Assistant Category Manager

Assistant Category Manager

Ko wai mātou – About us

Kia ora.  We're Foodies.  You know New World, PAK'nSAVE and Four Square right? That's us  With 300+ stores and over 24,000 Foodies across Te Ika-a-Maui, our North Island Co-op has the privilege of helping New Zealanders get more out of life.  Locally owned, we reflect the communities we serve, and we celebrate our people - our taonga, every day for being uniquely them.

Te Tūranga – About the role

We're looking for an Assistant Category Manager to join our Merchandise team and help shape the future of our product offering across New World, PAK'nSAVE and Four Square. You'll support the Category Manager to drive performance across your assigned categories, working closely with suppliers and stores to deliver great outcomes for our customers.

This is a hands-on role where you'll get stuck into everything from pricing and promotions to supplier negotiations and forecasting. You'll need to be comfortable juggling multiple priorities and keeping pace in a dynamic, fast-moving environment. It's a great opportunity to grow your commercial and strategic skills in a fast-paced, collaborative environment - and a solid stepping stone toward a future Category Manager role.

We have opportunities in the following categories:

Chilled (Dairy) (Fixed Term role)

Baby & Health & Nutrition (Permanent role)

Liquor & Beverages (Beer, Cider & Tabacco) (Permanent role)

As an Assistant Category Manager, you'll be:

·       Supporting the planning and execution of category strategies that align with our wider business goals

·       Managing product, pricing, and promotional admin across your portfolio

·       Reviewing performance and identifying opportunities to optimise promotions and pricing

·       Building strong relationships with suppliers, stores, and internal teams

·       Helping ensure our categories are well-positioned to meet customer needs and deliver commercial results

Ngā painga – What we offer

We're committed to providing awesome experiences for our people, including offering a range of benefits:

·       Free carparking, we've got over 1,000 carparks including EV plugs

·       Onsite café with subsidised meals, mini mart, 5% discount at our retail stores

·       Flexible working options, a day off in your birthday month

·       Inhouse learning and development courses, flu vaccinations, and social network groups (we call them Tribes)

He kōrero mōu – About you

You're commercially savvy, curious, and ready to roll up your sleeves. You've got a good grasp of category management fundamentals and a hunger to learn more - whether it's diving into data, collaborating with suppliers, or finding smarter ways to deliver value to our customers.

You'll bring:

·       Experience in ranging, sourcing, pricing and promotion OR similar

·       Strong analytical skills and the ability to spot trends and opportunities

·       Confidence in negotiating and managing supplier relationships

·       Intermediate Excel skills (think XLOOKUPs, pivot tables and analysis)

·       Adaptable, eager to learn and self-motivated

·       Resilience and adaptability in a fast-moving environment

·       A collaborative working style, great communication skills, and a strong work ethic

Experience awesome. Achieve awesome. Be awesomely you.

We're proud to have a focus on Diversity & Inclusion here at Foodies and welcome courageous behaviour, encourage togetherness, inspire our people to be their best selves in our Foodies whānau.

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