Portfolio Investment & Planning Lead
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, Raeward Fresh 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 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.
About the role:
As the Portfolio Investment & Planning Lead, you’ll support leaders across our Digital Services business unit tracking and optimising digital investment across the portfolio, ensuring every dollar spent delivers measurable value.
You’ll take ownership of the quarterly planning cycle, manage technology investment pipelines as well as producing reporting and performance metrics helping drive smarter decisions. You’ll support Digital Service leaders with project governance, ensuring forecasted timelines are accurate, communication is clear and the correct tools and procedures are adhered to throughout.
Reporting to the Head of National Digital & Planning, you’ll work closely with the Agile Delivery Lead playing a key role in keeping our digital portfolio running smoothly, efficiently and in line with FSSI priorities .
Key Responsibilities:
- Support digital services leaders with planning, project management, budgeting and reporting
- Manage quarterly product planning cycle ensuring alignment across teams and digital leaders.
- Oversee digital investment, supporting business cases an ensuring alignment with Digital Services and FSSI strategy.
- Manage the scheduling, reporting and portfolio documentation to ensure visibility and accountability.
- Contribute to process improvement and digital performance initiatives that drive efficiency and value.
About you:
You’ll have a background in project management, portfolio management and planning with an IT / Digital lens. You have the ability to balance structure and flexibility while bringing people, process and data together to make things happen. Ideally you will also have:
- Strong Excel and reporting skills with experience managing budgets and schedules.
- The ability to work confidently with multiple stakeholders across business and technical teams.
- Familiarity with agile delivery methods
- Communication and relationship building skills being the connector who helps align plans, people and priorities.
- Confidence to present new thoughts and process improvement ideas with the ability to handle challenges to these.
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.
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!
- Our Papanui based office has free carparking, an in-house café.
How to apply:
Ready to take on the challenge? We'd love to hear from you – apply now. Applications close 27 October 2025.
If you have any questions, please reach out to our recruitment team at centralrecruitment@foodstuffs-si.co.nz.
Foodstuffs South Island is a Pride Pledge organisation, and we are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives, every day and we celebrate our diversity as strength.