Category Assistant – Butchery

Foodstuffs North Island Limited; Auckland; On-site; NZD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free carparking

Health insurance subsidy

Onsite café with subsidised meals

Staff discount at stores

Flexible working options

Job summary

Foodstuffs North Island Limited is seeking a Category Assistant, Butchery, to join the Merchandise team supporting PAK’nSAVE, New World and Four Square. You will manage product administration, price changes and promotions, respond to store queries and liaise with suppliers, members and the wider team to maintain an accurate, customer-focused category.

You will be highly organised, detail-oriented and adept at balancing multiple priorities in a fast-moving retail environment, with a strong focus

Qualifications

• Excellent organisation, communication and stakeholder relationship skills.
• Strong analytical ability, attention to detail and process improvement mindset.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUP.
• Initiative, resilience and adaptability in changing environments.
• Experience in grocery, FMCG or retail is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Manage product administration, including article creation, new lines, deletions and product changes.
• Support price changes, track competitor activity and maintain pricing records.
• Coordinate promotional activity, including pricing and store communications.
• Complete post-promotion analyses to inform decisions.
• Respond to store queries and support the wider team to deliver a customer-led offer.

Skills

Organisation

Communication

Stakeholder relations

Analytical ability

Excel (VLOOKUP)

Problem solving

Retail knowledge

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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 our Category Assistant, Butchery, you’ll join a motivated category team supporting PAK’nSAVE, New World and Four Square. You’ll help keep the category running smoothly by managing product, price and promotional administration, responding to store queries and communicating with suppliers, members and the wider Merchandise team.

In This Role, You Will

• Manage product administration, including article creation, new lines, deletions and product changes.
• Support price changes, track competitor activity and help maintain accurate pricing records.
• Coordinate promotional activity, including pricing, advertising allocation, circular proofing, error resolution and store communications.
• Complete post-promotion and ad hoc performance analysis, helping the team identify opportunities and make informed decisions.
• Respond promptly to store queries and support the wider team to deliver a strong, customer-led Butchery offer.

He Kōrero Mōu – About You

You’ll be highly organised, accurate and comfortable balancing a wide variety of priorities in a fast-moving environment. You’ll enjoy building relationships, solving problems and using data to support great commercial outcomes.

Ideally, You Will Bring

• Excellent organisation, communication and stakeholder relationship skills.
• Strong analytical ability, attention to detail and a drive to improve processes.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including experience using VLOOKUP.
• Initiative, resilience and the ability to find practical solutions in a changing environment.
• Experience within grocery, FMCG or retail, although this is beneficial rather than essential.

We’re interested in your diverse experiences, your strengths and how adaptable you are to learn and grow. If you don’t meet every requirement but feel this role could be for you, we’d still love to hear from you!

Ngā Painga – What We Offer

• Free carparking - we've got 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, 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 and 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 an alternative interview location, a sign language interpreter or assistive technology.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.