Replenishment Operations Specialist

Woolworths Group; Whakatāne; On-site; NZD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Woolworths Group NZ is looking for a hands-on Operations Lead to manage and optimize shelf replenishment, stock movement and process flow across store teams. You will lead the swarm, coach staff, and ensure compliance with store standards and safety guidelines.

Join a dynamic, inclusive culture that values initiative, collaboration and delivering great customer experiences. This role offers exposure to a large network of Woolworths brands and ongoing opportunities to grow within the NZ business.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates strong process improvement capability and learning mindset.
• Delivers effective on-job training and coaching for team members.
• Leads teams, delegates tasks, coaches, provides feedback and motivates.
• Executes compliance within the function and communicates standards clearly.
• Aligns actions with company values in daily work.
• Able to work four weekend shifts per month and at least one evening per week.

Responsibilities

• Execute Operations & Stock Management: lead the swarm to complete routines and manage shelves and deliveries to standards.
• Team Leadership & Development: onboard training and coaching, foster a safe work environment.
• Maintain Store Standards: ensure correct standards, prioritize shelf-friendly packaging, manage overstocks.
• Resolve Issues Proactively: escalate process-related issues to the Function Lead for resolution.
• Contribute to Store Leadership: act as Store Manager on scheduled shifts and support collaboration initiatives.

Skills

Process Excellence

Team Leadership

Collaboration

Compliance & Communication

Values Alignment

Weekend/Evening Availability

Job description

Roster option 1

Start day End day Start time End time Tuesday Tuesday 6:30 AM 3:00 PM Wednesday Wednesday 6:30 AM 3:00 PM Thursday Wednesday 6:30 AM 3:00 PM Friday Wednesday 6:30 AM 3:00 PM Saturday Wednesday 6:30 AM 3:00 PM

• Manage and maintain process flow for an assigned workstream.
• Collaborate closely with your Team Leader and 'swarm' to ensure efficiency.
• Ensure uninterrupted process completion and strict adherence to established guidelines.

Working with Woolworths Supermarkets New Zealand | Te Mahi ki Woolworths Supermarkets New Zealand

With over 185 stores and 20,000 team members across Aotearoa, we've made it our mission to make Kiwi lives a little better every day.

We're friendly, down-to-earth, and energetic - we work hard but we have a great time doing it, and we love what we do. There is plenty of scope for new ideas, lots of room for you to add value, and importantly, you'll be working with a business that touches the lives of three million New Zealanders a week.

We embrace diversity of thought and love to take on challenges with a pragmatic and innovative approach. Our culture thrives on mutual respect, care, curiosity, openness, and a proactive attitude. We continually seek ways to pair, collaborate, support, and learn from each other as a team!

What you'll do | Hei mahi

• Execute Operations & Stock Management: Ensure accurate and timely completion of routines, leading the "swarm" to correctly handle tasks, and overseeing all teams to fill shelves and manage deliveries according to standards.
• Team Leadership & Development: Lead on-job training and coaching for team members, and champion a safe and healthy work environment.
• Maintain Store Standards: Ensure all teams are filling to correct standards, prioritize shelf-friendly packaging, and manage overstocks effectively.
• Resolve Issues Proactively: Timely elevate process-related issues to the Function Lead for resolution.
• Contribute to Store Leadership: Step up as Acting Store Manager on scheduled shifts and actively participate in "Better Together" connections to foster team collaboration.

What you’ll bring | Hei koha

• Process Excellence & Learning: You demonstrate a strong ability in process excellence and a commitment to continuous learning.
• Collaborative Partnerships: You excel at building and maintaining collaborative partnerships with other functions and stakeholders.
• Effective Team Leadership: You effectively lead teams, delegating tasks, monitoring progress, coaching, providing feedback, and motivating members.
• Compliance Expertise & Communication: You are an expert in compliance within your function and possess exceptional communication skills to clearly articulate tasks and standards.
• Values-Aligned Behavior: Your actions consistently align with company values.
• The ability to work four weekend shifts per month and at least one evening each week.

What you'll experience | Ngā Huanga

• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
• Access to Sonder. Sonder provides free confidential 24/7 personalised financial, medical safety, psychological or physical support for team members and their families.
• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.

Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group | Ko Woolworths Tātou

We're a proud part of the Woolworths Group – 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose – to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.

Here you’ll be supported and empowered to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

Everyone belongs Woolworths Group | No Woolworths tātou

We believe that diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, our customers and our communities, and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best self and reach their full potential.