Branch Manager - Trents Christchurch
About us:
At Trents, we pride ourselves on our wide range of quality products, great team, dynamic culture and commitment to excellent customer service. As a significant player in the South Island foodservice and retail convenience markets, we have branches and teams across the South Island looking after regional and national customers.
Part of Foodstuffs South Island, our 100% kiwi-owned and operated cooperative supports the brands that we all know and love - PAK’nSAVE, New World, Four Square, Raeward Fresh and On the Spot – as well as our Trents customers.
Our purpose is to ‘bring more to the table’ and our success is down to our people who bring their skills, experience, passion and expertise to make Trents and Foodies an amazing and rewarding place to work.
About the role:
As our Branch Manager at Trents Christchurch, you’ll manage a team of up to 80 indirect reports at our new Wholesale Distribution Centre in Hornby. You’ll be a people-centric and empathic leader, passionate about fostering a values-based culture, and skilled at empowering your team to be their best. You’ll celebrate the wins, and you won’t be one to shy away from the difficult conversations.
In addition to your people-leadership responsibilities, you’ll need to effectively manage all Operations of our new Trents Christchurch site including:
- Lead and implement our Health & Safety strategy and drive a zero-harm culture
- Meeting or exceeding delivery service levels to our customers
- Meeting operational financial targets
- Procurement and inventory management
- Actively look for opportunities to improve service, costs and processes across the site
- Meet our obligations relating to ACC, Food Safety, Loss Prevention, regulatory and audit requirements
About you:
Ideally, you’ll be an experienced manager with a background working in distribution centres, operational sites, or warehousing environments. You’ll also have:
- Demonstrated experience in management role within the Foodservice or Wholesale industry
- Strong knowledge of operational Health & Safety requirements
- Proven ability in meeting customer service delivery requirements
- Proven experience building and leading high-performing teams, and fostering a positive working environment
- Strong analytical abilities with proven experience in identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Bonus if you’ve got a working knowledge of managing inventory or Food Safety Programme experience!
Don't Meet Every Requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for individuals with diverse experiences and are keen to hear from those who believe they have the drive and potential to succeed in this role.
Please note that we are an alcohol and drug-free workplace, and pre-employment checks will include drug & alcohol testing.
Why join us:
- 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, and access to online wellbeing tools.
- We offer continuous learning and professional growth, as well as access to our extensive online training library and endless opportunities.
- Discounted purchasing through Trents Wholesale and other merchants
How to apply:
Ready to take on the challenge? Apply now. We ask that you submit a cover letter with your application that shares your motivation and interest in joining the Trents team. Applications will close 11:59pm Wednesday 29 January 2025 and will only be accepted via our careers site. If you have any questions, please reach out to our recruitment team at centralrecruitment@foodstuffs-si.co.nz.
Join us in bringing more to the table.