Category & Promotions Assistant

About the role:

As a Category & Promotions Assistant, you'll help deliver promotional campaigns and category initiatives that shape what customers see across our retail network.

Reporting to a Category Manager, you'll maintain product data, coordinate communications to stores, and contribute to the smooth delivery of key trading activity.

Working alongside a team of planners, you'll gain exposure to the fast-paced FMCG industry while building commercial, merchandising and category management knowledge.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage product, article, and pricing maintenance across merchandising systems.


• Coordinate updates to ranging and new product introductions.


• Administer private label activity and related documentation requirements.


• Prepare communications to support retail execution across stores.


• Support Category Managers and Planners with day-to-day category activities.

About you:

You may currently be working in a supermarket, retail, merchandising support, or administration role and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. Ideally you also have:

• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail.


• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.


• Intermediate level skills across Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and the wider Office suite.


• An analytical mindset and confidence working with data.


• Eager to learn and progress within your career.

Don't Meet Every Requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for individuals with diverse experiences and are keen to hear from those who believe they have the drive and potential to succeed in this role.

How to apply:

Ready to take on the challenge? Click “apply” to apply for the role! Applications will close 11:59pm Monday 27 July 2026 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 [email protected]

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.


• 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!


• We’re a Pride Pledge organisation, and we are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives, every day and we celebrate our diversity as strength.


• Our Papanui based office has free carparking, an in-house café.

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 180 PAK’nSAVE, New World, Four Square 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.