Asset Coordinator

About the role:

As an Asset Coordinator, you’ll support the day to day management and performance of our retail property assets. You’ll work closely with the Portfolio Services Manager and wider Property team to ensure properties are well maintained, commercially sound, and delivering strong outcomes for store owner / operators.

You’ll be involved across leasing, facilities management, contractor coordination, and financial processes, while also contributing to continuous improvement of property systems and ways of working. This is a hands-on, relationship-focused role suited to someone who enjoys collaborating with others to keep things moving.

This is a 12 month fixed term role covering Parental Leave.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the day to day management of retail property assets, including leasing, maintenance, and facilities management.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with Store Owners, tenants, landlords, contractors, and external agencies.
• Coordinate and manage contractors to ensure maintenance and facilities works are delivered safely, on time, and to standard.
• Assist with commercial leasing activities, including lease administration and renewals.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial processes, including cash flow management and cost tracking.

About you:

You’re confident, outgoing and naturally build strong relationships with people at all levels. You’re commercial minded and enjoy problem solving and take pride in keeping things organised and running. Ideally you’ll also have:

• Experience or exposure to retail property, asset coordination or facilities management
• A solid understanding of commercial leasing and property financial processes
• Strong negotiation skills and the confidence to engage with a wide range of stakeholders
• A proactive mindset with the desire to improve processes and ways of working
• Excellent organisation skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities

How to apply:

Ready to take on the challenge? We'd love to see an application from you – applications close 25 January 2026 and will only be accepted when submitted on our careers site. 

If you have any questions, please reach out to our recruitment team at careers@foodstuffs-si.co.nz

Why join us?

•    Our approach to flexible working is based on trusting and empowering our people to manage their time and deliver results while balancing the needs of their personal lives. 
•    We’re committed to equitable outcomes, and we offer additional paid parental leave, free period products and financial health checks to name a few. 
•    We support your wellbeing with Southern Cross health insurance for you and your family after a qualifying period, discounts at local gyms, access to online wellbeing tools, and a prayer and privacy room onsite. 
•    You can access Enhanced leave; Lifestyle leave and sick leave from day one of joining the Foodies team. 
•    We offer continuous learning and professional growth, as well as access to our extensive online training library and endless opportunities. 
•    We’re proud of our supportive team environment, and our positive and friendly culture that’s made fun by Furry Friend Fridays and monthly social events! 
•    We’re a Pride Pledge organisation, and we are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives, every day and we celebrate our diversity as strength. 
•    Our Papanui based office has free carparking, an in-house café. 
 

About us:

We’re a team of 14,000 who make sure all South Islanders have access to the groceries and essentials they need. Proudly 100% Kiwi-owned and operated, our co-operative has more than 200 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. Given the breadth of our cooperative, the opportunities for development are endless.  
 

Our values:

At Foodstuffs South Island, together we drive success to be our best and care for our whānau. We recognise that it takes a collective effort to achieve success, and we thrive on fostering a culture of collaboration to drive innovation and embracing challenges as a united team. We are committed to supporting our people, and to positively impact the lives of South Islanders every day.