder and influential voice on the Hotels side through the Mathieson family interest. The current operating focus is premiumisation in drinks, refurbishment and digital ordering in hotels, supply-chain efficiency, and rebuilding trust with regulators and the community. For job seekers, Endeavour offers exposure to a uniquely Australian dual-engine business at a moment when both pillars are being reshaped.

Application Process

  1. 1
    Search openings on the Endeavour Group careers portal at endeavourgroup

    Search openings on the Endeavour Group careers portal at endeavourgroup.com.au/careers, filtering by brand (Dan Murphy's, BWS, Endeavour Hotels, Pinnacle, Support Office) and by state.

  2. 2
    Create a profile, upload a tailored CV, and answer the brand-specific screening

    Create a profile, upload a tailored CV, and answer the brand-specific screening questions; for retail and venue roles, expect questions on availability, weekend/late-night shifts, and right-to-work status.

  3. 3
    Confirm or upload your Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) certificate for the

    Confirm or upload your Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) certificate for the relevant state and, for hotels roles with gaming exposure, your Responsible Service of Gaming (RSG) or state equivalent.

  4. 4
    Hourly retail and hospitality applicants typically progress to a manager intervi

    Hourly retail and hospitality applicants typically progress to a manager interview at the venue or store, sometimes preceded by a short phone or video screen with a talent partner.

  5. 5
    Manager and specialist candidates move through a recruiter screen, a hiring-mana

    Manager and specialist candidates move through a recruiter screen, a hiring-manager interview, and one or two panel interviews covering operations, commercials, and people leadership.

  6. 6
    Corporate Surry Hills roles in buying, marketing, digital, finance, property, le

    Corporate Surry Hills roles in buying, marketing, digital, finance, property, legal, and ESG follow a recruiter screen, two to three competency-based panels, and a final executive conversation.

  7. 7
    Expect scenario or case work for buying, merchandising, digital, and finance rol

    Expect scenario or case work for buying, merchandising, digital, and finance roles; pub and store leadership candidates may be asked to walk through a P&L, roster, or wastage scenario.

  8. 8
    Pre-employment checks cover right-to-work in Australia, National Police Check, a

    Pre-employment checks cover right-to-work in Australia, National Police Check, and probity/gaming licensing for hotels roles in regulated states such as NSW, VIC, and QLD.

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    Offers reference the relevant Modern Award (Liquor Award, Hospitality Industry G

    Offers reference the relevant Modern Award (Liquor Award, Hospitality Industry General Award) or an Enterprise Agreement, with superannuation, leave loading, and any applicable allowances spelled out.

  10. 10
    Onboarding is brand-led: Dan Murphy's, BWS, and Endeavour Hotels each run their

    Onboarding is brand-led: Dan Murphy's, BWS, and Endeavour Hotels each run their own induction covering product knowledge, responsible service, loss prevention, and customer experience standards.

Resume Tips for Endeavour Group

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Lead with Australian liquor or hospitality experience

Lead with Australian liquor or hospitality experience. Coles Liquor (Liquorland, First Choice, Vintage Cellars), IGA Liquor, ALM, independent bottle shops, and major pub groups (AVC, Australian Pub Group, Iris Capital) all read as directly relevant.

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Quantify volume and category mix

Quantify volume and category mix. State revenue managed, basket size, weekly transactions, gaming machine count, accommodation room count, or wine SKU range so retail and venue scale is unambiguous.

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Call out RSA and RSG certification by state up front

Call out RSA and RSG certification by state up front. NSW, VIC, QLD, and WA each have their own competency cards, and recruiters screen for the right one.

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For wine, beer, or spirits specialists, list formal credentials (WSET Level 2 or

For wine, beer, or spirits specialists, list formal credentials (WSET Level 2 or 3, Cicerone, Court of Master Sommeliers, distillery courses) and any judging or buying experience.

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Translate Woolworths Group, Coles Group, Aldi Australia, Costco Australia, or Me

Translate Woolworths Group, Coles Group, Aldi Australia, Costco Australia, or Metcash experience into Endeavour-relevant outcomes: range reviews, planogram execution, promotional uplift, supplier negotiation, supply-chain reliability.

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For hotels candidates, separate front-of-house, gaming, food and beverage, accom

For hotels candidates, separate front-of-house, gaming, food and beverage, accommodation, and functions experience clearly, with covers per service, gaming net machine income, and event revenue where you can quote it.

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Highlight responsible-gambling and harm-minimisation work explicitly

Highlight responsible-gambling and harm-minimisation work explicitly. Self-exclusion programs, ChekIn or YourPlay engagement, staff training, and incident reporting all matter to Endeavour Hotels recruiters in 2026.

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For corporate Surry Hills roles, foreground commercial impact: trading-margin mo

For corporate Surry Hills roles, foreground commercial impact: trading-margin movement, private-label penetration (Pinnacle), digital conversion on danmurphys.com.au or bws.com.au, and supply-chain cost-to-serve improvements.

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Note Australian award and EBA fluency for HR, payroll, and operations leadership

Note Australian award and EBA fluency for HR, payroll, and operations leadership roles, including penalty-rate management and rostering under the Liquor and Hospitality Industry General Awards.

