Evening Grocery Leader - Drive Stock, Service & Standards

Foodstuffs North Island; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Foodstuffs North Island at Clarence Street Pak n Save (Hamilton) is seeking an experienced Evening Grocery Manager to lead the Grocery team through the busiest part of the trading day. This hands-on leadership role reports to the Grocery Manager and focuses on driving high standards, developing people, and delivering an outstanding shopping experience.

The role involves managing afternoon and evening shifts, leading the wider Grocery team, maintaining stock, improving processes, and ensuring

Qualifications

• Have previous supermarket leadership experience, preferably within Grocery.
• Have strong knowledge of stock management, merchandising, and replenishment systems.
• Be highly organised with excellent planning and time management skills.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and coaching capability.
• Be confident making decisions and solving problems in a fast-paced environment.
• Have experience using SAP or similar retail systems.
• Be physically fit and comfortable working in a hands-on retail environment.
• Hold a current Duty Manager Certificate or be willing to obtain one.
• Forklift licence and experience would be advantageous.
• Have a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and commitment to high standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day evening operation of the Grocery Department.
• Drive stock availability, presentation standards, and merchandising execution.
• Ensure shelves are full, faced up, ticketed, and customer-ready at all times.
• Manage inventory, stock flow, replenishment, and stock rotation processes.
• Monitor productivity, department performance, and labour utilisation.
• Lead, coach, support, and develop team members to achieve high performance.
• Ensure Health & Safety and Food Safety standards are maintained consistently.
• Work closely with department managers and store leadership to achieve overall store objectives.
• Respond to operational issues and customer inquiries in a timely and professional manner.
• Maintain high standards of presentation across Grocery and support wider store standards where required.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, productivity, and customer satisfaction.
• Lead by example and contribute to a positive, team-focused culture.

Skills

Grocery leadership

Stock management

Merchandising

Planning

Time management

Leadership & coaching

Decision making

SAP

Retail systems

Customer focus

Education

Duty Manager Certificate

Tools

SAP

Retail systems

Forklift licence

Job description

Foodstuffs North Island at Clarence Street Pak n Save (Hamilton) is seeking an experienced Evening Grocery Manager to lead the Grocery team through the busiest part of the trading day. This hands-on leadership role reports to the Grocery Manager and focuses on driving high standards, developing people, and delivering an outstanding shopping experience.

The role involves managing afternoon and evening shifts, leading the wider Grocery team, maintaining stock, improving processes, and ensuring