Sourcing Manager

Foodstuffs; Māngere-Ōtāhuhu; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free car parking

Southern Cross health plan

Onsite café & subsidised meals

Flexible working options

Birthday day off

Learning & development programmes

Job summary

Foodstuffs Own Brands in Auckland is seeking an experienced Sourcing Manager to deliver best cost outcomes across our Own Brand product portfolio. You’ll lead supplier negotiations, tenders, and sourcing initiatives, working closely with Category Product Managers, Product Developers, and suppliers to optimise cost, quality, innovation and supply.

Success requires strong commercial acumen and exceptional negotiation skills, plus the ability to build influential stakeholder relationships.

Qualifications

• Experience in sourcing, buying, or commercial roles within FMCG, food, or retail.
• Strong understanding of cost models, manufacturing processes, and drivers of COGS.
• Proven track record leading supplier negotiations and sourcing initiatives.
• Ability to interpret commercial data and make informed decisions.
• Excellent project management and organisational abilities.
• Advanced stakeholder management and collaborative working style.
• Resilience, initiative, and continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier negotiations, tenders, and sourcing initiatives.
• Drive best-cost price outcomes across a portfolio of Own Brand products.
• Collaborate with Category Product Managers, Product Developers, and suppliers.
• Analyse category cost drivers and market trends to improve supplier performance.
• Support category strategies and create competitive advantage.

Skills

Sourcing

Buying

Category Management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Project management

Analytical skills

Job description

Ko wai mātou – About us

Foodstuffs Own Brands is part of the wider Foodstuffs whānau, owned by both Foodstuffs co-operatives. We're the national team behind more than 2500 private brand products — including some of Aotearoa's most recognised grocery brands, most notably Pams. We're customer-driven in everything we do, driving a strategic Foodstuffs' Private Brand portfolio from conception to consumption!

Te Tūranga – About the role

We’re looking for an experienced and commercially savvy Sourcing Manager to join our Own Brands team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for delivering best cost price outcomes across a portfolio of Own Brand products while supporting category strategies and driving long-term value for our co-operatives and customers. You’ll lead supplier negotiations, tenders, and sourcing initiatives, working closely with Category Product Managers, Product Developers, and suppliers to optimise cost, quality, innovation, and supply outcomes. Note, this is an upstream sourcing & negotiation role not a downstream day-to-day stock management function.

Success in this role requires strong commercial acumen, exceptional negotiation skills, and the ability to build influential stakeholder relationships. You’ll maintain a deep understanding of category cost drivers, commodity movements, supplier capability, and market trends while identifying opportunities to improve supplier performance, reduce costs, and create competitive advantage.

He kōrero mōu – About you

You’ll bring a strong background in Category Management, sourcing, buying, or commercial roles within FMCG, food or retail. You are naturally curious, commercially minded, and confident managing complex tenders and working across multiple stakeholder groups.

• Experience in sourcing, buying, or commercial role, ideally within FMCG, food, or retail.
• Strong understanding of cost models, manufacturing processes, and the drivers impacting cost of goods.
• Proven experience leading supplier negotiations, sourcing initiatives, and supplier relationship management.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret commercial data and make informed decisions.
• Strong project management and organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Advanced stakeholder management skills and a collaborative working style.
• Resilience, initiative, and a passion for 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 plans for you and your family
• Onsite café with subsidised meals, mini mart, 5% discount at our retail stores
• Flexible working options, a day off on your birthday, lots of fun on site activities
• 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.