Supply Chain Business Improvement Specialist

Ko wai mātou – About us 

Kia ora.  We’re Foodies.  You know New World, PAK’nSAVE and Four Square right? That’s us!  

With 300+ stores and over 27,000 Foodies across Te Ika-a-Maui, our North Island Co-op has the privilege of helping New Zealanders get more out of life.  Locally owned, we reflect the communities we serve, and we celebrate our people - our taonga, every day for being uniquely them.   

Every day, thousands of customers shop in-store or online. To make it happen, our supply chain – one of New Zealand’s biggest – keeps everything moving. With over 1,000 team members, we move more than 97.8 million cartons a year, covering 19 million kilometres — that’s nearly 24 round trips to the moon!

Te Tūranga – About the role 

As a Supply Chain Improvement Specialist, you'll drive operational excellence across our distribution and transport network. This is a fixed-term opportunity on a 18-month contract and a great opportunity to influence change, solve complex operational challenges, and deliver better outcomes across our network.

You’ll also:

• Identify improvement opportunities, optimising systems and processes, and delivering initiatives that enhance safety, service, efficiency, and cost performance
• Act as the subject matter expert on the Warehouse Management System & Processes, and the interaction with other supply chain Systems ( eg. TMS, Time and Attendance etc)
• Build strong relationships across the business, influencing stakeholders and driving successful change initiatives.

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 health insurance 
• 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). 

He kōrero mōu - About you 

The ideal candidate will have:

• An in-depth knowledge and working experience with warehouse management systems including inventory management (Blue Yonder WMS is a plus!)
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and relationship-building skills across diverse teams
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand customer challenges, interpret requirements from their perspective, and develop practical solutions.
• Highly adaptable, resilient, and self-driven, with the ability to deliver quality work in a fast-paced environment.

We’re interested in your diverse experiences, your strengths and how adaptable you are to learn and grow.  If you don't meet every requirement, but feel this role could be for you, we’d still love to hear from you! 

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  [email protected].  Accessibility support could include, interview location, sign language interpreter, assistive technology. 

Don’t ‘cart’ around – apply now!