Category Assistant

3 days ago

Auckland City, New Zealand Z Energy Full time

Category Assistant / Wehenga Kaiāwhina

level 3/604 Great South Road, Ellerslie, Auckland 1051, New Zealand
Full-time

**Company Description**

We believe that if we want to be a world class Kiwi Company, we shouldn’t just employ people, divide them into functional departments and tell them what to do. Instead, we defined a purpose - to solve what matters for our customers and their moving world - and go about achieving this by setting clear goals and expectations and embracing diversity of thought.
At Z, Customer Experience is at the heart of everything we do - our strategy, capability development and investment decisions. We're creating and continually developing products and digital channels our customers will love and that make their lives easier.

Z customers love our food and beverage range and this role plays a key part in ensuring supporting the delivery of our products including bakery, sandwiches, coffee and more. Working with a team of Category Managers you will be the first point of contact for our vendors and suppliers and the go-to person for enquiries about our various food and beverage categories within the wider team.
This is a varied role that will see you work to promotional plans, build relationships, create content for store communications and escalate issues as needed. If you have a passion for food and beverage, great administration and coordination skills and are ready for the next step in your career we would love to hear from you
**You will have the opportunity to**
- Deliver customer focused strategy through management of product, price, promotion and placement
- Manage implementation, compliance, files and price management food and coffee categories
- Build and maintain supplier and vendor relationships
- Provide input and support to your manager regarding all relevant supplier activity
- Manage the yearly and monthly promotional plans
- Creation of store communication and notices for the weekly and monthly newsletter
- Ability to answer customer queries relating to the department
- Provide administrative support to the Category team as required

**Qualifications**

**What you’ll bring to Z**
- Experience in the food service or food retail industries is preferred, an awareness of food safety and legal obligations will be advantageous
- Demonstrated experience in an administration, support and coordination role
- The ability to build and manage positive relationships with stakeholders
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Exceptional organisational and planning skills
- Ability to think commercially to identify and deliver on growth opportunities

And of course, you’ll be passionate about what matters to Z, embracing and living our values to help us deliver on our aspirations and broader commitment to Aotearoa New Zealand.

**Additional Information**

**What we can offer you**
- A competitive remuneration package including short-term incentive (bonus) plan, medical insurance for you and your family, enhanced employer contribution for KiwiSaver
- Generous leave provisions including enhanced sick leave, parental leave benefits and the option to buy additional leave
- The opportunity to contribute and be part of a supportive team that is here to make a difference
- A chance to build your own capability through learning from some the industry’s most knowledgeable people who have a desire to share their insights along with access to upskilling opportunities and career development across the organisation
- Two days a year to do Good in your Hood, though our volunteering scheme, a chance for you to help others in your community in a meaningful way to you

The indicative base salary range for this role is $71,740 to $80,000 per annum, plus 10% bonus based on company performance, a 5% KiwiSaver employer contribution and health insurance through Southern Cross.
**Why Z?**
Z is a dynamic and innovative Kiwi company that provides energy solutions for today while working on playing our part in Aotearoa’s shift towards a low-carbon future - a transition that we’re passionate about.
Being proudly Kiwi, we’re up for challenging the status quo, stand-up for what we believe is right and most importantly, we back our team to bring their true selves to work every day. Our flexible working approach and Rainbow Tick and Gender Tick accreditations - backed by our strong company values, Stand Up Tū Kaha, Speak Out Tū Maia, Side by Side Tū Kotahi - have created an open and inclusive workplace that promotes personal development, and is underpinned by a desire for our people and our communities to succeed.
We’re distinctive in our approach and if you’re up for a challenge, we’d love you to be part of it. If this sounds like a place you believe you can add value and grow your own capability, then make sure you read **Our Why**, it’s our founding document and provides further insights in what it means to part of the Z whanau. If Z feels like a good match for your hea

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