Lead Commercial Analyst

About us:

We're a team of 14,000 who make sure South Islanders have access to the groceries and essentials they need. Proudly 100% Kiwi-owned and operated, our co-operative has more than 200 PAK'nSAVE, New World, Four Square, Raeward Fresh and On the Spot stores feeding the South Island.

We value being at the heart of our communities, like we've always been, to make the South Island a better place – for today and for many generations to come. From sunny Golden Bay all the way to Stewart Island, there's a Foodstuffs store serving you and your whānau.

Our success is down to our people who bring their skills, experience, passion, and expertise to make Foodies an amazing and rewarding place to work. Our co-op has a wide variety of roles to offer, and endless opportunities for development.

Our values:

At Foodies, together we drive success to be our best and care for our whānau. We recognise that it takes a collective effort to achieve success, and we thrive on fostering a culture of collaboration to drive innovation and embracing challenges as a united team. We are committed to supporting our people, and to positively impact the lives of South Islanders every day.

About the role:

As a Lead Commercial Analyst, you'll provide high quality financial analysis to aid planning and optimal commercial decision making for our categories. Working and operating within our Merchandise team, you'll provide insights, challenge assumptions and help communicate the numbers in a way that influences how our category and buying teams make decisions.

This new role is a great step for someone looking to take on people leadership while deepening their commercial experience in our growing Merchandise Commercial team. You'll have the opportunity to lead and coach as well as contributing insights, analysis and recommendations to the Merchandise team.

About you:

You'll be an experienced Commercial, Category or Financial Analyst looking for a new challenge. What matters most is your ability to bring financial thinking to life and work collaboratively with others to drive outcomes. Ideally you'll also have:

• Established background in finance
• Previous experience in commercial / business partnering roles
• Excellent communicator with the ability to build trusting relationships with all levels of staff
• The ability to turn data into insights and communicate these to a variety of stakeholders.

Why join us?

• Our approach to flexible working is based on trusting and empowering our people to manage their time and deliver results while balancing the needs of their personal lives.
• We're committed to equitable outcomes, and we offer additional paid parental leave, free period products and financial health checks to name a few.
• We support your wellbeing with Southern Cross health insurance for you and your family after a qualifying period, discounts at local gyms, access to online wellbeing tools, and a prayer and privacy room onsite.
• You can access Enhanced leave; Lifestyle leave and sick leave from day one of joining the Foodies team.
• We offer continuous learning and professional growth, as well as access to our extensive online training library and endless opportunities.
• We're proud of our supportive team environment, and our positive and friendly culture that's made fun by Furry Friend Fridays and monthly social events
• Our Papanui based office has free carparking, an in-house café.

How to apply:

Applications will close 
31st October 2025
 and will only be accepted via our careers site.

If you have any questions about the role, or experience any issues submitting your application, please email -

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