People Systems Product Specialist

Foodstuffs North Island Limited; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free carparking

Health insurance

Onsite café with subsidised meals, M-M

Flexible working options

Learning & development programmes

Job summary

Foodstuffs North Island Limited is seeking a People Systems Product Specialist to join our People & Capability team. This hands-on role focuses on supporting, optimising and enhancing our people systems to deliver a great experience for our people, leaders and stores.

You’ll partner with IT and business stakeholders to understand challenges, investigate solutions and continuously improve how our systems support the business.

Qualifications

• Experience with HRIS platforms, ideally SAP SuccessFactors.
• Strong understanding of HR processes and systems.
• Experience delivering system enhancements, projects or transformational change.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Knowledge of reporting, HR metrics and data analysis.
• Experience working alongside IT teams on integrations, testing and release activities.

Responsibilities

• Partner with People & Capability teams to deliver HR and payroll technology solutions that support our people strategy.
• Own SAP SuccessFactors modules and other people platforms, including requirements gathering, testing , adoption and continuous improvement.
• Support new system implementations and enhancements with a strong focus on usability, accessibility and frontline needs.
• Support system releases, upgrades, testing activities and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve system functionality, simplify processes and enhance user experiences.
• Help maintain high-quality people data and reporting capabilities.

Skills

HRIS experience

Stakeholder management

HR processes & metrics

IT integrations & releases

Collaboration & continuous improvement

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

Job description

Ko wai mātou – About us

Kia ora. We’re Foodies. You know New World, PAK’nSAVE, Gilmours and Four Square right? That’s us! With more than 320 stores and over 27,000 Foodies across Te Ika-a-Māui, Foodstuffs North Island is a co-operative proudly owned by our Members. Our purpose is simple – making sure New Zealanders get more out of life, and we’re driven by our aspiration to be one of New Zealand’s most customer-driven and productive retailers. At Foodies, our people are at the centre of everything we do. Our People & Capability team is focused on creating modern, data-driven experiences that support our people, leaders and customers. The People Systems function plays a critical role in making that happen.

Te Tūranga – About The Role

Are you someone who enjoys getting under the hood of systems, solving business problems and finding smarter ways of working? We're looking for a People Systems Product Specialist to join our People & Capability team. This is a hands-on role focused on supporting, optimising and enhancing our people systems so they deliver a great experience for our people, leaders and stores Reporting to the People Systems Team Lead, you'll work closely with People & Capability teams, IT and business stakeholders to understand challenges, investigate solutions and continuously improve the way our systems support the business. Whether you're troubleshooting an issue, configuring a new process, testing system changes or identifying opportunities to simplify how work gets done, you'll play an important role in helping our people systems perform at their best.

In This Role, You Will Be

• Partner with People & Capability teams to deliver HR and payroll technology solutions that support our people strategy.


• Own SAP SuccessFactors modules and other people platforms, including requirements gathering, testing , adoption and continuous improvement.


• Support new system implementations and enhancements with a strong focus on usability, accessibility and frontline needs.


• Support system releases, upgrades, testing activities and continuous improvement initiatives.


• Identify opportunities to improve system functionality, simplify processes and enhance user experiences.


• Help maintain high-quality people data and reporting capabilities.

He Kōrero Mōu - About You

You're naturally curious, solutions-focused and enjoy turning business needs into practical outcomes. You build strong relationships, work collaboratively and are always looking for smarter ways to improve processes and technology.

You’ll Likely Bring

• Experience working with HRIS platforms, ideally SAP SuccessFactors.


• Strong understanding of HR processes and systems.


• Experience delivering system enhancements, projects or transformational change.


• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.


• Knowledge of reporting, HR metrics and data analysis.


• A collaborative and improvement-focused mindset.


• Experience working alongside IT teams on integrations, testing and release activities.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing People Systems function at a time of significant transformation. You'll have the chance to influence the future of workplace technology, work with modern HR platforms and help deliver solutions that make a meaningful difference for thousands of Foodies across Aotearoa

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

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


• Onsite café with subsidised meals, mini mart, 5% discount at our retail stores


• 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.

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 Recruitment.Foodstuffs @foodstuffs.co.nz. Accessibility support could include, interview location, sign language interpreter, 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.