Optimisation Analyst Intern

Foodstuffs; Māngere-Ōtāhuhu; On-site; NZD 119,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12-week paid internship starting inNov

Mentor and learning sessions

Living wage during internship

Job summary

Foodstuffs in Auckland is seeking a Fresh Produce Optimisation Analyst Intern to join our Fresh Merchandise team. You will help deliver reporting and insights across Produce and Meat, building reporting solutions and supporting decision-making with data.

You'll gain hands-on experience with Power BI, data modelling, and stakeholder engagement while working alongside seasoned analysts and business leaders. This paid internship starts in November and runs for 12 weeks at living wage, based in

Qualifications

• Currently studying towards a qualification in Business Analytics, Information Systems, Data Science, Commerce or related discipline.
• Experience with Excel is essential.
• Exposure to Power BI or reporting tools is advantageous.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the development, testing, and maintenance of Power BI reports and dashboards.
• Work with stakeholders to understand and document reporting requirements, business questions, and success measures.
• Analyse reporting outputs to identify trends, opportunities, and data quality insights.
• Create and maintain documentation including report definitions, calculations, processes, and user guidance.
• Validate data and reporting outputs with users to ensure accuracy and support continuous improvement.
• Assist with seasonal and priority reporting initiatives across the Fresh Merchandise team.

Skills

Excel

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Reporting

Education

Business Analytics

Information Systems

Data Science

Commerce

Tools

Power BI

Job description

About the role

We are looking for a Fresh Produce Optimisation Analyst Intern to join our Fresh Merchandise team and help deliver reporting and insights across our Produce and Meat categories. In this role, you'll work alongside experienced analysts and business stakeholders to develop reporting solutions, analyse data, and support decision-making that helps improve business performance across our fresh categories. You'll gain hands-on experience with Power BI, stakeholder engagement, and real-world analytics projects.

Key responsibilities:

• Support the development, testing, and maintenance of Power BI reports and dashboards.
• Work with stakeholders to understand and document reporting requirements, business questions, and success measures.
• Analyse reporting outputs to identify trends, opportunities, and data quality insights.
• Create and maintain documentation including report definitions, calculations, processes, and user guidance.
• Validate data and reporting outputs with users to ensure accuracy and support continuous improvement.
• Assist with seasonal and priority reporting initiatives across the Fresh Merchandise team.

About you:

You're curious, analytical, and enjoy turning data into meaningful insights. You communicate confidently, ask thoughtful questions, and can translate information into clear and practical solutions for different audiences. You're currently studying towards, or have recently completed, a qualification in Business Analytics, Information Systems, Data Science, Commerce, or a related discipline. Experience with Excel is essential, and exposure to Power BI, data modelling, or reporting tools would be an advantage.

Our internship programme offers

• 12-weeks paid work at living wage starting in November based in Māngere, Auckland.
• Renowned learning and development sessions fortnightly.
• An extensive support network - your People Leader, the Talent Team, a Kaiārahi (mentor) and your fellow interns to help you along the way.
• The opportunity to tackle real-world business problems that help us achieve our aspiration – to help New Zealanders get more out of life.
• Modern office spaces with free parking, subsidised lunches, flexible working, weekly supplier tastings and regular celebrations.
• 5% in store and online discount in our supermarkets.

We're looking for someone who is interested in discovering their career with us.

You’ll have a curiosity to learn, a knack for problem solving and be ready to get stuck in to making a positive impact on New Zealand communities. You'll ideally be interested in one of the above areas listed and in our application form, you'll have the opportunity to indicate your preferred roles (you don't necessarily need to be studying something that is aligned).

You'll be working for a New Zealand owned and operated Co-op whose purpose is to help New Zealanders get more out of life.

We have a commitment to be here for our country, here for our people and here for our communities in everything we do, and we provide career opportunities like no other in our industry. We have an unbeatable team of over 25,000 people with a fun and inclusive culture where you feel like you belong. We work with some of New Zealands most treasured and iconic brands with over 350 PAK'n'SAVE, New World, Four Square, Gilmours and Liquorland stores across the North Island

Check us out here https://www.foodstuffs.co.nz/, on Instagram @foodiescareers and on Tik Tok @lifeatfoodies to stay up to date.

Our recruitment process involves

• A written application form, video interview, and face-to-face interview with our People leaders.
• If successful, we'll check your references before finalising contracts and moving you through our fun and interactive digital onboarding experience to get you ready to start in November.

If you require the recruitment process to be adapted due to an access need, please feel free to contact us directly – [e-mail]