Insights Partner

Foodstuffs North Island; Māngere-Ōtāhuhu; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free car parking

Southern Cross health insurance

5% discount at retail stores

Onsite café with subsidised meals

Flexible working options & birthdayday

Job summary

Foodstuffs North Island is seeking an Insights Partner to lead the insights strategy and execution for Gilmours. You will turn complex data into clear, actionable insights that drive performance across our foodservice business.

You will design dashboards in Power BI, partner with stores and Leadership, and champion AI‑driven insights to foster a data‑led culture across the network.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in commercial insights, analytics or strategy roles, ideally in FMCG, Foodservice or Retail.
• Advanced skills in data visualisation (Power BI, Tableau) and analytics tools (Python, R, SQL)
• Strong understanding of data governance, modelling and cloud platforms
• Excellent communicator who can translate technical data into business language
• Collaborative, innovative and passionate about capability uplift and continuous improvement

Responsibilities

• Lead the Gilmours insights programme, delivering high‑impact analytics and scalable reporting frameworks
• Partner with Gilmours stores and the Wholesale Leadership Team to influence strategic decisions
• Champion AI‑driven insights and embed a data‑led culture across the network
• Design and build world‑class dashboards using Power BI
• Drive cross‑functional alignment through enterprise‑wide data initiatives

Skills

Commercial insights

Analytics

Strategy

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Python

R

SQL

Job description

Insights Partner
Ko Wai Mātou – About Us

Kia ora. We’re Foodies. You know Gilmours, 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.

Gilmours is 100% NZ owned and operated, proudly serving thousands of businesses and organisations across the North Island with everything they need to fuel their success – from fresh produce and butchery to chilled & frozen, grocery, liquor, and more. We’re the one‑stop Foodservice shop for Kiwi businesses.

Te Tūranga – About The Role

We’re looking for a commercially astute Insights Partner to lead the insights strategy and execution for Gilmours. Sitting within our Procurement & Insights team, you’ll be the go‑to advisor for turning complex data into clear, actionable insights that drive performance across our foodservice business.

• Lead the Gilmours insights programme, delivering high‑impact analytics and scalable reporting frameworks
• Partner with Gilmours stores and the Wholesale Leadership Team to influence strategic decisions
• Champion AI‑driven insights and embed a data‑led culture across the network
• Design and build world‑class dashboards using tools like Power BI
• Drive cross‑functional alignment through enterprise‑wide data initiatives

What You’ll Bring

You’re a curious, solutions‑focused data leader who knows how to connect insights to business outcomes. With a strong technical toolkit and a knack for storytelling, you’re ready to shape the future of foodservice through data.

• Proven experience in commercial insights, analytics or strategy roles, ideally in FMCG, Foodservice or Retail
• Advanced skills in data visualisation (Power BI, Tableau) and analytics tools (Python, R, SQL)
• Strong understanding of data governance, modelling and cloud platforms
• Excellent communicator who can translate technical data into business language
• Collaborative, innovative and passionate about capability uplift and continuous improvement

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
• Southern cross health insurance
• 5% discount at our retail stores
• Onsite café with subsidised meals and a mini mart
• Flexible working options, a day off on your birthday, long service leave
• 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.

If you require accessibility support to ensure you can fairly access our recruitment process, please reach out to Recruitment.Foodstuffs @foodstuffs.co.nz.