Planning & Communications Coordiantor

About the role:

As a Planning & Communications Coordinator, you’ll play a key role in supporting the effective delivery of freight operations across the South Island.

Sitting within our wider Supply Chain team, you’ll support the optimisation of vehicle utilisation, manage delivery performance and ensure our member stores receive their goods on time.

Reporting to the Planning & Communications Lead, this is a hands-on role where priorities can shift to achieve our goal of feeding the South Island.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and coordinate primary and secondary freight movements across the South Island.
• Monitor delivery schedules and proactively informing stakeholders of any delays, split orders or overflows to stores.
• Work closely with internal teams, external carriers, and owner drivers to ensure seamless operations.
• Utilise transport systems (SAP, TMS, eRoad, ecargo) to manage and track freight activity.
• Conduct reporting on key operational KPIs
• Identify and resolve issues quickly to minimise disruption and maintain service levels.

About you:

You’re a proactive coordinator who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You bring strong communication and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to complete tasks effectively, reliably and on time. Ideally you will also have:

• Experience in supply chain, logistics, or transport operations.
• Familiarity with SAP, TMS or similar transport systems.
• Strong capability across Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• A high level of organisation and attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain trusting relationships with Supply Chain teams, stores and service providers.

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? Click “apply” to apply for the role! Applications will close 11:59pm Wednesday 17 June 2026 and will only be accepted via our careers site.

If you have any questions about the role, or experience any issues submitting your application, please email 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.
• 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 South Islanders have access to the groceries and essentials they need. Proudly 100% Kiwi-owned and operated, our co-operative has more than 180 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 values:

At Foodies, 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.