Gm - Impulse Liquor & Beverages

Leadership role within the wider Woolworths NZ Commercial business
- Drive innovation and ways of working
- Full P&L ownership and accountability for performance

**Ready to make an impact? We are**

This is an exceptional opportunity to further build your experience with one of New Zealand’s largest employers. As part of our high performing team you’ll be joining a fast-paced, dynamic organisation where we are proud of our customer centricity and our ability to make a real difference for our teams within a complex, large-scale, matrix environment.

**About the Role | Mō te Tūranga**

Sitting within our wider Commercial team, you will be responsible for leading the end to end 3-5 year strategy for the Impulse Liquor & Beverages division, here at Woolworths NZ. Guiding and supporting a team of Merchandising professionals, you will play an active role in prioritising initiatives and resources, with a focus on delivering to both current and future business needs. This is a senior role that will see you take full accountability for the delivery of portfolio results across your team.

**Key responsibilities include**:

- Set and lead the delivery of the overall strategic direction for the Impulse Liquor and Beverages portfolio to maximise sales, profit, customer satisfaction and optimise inventory
- Drive long term strategies for portfolio, considering forward looking view of product trends, availability, and customer preferences
- Deliver on financial targets (capex, opex, sales) in line with budget
- Build and leverage deep working relationships with Buying team, Marketing, Operations, Logistics & Finance to ensure models are in place to deliver customer and financial outcomes
- Embed customer insights into the commercial operation to drive VOC & VOS NPS
- Develop and coach the next generation of leaders

**About You | Mōu**

With deep experience in the Commercial/ Merchandising landscape, you will be proven in leading a large business from a P&L standpoint, whilst also displaying proven experience in driving strong partnerships across supplier bases. As a leader of high performing teams, you will understand the drivers and changes necessary to drive performance/initiatives, while at the same time, developing positive internal relationships with both your direct reports, as well as internal and external stakeholders. This is a unique role that will suit someone comfortable with driving innovation and change.

**Our Benefits | To Tatou Painga**
- Genuine flexibility in how and where you work
- Ongoing development within an ANZ team and access to COE/specialist career opportunities
- Grocery discount card and discounted online shopping delivery
- Banking and insurance (health, life etc) discounts
- Global and local career opportunities

**Working with Woolworths NZ | Me mahi tahi tatou ki Woolworths NZ**

With over 185 stores and 20,000 team members across Aotearoa, we've made it our mission to make Kiwi lives a little better every day.

We're friendly, down-to-earth, and energetic - we work hard but we have a great time doing it, and we love what we do. There is plenty of scope for new ideas, lots of room for you to add value, and importantly, you'll be working with a business that touches the lives of three million New Zealanders a week.

**Come as you are | Nau mai, whakatau mai**

We’re an equal opportunity employer and are committed to the principle of equal opportunity for all.

**If you’re smart and good at what you do, let’s work together | Me mahi tahi tatou