Space & Range Team Coordinator

Ko wai mātou – About us

Kia ora.  We’re Foodies.  You know New World, PAK’nSAVE, Gilmours 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.

Te Tūranga – About the Role

This is a fixed-term role for approx 10 months supporting the team during an exciting project execution!  You’ll play a key role within a small team who have direct influence of how our customers experience our stores!  We are focused on making shopping easier, more enjoyable and more relevant.

You will be involved with:

• Helping to coordinate strategic projects within the Space & Range Team
• Manaing of project plans, actions, risks and stakeholder communications
• Supporting trial stores, space planning initatives and improvement programmes
• Preparation of reporting, presentations and project documentation
• Working across Merchandising, Stores, Property and IT teams
• Helping to drive projects from concept through to successful implementation

He kōrero mōu – About You

We're looking for someone with  project management or coordination experience first and foremost.  You may have a background or strong interest in floor planning, store design, planogramming, visual merchandising, retail operations, or customer experience - that would be ideal!

You’ll bring a curious and proactive mindset, a passion for FMCG, and a willingness to learn. Previous experience in a supermarket or similar retail environment would be great.

To succeed in this role, you'll be highly organised, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, project-driven environment. You'll have strong analytical skills, confidence working with data and Excel, and the ability to translate insights into practical solutions.

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 on your birthday
• Inhouse learning and development programmes and courses, flu vaccinations, and social network groups (we call them Tribes).

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.