New World Marketing Assistant
About the role:
As the New World Marketing Assistant, you’ll lead work with key internal and external partners, along with our stores to deliver world class shopping and awesome retail experiences. With a specific South Island regional focus, you’ll work with other key stakeholders, including Foodstuffs New Zealand, agency partners and various Foodstuffs South Island (FSSI) teams to bring the New World brand to life.
Key Responsibilities:
- Activate and communicate with our 43 stores throughout the South Island
- Embrace the 3x New World Customer Promises and deliver the New World plan
- Collaborate with other teams to identify trends & opportunities – including operations, support, finance, and comms
- Work on one of the most exciting marketing programmes in NZ!
About you:
We’re looking for someone with:
- A passion for marketing & a desire to learn (linking commercial objectives and customer insights with detailed marketing initiatives that drive positive customer satisfaction outcomes)
- A passion for the brand, so you’ll be keen to understand key customer metrics and opportunities to engage in the Customer Driven transformation here at Foodies
- Confidence in articulating concepts and effectively collaborating others
- Great team and personal leadership skills
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.
How to apply:
Ready to take on the challenge? We'd love to see an application from you – applications close on the 1 February 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 distribution centres have free carparking and an in-house café.
- 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.
- 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 social events!
- We are an alcohol and drug free workplace. Pre-employment checks include drug & alcohol testing and health assessment.
About us:
We’re a team of 14,000 who make sure 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. Our co-op has a wide variety of roles to offer, and endless opportunities for development.
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.