Retail Business Partner

About the role:

As a Retail Business Partner for our New World Brand, you’ll work alongside stores to strengthen performance across key areas. These include financial results, operational effectiveness and customer experience.

You’ll provide guidance and support to help New World stores achieve their business targets while maintaining high standards across the brand.

This is a hand – on, relationship-driven role where you’ll use data, systems knowledge and operational expertise to identify opportunities, influence change and support stores to continually improve.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support stores with budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning to achieve EBITDA outcomes.


• Analyse SAP, sales, and operational data to identify trends and highlight improvement opportunities.


• Provide guidance on stock management, inventory processes, and system use to support accurate and efficient store operations.


• Assist in the optimisation of online shopping, workforce planning, and front‑of‑store execution to improve productivity.


• Contribute to the implementation of new systems, equipment, and store initiatives, including refurbishments and ownership transitions.

This role requires scheduled travel twice a month on average to the Tasman, West Coast and Southland regions. Travel can fluctuate depending on support required with refurbishments, projects and store openings.

About you:

You’ll be commercially aware and solutions focused while understanding the realities of working in a dynamic retail environment. You’ll be confident using data and insights to enable informed decision-making. Ideally, you’ll also bring:

• Experience in grocery retail, or a strong understanding of the commercial drivers within a retail environment.


• Ability to interpret financial and operational data and translate this into clear, practical actions.


• Strong communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships while confidently challenging stakeholders when required.


• A continuous improvement mindset, with a focus on identifying opportunities and driving better outcomes.


• Exposure to SAP, stock management and online retail operations advantageous.


• Ability and willingness to travel regularly across the South Island.

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 Tuesday 9 June 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.