Assistant Category Manager – Frozen

Foodstuffs North Island; Māngere-Ōtāhuhu; On-site; NZD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free car parking

Subsidised health insurance

Onsite cafe and subsidised meals

Flexible working options

Long service leave

Learning and development programs

Job summary

Foodstuffs North Island seeks an Assistant Category Manager – Frozen to join our Merchandise team and support three banners—PAK’nSAVE, New World and Four Square.

You will collaborate with a Category Manager and two Assistants to manage the frozen portfolio, including range, pricing and promotions, across stores nationwide.

Qualifications

• Experience in the food industry or a similar fast-moving commercial environment with exposure to category management, buying, merchandising, ranging, sourcing, pricing or promotions.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills, able to identify trends and turn information into practical recommendations.
• Confidence using Microsoft Excel, ideally including VLOOKUPs, pivot tables and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support the Category Manager to plan, organise and operate the frozen portfolio, aligning priorities with the wider company strategy.
• Review range, pricing and promotional performance to identify opportunities and improve category outcomes across our three banners.
• Manage product, pricing and promotional activity while ensuring key deadlines and store requirements are met.
• Build effective relationships with suppliers, stores and teams across Foodstuffs North Island.
• Contribute to category planning, forecasting, supplier negotiations, merchandising, rangemanagement and product positioning

Skills

Experience in food industry

Analytical & numerical skills

Excel proficiency (VLOOKUPs, pivot)

Clear communication & relationship‑m g

Proactive & curious mindset

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

AssistantCategory Manager – Frozen

Kowaimātou– About us

We’reFoodies. You know New World,PAK’nSAVEandFour Squareright?That’sus! 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,pricingand promotions so we can get the right products on the right shelves at the right time for our customers.

TeTūranga– About the role

Ready to grow your category management career? As our Assistant Category Manager, Frozen,you’lljoin a collaborative team made up of a Category Manager and two Category Assistants, working across a large and growing category.

From frozen vegetables and poultry to tenders, frozenmealsand ice cream,you’llhelp manage the products customers find throughout the frozen freezer aisle acrossPAK’nSAVE, New World and Four Square.

In this role, you will:

• Support the Category Manager to plan,organiseandoperatethe frozen portfolio, aligning priorities and measures with the wider company strategy.

• Review range,pricingand promotional performance toidentifyopportunities and improve category outcomes across our three banners.

• Manage product, pricing and promotional activity while ensuring key deadlines and store requirements are met.

• Build effective relationships with suppliers,storesand teams across Foodstuffs North Island.

• Contribute to category planning, forecasting, supplier negotiations, merchandising, rangemanagementand product positioning

Ngāpainga– What we offer

We’recommitted to providing awesome experiences for our people, including offering a range of benefits:

• Free carparking -we'vegot over 1,000 carparks including free EV charging stations.

• Subsidised Southern Cross health insurance.

• Onsite café with subsidised meals, mini mart and 5% discount at our retail stores.

• Flexible working options, a day off on your birthday and long service leave.

• In-house learning and development programmes, fluvaccinationsand social network groups (we call them Tribes).

He kōreromōu– About you

We’relooking for someone with food industry experience, or experience from a similar fast-moving commercial environment, who is keen to grow and develop as an Assistant Category Manager.You’llbe curious, commerciallymindedand ready to build your capability within a broad, high-profile category.

Ideally, you will bring:

• Experience in the food industry or a similar commercial environment, with exposure to category management, buying, merchandising, ranging, sourcing,pricingor promotions.

• Strong analytical and numerical skills, with the ability toidentifytrends and turn information into practical recommendations.

• Confidence using Microsoft Excel, ideally including VLOOKUPs, pivot tables and data analysis.

• Clear communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with suppliers,storesand internal teams.

• A proactive and curious approach, with the drive to learn, develop and deliver quality work in a fast-paced environment.

Experience awesome. Achieve awesome. Be awesomely you.

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

We require accessibility support to ensure you can fairly access our recruitment process, please reach out to [e-mail]. Accessibility support could include an alternative interview location, a sign language interpreter or assistive technology.