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Category Manager – Butchery
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.
Our Merchandise team works with supplier partners and store teams on category ranging, buying, pricing and promotions so we can get the right products on the right shelves at the right time for our customers.
Te Tūranga – About the role
As Category Manager – Butchery , you’ll play a pivotal role in the daily planning and execution of supply to stores. This includes order management, supplier performance, and acting as a key contact for our store teams.
Working in a collaborative and fast-paced category team, you’ll ensure products flow seamlessly and help drive sales growth across our butchery categories.
You’ll be responsible for:
· Executing the daily supply plan including product allocation and order processing
· Acting as the key contact for store queries and commercial supply solutions
· Working closely with Supply Chain, DCs, and logistics partners to optimise inventory and reduce inefficiencies
· Managing supplier relationships and monitoring performance
· Contributing to growth, pricing, category performance and promotional planning
· Support other category and team initiatives or projects as required
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 36 free EV plugs
· Southern cross health insurance, Foodies superannuation scheme
· Onsite café with subsidised meals, mini mart, 5% discount at our retail stores
· Flexible working options, a day off on your birthday, long service leave
· Inhouse learning and development programmes and courses, flu vaccinations, and social network groups (we call them Tribes).
He kōrero mōu – About you
We’re looking for someone who’s commercially savvy, operationally sharp, and a great team player.
You’ll ideally bring:
· Experience in FMCG or Meat (not essential)
· Strong procurement planning, supply chain, or demand forecasting
· Strong analytical skills and confidence working large datasets
· Understanding of logistics and distribution processes
· A collaborative and adaptable working style
· Excellent written and verbal communication
· Comfort with early starts, and confidence in supplier and store engagement
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.
We encourage you to apply with all your awesomeness and welcome your diverse background, including any disability, additional health and mental health needs, and/or neurodiversity.
If you require accessibility support to ensure you can fairly access our recruitment process, please reach out to [email protected]. Accessibility support could include, interview location, sign language interpreter, assistive technology.
Don’t ‘cart’ around – apply now!
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