Mātanga Mekameka Hokohuhua Convenience Retail Supply Chain Specialist

Mātanga Mekameka Hokohuhua Convenience Retail Supply Chain Specialist

Full-time

**Company Description**:
Z has a clear purpose: Powering better journeys, today and tomorrow. As one of New Zealand’s largest transport energy companies, we have a commitment to delivering safe, secure, and reliable transport energy - with the opportunity to deliver new journeys, with new energy solutions in a changing world.

We are proud to be the Kiwi contingent in the Ampol Group, an independent Trans-Tasman energy company, with trading offices across the globe, which are united behind our shared purpose. While many of the challenges and opportunities we face go beyond national boundaries, together we have the scale, influence, and capability to deliver for our customers, communities, and our people.

Z On the Go and Transforming Convenience Retail is one of our strategic pillars and we are excited to welcome a Mātanga Mekameka Hokohuhua Convenience Retail Supply Chain Specialist in this newly created role.

Your mahi will work closely with our Category team managing full end to end Supply Chain operations across our retail network. Your days will be full and varied, you might be forecasting and demand planning for our core range and exciting offers, problem solving a delivery issue, working with distributors on safety guidelines or ensuring our sites get the product they need to drive sales

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**This role can be based in either Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland or Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington.**

**You will have the opportunity to**
- Lead end-to-end supply chain operations across our retail network while developing and executing supply chain strategies that drive commercial benefit and product availability
- Manage supplier and vendor relationships, ensuring quality, consistency, and efficiency in sourcing and distribution
- Oversee logistics planning and execution, warehousing, and delivery responding to any disruptions as they occur
- In conjunction with Category Managers, manage forecasting and stock levels to ensure availability and efficiency
- Collaborate with teams to align supply chain planning with promotional activity and seasonal demand cycles
- Identify opportunities for supply chain innovation and improvements for Suppliers, Z & site teams

**Qualifications**:
**What you’ll bring to Z**
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge of supply chain management ideally within the FMCG channel
- A strong understanding of the New Zealand supply chain landscape, including regional logistics and transport infrastructure
- Great relationship building skills, this role will work with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent skills in the Microsoft suite with a focus on Excel
- An analytical mindset and strong financial and budgeting knowledge
- Experience in procurement would be useful in this role
- A passion for convenience retail, a service mindset and the energy to work in a fast paced and changing landscape

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 plan, medical insurance for you and your family, enhanced employer contribution for KiwiSaver
- Generous leave provisions including sick leave, parental leave benefits and the option to buy additional leave
- The balance of hybrid working, enjoy some of your week at home and some in our welcoming office space
- Access to Z’s Benefits & Recognition platform providing you access to retail discounts and cashbacks at over 150+ retailers in Aotearoa New Zealand that assist with everyday living expenses
- 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 of 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 base salary range for this role is $110,000 to $120,000 per annum, plus 15% STI based on company performance, a 5% KiwiSaver employer contribution and health insurance through Southern Cross.

**Why Z?**

Z has always been a proud Kiwi company. We’re aspirational for our future, confident of our role in Aotearoa New Zealand’s success and deeply loyal to our customers, communities and people.

At Z we focus on achieving extraordinary outcomes by setting the appropriate context, rather than by telling our people what to do. By doing this, high performing and talented people deliver better results and are more personally fulfilled.

We care deeply for our people while pushing them to achieve their best as i