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Foodstuffs North Island

Commercial Analyst – Merchandise

  • Posted 1mo ago
  • Hybrid
  • Full Time
Location

Auckland


Job Description

From Four Square Houhora in the Far North, to New World Island Bay in the world’s coolest little capital, as the country's largest grocery retailer, we're proud to be a homegrown Co-op and feel privileged to serve New Zealand.

We are on the hunt for a new Commercial Analyst to deliver analysis and support aspirations to become the world’s most customer driven retailer. To do that we need exceptionally talented, driven, curious and passionate future leaders – that’s where you come in!

About the role
As a Commercial Analyst – Merchandise, you will be working with Merchandise teams to:

  • Deliver financial analysis, reporting and support for supplier negotiations as part of Foodstuffs Customer Driven Category Range Reviews
  • Support the wider Merchandise team with reporting or ad hoc analysis assisting with making commercial business decisions
  • Continually challenge and improve key Merchandise business processes, policies and systems helping to reduce risk, improve performance, and create efficiencies


About you
To be successful in this role, you’ll have an inquisitive mind with limitless curiosity. You’ll also have strong process flow and system integration knowledge. You’ll be naturally tech savvy with strong excel skills and have experience in:

  • Dealing with large data
  • Communicating clearly and confidently, translating numbers to assist the business in making decisions
  • Building robust relationships
  • Financial analysis ideally within FMCG or Retail environment
  • Power BI experience is advantageous


A finance or accounting background and a degree and experience with SAP would be useful for this role too.

What’s in it for you
We’re proud to have a focus on Diversity & Inclusion here at Foodies and welcome applications from you all regardless of who you are or what you do.

We also have some great benefits:

  • We offer lots of learning and development opportunities to grow your career.
  • Competitive salary package including participation in the company superannuation fund.
  • Based in our Mangere office with loads of free parking.
  • A mini mart for those afternoon cravings and a café that makes great coffee & smoothies.
  • We are big on work life balance and as such have flexible working opportunities to allow you to get the most out of life!
  • Time off; Additional paid parental leave regardless of gender or of your parental role, birthday leave, long service leave, lifestyle breaks to name a few.
  • We’re big on celebrating and social events.
  • Wellbeing support; discount at local gyms, wellness room, access to online wellbeing tools and Southern Cross Health Care.


Experience awesome. Achieve awesome. Be awesomely you.


Hard Skills Required

  • Financial Analysis
  • Data Reporting
  • Excel Proficiency
  • Power BI/SAP
  • Process Improvement

Soft Skills Required

  • Coordination
  • Communication
  • Time Management
  • Leadership

Benefits and Perks

  • 💻
    Company Supplied Technology
  • 💚
    Counselling Services
  • Work-Life Balance Support
  • 🩸
    Free Period Products
  • Flexible Work
  • 🤱
    Extended Parental Leave
  • 📈
    Professional Development
  • 🌿
    Wellness Program
  • 🏎
    Competitive Salary
  • 🅿
    Free Parking
  • 🧕
    Inclusive Workspace
  • 🎉
    Employee Discounts and Rewards
  • 🏘
    Work from Home
  • 📣
    Referral Bonuses
  • Subsidised breakfast & lunch options
  • 🏥
    Subsidised Health Insurance
  • 🎂
    Birthdays Off

Job Schedule

  • Shift Work

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