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Keep the CV to two to three pages, plain formatting, ATS-friendly headings, and

Keep the CV to two to three pages, plain formatting, ATS-friendly headings, and an Australian phone format; include suburb and state so the system can match against store, venue, or DC catchments.

ATS System: Endeavour Group Careers Portal

Endeavour Group recruits through a centralised careers portal at endeavourgroup.com.au/careers. The portal segments roles by brand (Dan Murphy's, BWS, Endeavour Hotels, Pinnacle Drinks, Support Office) and by state, requires a candidate profile, and routes screening questions, RSA/RSG verification, and right-to-work checks before a recruiter or venue manager sees the application. Some specialist functions also use LinkedIn and SEEK as primary inbound channels, but every successful application is ultimately processed through the Endeavour portal.

  • Build the candidate profile carefully on first submission; subsequent applications reuse the same profile data, so accurate availability, location, and certifications save time later.
  • Match keywords from the job ad in your CV and screening answers, especially brand names (Dan Murphy's, BWS, ALH heritage), award classifications, and required certifications (RSA, RSG, RCG, RSG-VIC).
  • Upload a single, clean PDF CV with selectable text. Scanned images and decorative templates can fail keyword extraction.
  • Apply to the brand and state you can actually work in. Endeavour rarely transfers retail or venue applications across states or brands automatically.
  • Track applications inside the portal rather than via email; status changes (under review, shortlisted, interview) are reflected there first.
  • If you do not hear back within three weeks for retail/hospitality roles or six weeks for corporate roles, it is appropriate to reapply or contact the relevant talent partner via LinkedIn.

Interview Culture

Endeavour interviews are pragmatic, operational, and Australian in tone: direct questions, real numbers, and a strong preference for evidence over polish.

For Dan Murphy's and BWS store roles, expect a venue interview with the Store Manager focused on customer service, product curiosity, shift availability, and responsible service. Strong candidates can speak confidently about a few wines, beers, or spirits they actually like and why, and can describe how they would handle an intoxicated customer or a secondary supply request. For Endeavour Hotels venue roles, interviews often happen on-site and may include a walk-through of the bar, gaming room, bistro, and accommodation if relevant; expect questions about RSG, mandatory breaks, self-exclusion handling, and how you build regulars without crossing harm-minimisation lines. For Surry Hills support office roles, the panel format is standard: a recruiter screen, a hiring-manager interview, and one or two competency-based panels with cross-functional stakeholders. Buyers and merchandisers should expect category questions, supplier negotiation scenarios, and a discussion of premiumisation trends. Digital, marketing, and finance candidates can expect case-style work tied to the actual P&L of a brand. Across all levels, Endeavour values community-mindedness, comfort with regulated industries, and a thoughtful answer on responsible drinking and responsible gaming. Hybrid working is common in corporate roles, but executives and operations leaders are expected to spend meaningful time in stores, venues, and DCs.

