Job Description

People Systems Consultant - EEx Programme Fixed Term Contract

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.

Te Tūranga – About the role

The Employee Experience (EEx) Programme is transforming how our people and payroll experience works across Foodies - simpler, smarter, and focused on the moments that matter most.

As part of this work, we’re seeking a People Systems Consultant to join our People & Capability team and play a hands‑ on role in shaping, improving, and supporting our people systems. Reporting to the Head of People Systems, this role is responsible for the day‑ to‑ day ownership and optimisation of our HR systems, ensuring they work in practice for our people across our stores, DCs, and Support Centre.

This role is all about striking the right balance between maximising system capability and delivering a seamless, meaningful employee experience.

You’ll thrive in this role if you enjoy rolling up your sleeves and working on things like:

• Owning and optimising key HR systems and modules (including SAP SuccessFactors and LumApps x Beekeeper)

• Configuring and improving systems in a cloud‑ based environment

• Responding to system issues, questions, and “something’s not quite right” moments

• Partnering with People & Capability teams to deliver system improvements aligned to our people strategy

• Acting as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, balancing business needs with a seamless employee experience

• Supporting system enhancements and new module implementations with a frontline‑ first mindset

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 free 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, lots of fun on site activities

• Inhouse learning and development programmes and courses, flu vaccinations, and social network groups (we call them Tribes). 

He kōrero mōu – About you

This role will suit someone who is practical, people‑ focused, and systems‑ savvy. We’re keen to hear from you if you have:

• Experience working with HR / People Systems (SuccessFactors experience is ideal but not essential)

• A background in people systems, HRIS, or in‑ house HR technology

• Confidence configuring and improving cloud‑ based systems

• The ability to problem‑ solve and support users in a live operational environment

• A collaborative style and strong stakeholder management skills

And importantly - you enjoy making systems work better for people.

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. 

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. 

Don’t ‘cart’ around – apply now!