Things move quickly here at Foodies, and our Merchandise team is no exception. This is the team that connects the product to the customer – decisions around range, pricing, promotions, and how we show up on the shelf. From partnering with suppliers to digging into the data, we’re always striving to deliver better value and better experiences for our customers.
We're an ambitious bunch who value clarity, accountability and follow-through, and in a nutshell, would describe our business as a high performance culture. We’ve got some real momentum heading into 2027 and are looking for people passionate about shaping how we win and grow together.
Join us and feed the South.
As our Head of Merchandise Commercial, you'll lead the function that helps turn commercial ambition into commercial performance. Your team of eight provides the insight, analysis, financial rigour and commercial support that enable our Merchandise teams to deliver targets across our South Island PAK'nSAVE, New World and Four Square banners.
As a member of the Merchandise Leadership Team, you'll help shape strategic direction while ensuring the commercial disciplines that sit behind category performance are strong, consistent and focused on value creation. Working across Merchandise, Retail, Finance and Supply Chain, you'll identify opportunities, influence decisions and help drive outcomes that deliver greater value for customers, stronger category performance and sustainable growth for the co-operative.
Commercially sharp and naturally curious, you're comfortable working with complexity, challenging thinking and turning insights into actions that make a real difference. You combine strategic perspective with commercial discipline, earning credibility through sound judgement. Your resilience helps you in a robust and fast-paced environment. You challenge thoughtfully and your ability to influence decisions is the key to drive measurable performance.
You'll also bring:
If this role feels like the right next step for you, we'd love to hear from you. Click Apply to submit your application through our careers site. Applications will close at 11:59pm on Sunday 18 October and will only be accepted via our careers site.
If you have any questions about the role, or experience any issues submitting your application, please email careers@foodstuffs-si.co.nz.
We’re a team of 14,000 who make sure South Islanders have access to the groceries and essentials they need. Proudly 100% Kiwi-owned and operated, our co-operative has more than 160 PAK’nSAVE, New World, Four Square and On the Spot stores feeding the South Island.
We value being at the heart of our communities, like we’ve always been, to make the South Island a better place – for today and for many generations to come. From sunny Golden Bay all the way to Stewart Island, there’s a Foodstuffs store serving you and your whānau.
Our success is down to our people who bring their skills, experience, passion, and expertise to make Foodies an amazing and rewarding place to work. Our co-op has a wide variety of roles to offer, and endless opportunities for development.
Proudly 100% Kiwi-owned and operated, our co-operative has more than 200 PAK’nSAVE, New World, Four Square, Raeward Fresh, On the Spot and Trents stores feeding the South Island.
Through sunshine, storms and snow, our teams work hard together to positively impact our customers’ lives everyday by bringing them great value, quality groceries, and friendly service.
From sunny Golden Bay all the way to Stewart Island, there's a Foodstuffs store serving your South Island community.