What Endeavour Group Looks For

  • Genuine interest in drinks, hospitality, or community venues, with the ability to talk about products and customers as more than line items.
  • Comfort working inside a regulated industry where alcohol licensing, gaming compliance, and harm-minimisation obligations shape day-to-day decisions.
  • Operational rigour: rostering to demand, managing wastage and shrinkage, executing planograms, and hitting labour and margin targets under award conditions.
  • Customer-first instincts grounded in Australian retail and hospitality norms, including weekend, public-holiday, and late-trade service expectations.
  • Commercial judgement, especially for buying, merchandising, marketing, and digital roles where category strategy and trading margin are the scoreboard.
  • Evidence of responsible service of alcohol and gaming, including how you have handled refusals, interventions, and self-exclusion processes in past roles.
  • Cross-brand portability: the ability to move between Dan Murphy's, BWS, Endeavour Hotels, and Pinnacle as the business reshapes, rather than identifying with a single banner only.
  • Inclusive leadership for people-leader roles, given the size and diversity of the frontline workforce and the unionised footprint in parts of hospitality.
  • ESG awareness, particularly on alcohol harm minimisation, gaming reform, plastic and glass packaging, and renewable energy commitments.
  • Resilience and adaptability through a period of leadership change, gambling-reform debate, and ongoing cost-of-living pressure on Australian discretionary spend.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does pay differ between Dan Murphy's, BWS, Endeavour Hotels, and the Surry Hills support office?
Frontline pay sits on Australian Modern Awards or Enterprise Agreements: Liquor Award rates for Dan Murphy's and BWS team members (typically A$25-35 per hour plus penalty rates for evenings, weekends, and public holidays) and the Hospitality Industry General Award or venue EBAs for Endeavour Hotels staff. Salaried roles in 2026 generally sit around A$60-90K for BWS Store Managers, A$80-130K for Dan Murphy's Store Managers, A$80-150K for Hotel Managers depending on venue size and gaming intensity, A$120-220K for buyers and merchandising managers, and A$200-450K-plus for senior corporate leaders. Superannuation, leave loading, and EDV share scheme participation are standard for permanent staff. Specific bands vary by state and venue.
Does Endeavour Group sponsor work visas?
Endeavour Group hires primarily Australian citizens, permanent residents, and people with existing work rights. Sponsorship is uncommon for retail and venue roles and is reserved mostly for senior or hard-to-fill specialist roles in technology, data, buying, or finance. If you require sponsorship, focus your applications on corporate Support Office roles in Surry Hills and be explicit about your visa status in the screening questions.
What graduate or early-career programs does Endeavour run?
Endeavour runs a graduate program rotating across functions such as buying, marketing, digital, finance, supply chain, and operations, typically based out of Surry Hills with placements in stores and hotels. There are also retail and hospitality leadership pathways for high-potential frontline team members moving into Assistant Store Manager and Duty Manager roles. Applications usually open in the first half of the calendar year for a February or March intake. Watch endeavourgroup.com.au/careers and major Australian graduate platforms for current rounds.
How does Endeavour compare to working at Coles Liquor or independent operators?
Coles Liquor (Liquorland, First Choice Liquor Market, Vintage Cellars) is Endeavour's most direct large-format competitor and shares similar award conditions, store routines, and category disciplines. Endeavour tends to offer more depth in fine wine (Dan Murphy's, Langton's, Cellarmasters) and a much larger hospitality and gaming arm than Coles, which divested its hotels business years ago. Independents (IGA Liquor, ALM, regional groups) offer more autonomy and faster progression at small scale, but generally less structured training, narrower buying influence, and smaller superannuation and share-scheme upside.
How does the gambling reform debate affect careers at Endeavour Hotels?
Gaming machine reform is a live national conversation, especially in NSW where cashless gaming card trials and harm-minimisation measures have been politically prominent. Endeavour, as one of the country's largest gaming operators, is at the centre of that debate. For careers, the practical effect is significant investment in responsible gaming roles, compliance, training, data, and venue refurbishment that broadens the appeal of hotels work. Candidates who can speak honestly about harm minimisation, self-exclusion, and community amenity, rather than treating gaming as purely a revenue line, tend to do better in interviews.
What is the Mathieson family connection to Endeavour Hotels?
The Mathieson family, led historically by Bruce Mathieson Sr, built much of the modern ALH pub portfolio that now sits inside Endeavour Hotels through a long joint venture with Woolworths. After the 2021 demerger, the Mathieson interest remains a significant minority shareholding in Endeavour Group and a continuing influence on the Hotels operating culture. For employees, this means Hotels still carries a distinct hospitality DNA alongside the Woolworths-derived retail DNA on the Drinks side.
Is work in Surry Hills hybrid, or do corporate staff need to be in office?
Most corporate roles in Surry Hills operate on a hybrid pattern, typically two to three days a week in the Support Office, with the balance worked from home. Buyers, merchandisers, marketing leads, and operations partners are expected to spend meaningful additional time in stores, venues, and distribution centres. Hybrid expectations vary by team and leader, and senior leadership tend to be in office more often.
What certifications should I have before applying for a frontline role?
For Dan Murphy's and BWS, a current state-specific RSA certification is essentially required. For Endeavour Hotels, you will need RSA plus the relevant state RSG or RCG certification if your role touches gaming, plus food safety qualifications for kitchen and bistro roles. Some states also require gaming licences or probity checks before you can supervise a gaming room. Listing these clearly on your CV speeds up screening.
What is the employee discount and what other benefits stand out?
Permanent team members receive an employee discount across Dan Murphy's and BWS, which is one of the most valued perks across Australian liquor retail. Other benefits typically include superannuation, parental leave, an employee share plan tied to EDV, mental health and wellbeing programs, and access to learning pathways across drinks, hospitality, and corporate functions. Specific benefit details are confirmed in the offer.
How has leadership change since 2024 affected the company day to day?
Steve Donohue stepped down as CEO in 2024 and the board has continued to refresh, with experienced retailer Steven Cain taking a senior board role. Bruce Mathieson Sr remains a significant shareholder voice on the Hotels side. For new joiners, the practical effect is a company in active transition: clearer separation of Drinks and Hotels strategies, a sharper focus on responsible gaming, and continued attention to cost discipline and digital execution. Candidates comfortable with change and willing to contribute to rebuilding momentum tend to thrive.
Does Endeavour run internships or industry placements with Australian universities?
Yes. Endeavour partners with Australian universities and TAFEs on internships, vacation programs, and industry placements, particularly in marketing, digital, data, finance, supply chain, and merchandising. Wine-specific placements occasionally run through Pinnacle Drinks vineyards and wineries. The most reliable route is the careers portal during the Australian academic year, complemented by university careers services.
Are roles available outside Sydney and Melbourne?
Yes. The Drinks store network and Hotels portfolio span every Australian state and territory, with major employment concentrations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide, plus significant regional footprints in NSW, VIC, and QLD. Distribution centres add operations roles in outer-metropolitan locations. Corporate Support Office roles are concentrated in Surry Hills, with smaller hubs in Melbourne and other capitals depending on function.

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