Space & Range Coordinator - 10 month fixed term

Foodstuffs; Māngere-Ōtāhuhu; On-site; NZD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free carparking

Onsite café with subsidised meals

5% discount at our retail stores

Flexible working options & a day off

Inhouse learning and development

Job summary

Foodies in Auckland is seeking a project coordination professional for a fixed-term role of about 10 months, to support an exciting store project execution. You will work in a small team with direct influence on how customers experience our stores, focusing on spaces, ranges and merchandising initiatives.

You’ll bring project management or coordination experience, an eye for detail, and a proactive mindset.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management or coordination roles.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment.
• Strong analytical mindset and data interpretation skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate strategic projects within the Space & Range Team.
• Manage project plans, actions, risks and stakeholder communications.
• Support trial stores, space planning initiatives and improvement programmes.
• Prepare reporting, presentations and project documentation.
• Work across Merchandising, Stores, Property and IT teams.
• Drive projects from concept through to successful implementation.

Skills

Project coordination

Analytical thinking

Tools

Excel

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 300+ stores and over 24,000 Foodies across Te Ika-a-Maui, our North Island Co-op has the privilege of helping New Zealanders get more out of life.

Te Tūranga – About the Role

This is a fixed-term role for approx 10 months supporting the team during an exciting project execution! You’ll play a key role within a small team who have direct influence of how our customers experience our stores! We are focused on making shopping easier, more enjoyable and more relevant.

You will be involved with:

• Helping to coordinate strategic projects within the Space & Range Team
• Manaing of project plans, actions, risks and stakeholder communications
• Supporting trial stores, space planning initatives and improvement programmes
• Preparation of reporting, presentations and project documentation
• Working across Merchandising, Stores, Property and IT teams
• Helping to drive projects from concept through to successful implementation

He kōrero mōu – About You

We're looking for someone with project management or coordination experience first and foremost. You may have a background or strong interest in floor planning, store design, planogramming, visual merchandising, retail operations, or customer experience - that would be ideal!

You’ll bring a curious and proactive mindset, a passion for FMCG, and a willingness to learn. Previous experience in a supermarket or similar retail environment would be great.

To succeed in this role, you'll be highly organised, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, project-driven environment. You'll have strong analytical skills, confidence working with data and Excel, and the ability to translate insights into practical solutions.

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
• Onsite café with subsidised meals, mini mart, 5% discount at our retail stores
• Flexible working options & a day off on your birthday
• 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 [e-mail]. Accessibility support could include interview location, sign language interpreter, assistive technology.