New World Point Chevalier - Nightfill Operations Manager

Foodstuffs North Island; Auckland; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ownership of key operation

Lead your own Nightfill team

Overnight store responsibility

Career development across Foodstuffs

Competitive rate

Job summary

New World Point Chevalier is looking for an experienced Nightfill Operations Manager to lead the overnight replenishment of Dry Goods, ensuring shelves are stocked, available, and presented for the morning trade. You will be the senior overnight operator, coordinating store-wide activities and maintaining safety and security.

You will manage the Nightfill team, plan nightly workload, drive productivity, and provide clear handovers to the daytime leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a Nightfill team in a high-volume retail setting.
• Ability to plan nightly workloads and allocate staff efficiently.
• Strong focus on stock availability, presentation and safety.
• Forklift certification or willingness to obtain it.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Nightfill team.
• Plan nightly workload, priorities and allocations.
• Drive productivity, stock availability and presentation.
• Coordinate wider store operations overnight.
• Ensure store safety, security and price integrity overnight.
• Provide clear handovers to daytime leadership.
• Receive and receipting deliveries when required.
• Oversee store closing and overnight operations.

Skills

Nightfill leadership

People management

Stock replenishment

SAP knowledge

Forklift certified

Tools

SAP

Job description

New World Point Chevalier - Nightfill Operations Manager

Here at New World Point Chevalier, we’re passionate about delivering a fresh, friendly, and well-run shopping experience for our community — every single day.

We’re looking for an experienced and highly capable Nightfill Operations Manager to lead our Dry Goods replenishment operation through the evening and overnight.

You’ll be responsible for leading the Nightfill team to get stock onto our shelves efficiently, maintaining excellent availability and presentation, and ensuring the store is ready to trade at its best each morning.

Alongside leading Nightfill, you’ll be the senior operational leader in the store overnight, responsible for coordinating the wider store operation, resolving issues and ensuring the store is safely and securely managed overnight.

The Role

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who knows how to lead a team, set the pace and get the job done.

You’ll take ownership of the Nightfill operation, including:

• Leading and developing the Nightfill team.
• Planning the nightly workload, team allocation and fill priorities.
• Driving productivity, stock availability and presentation.
• Monitoring progress and adjusting priorities to make sure the fill gets completed.
• Maintaining strong merchandising, rotation and housekeeping standards.
• Taking responsibility for wider store operations overnight.
• Managing customer, Food Safety, Safety & Wellbeing and price integrity issues as required.
• Overseeing store closing and keeping the store secure overnight.
• Receiving and receipting deliveries through Inwards Goods when required.
• Providing clear handovers to the daytime leadership team.
• Working alongside the team and leading from the front.

What’s in it For You?

• Take ownership of a key operation within our store.
• Lead and develop your own Nightfill team.
• Genuine responsibility for running the store overnight.
• The opportunity to help shape and develop our Nightfill operation.
• Work alongside an experienced Store Management Team.
• Competitive rate for the right person.
• Career development opportunities across New World and the wider Foodstuffs co-operative.

What We’re Looking For

We want someone who is driven, organised and confident taking ownership.

You’ll be:

• An experienced people leader who knows how to get the best out of a team.
• Focused on productivity, standards and getting the job finished.
• Confident making decisions and solving problems.
• Calm under pressure and able to adapt when priorities change.
• Hands-on and happy to work alongside your team.
• A strong communicator who sets clear expectations.
• Someone who takes pride in leaving the store looking its best for the next day.

Experience and skills:

• Supermarket, FMCG or high-volume retail leadership experience preferred.
• Dry Goods, Grocery or Nightfill experience highly advantageous.
• Forklift certified, or willing and able to obtain certification.
• SAP knowledge and an understanding of Checkout, Online and Fresh operations advantageous.
• Good understanding of Food Safety, Safety & Wellbeing and store compliance.
• Physically fit and able to meet the requirements of a hands-on overnight role.
• You must have the current right to work in New Zealand.

About Us – New World Point Chevalier

We’re proud to serve our local community every day with fresh, quality products and friendly service. As part of the Foodstuffs family (behind New World, PAK’nSAVE and Four Square), joining our team opens the door to opportunities across one of New Zealand’s largest and most successful co-operatives.

If you’re a strong operational leader who knows how to drive a team, deliver a great fill and leave the store looking its best for the next day, we’d love to hear from you!