Retail Fitout Manager

About the role:

As a Retail Fitout Manager, you’ll take ownership of a portfolio of retail projects from early planning through to delivery. You’ll work directly with Store Owners and in-store teams – providing hands on support and coordination to ensure fit – outs, refurbishments and store projects run smoothly.

You’ll partner closely with Property, Retail Operations, Design & Delivery, IT and Supply Chain teams, managing quotes, timelines, budgets and risks.

This is an active role where you may be travelling to stores who are undertaking fitouts and refurbishment projects while working outside regular hours from time to time.     

This is a fixed term 9 month role covering an internal secondment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Manage allocated retail fit-out and refurbishment projects from planning through to completion
• Build strong relationships with Store Owners, store teams, suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Maintain Project Execution Plans, timelines, budgets and risk registers for assigned projects.
• Support store layout and operational planning in collaboration with design & delivery teams.
• Seek quotes for equipment and project work

About you:

You may be currently working within the retail and property space with an understanding of how large retail environments operate. Building trust and communicating clearly come naturally to you and you enjoy working alongside store teams and suppliers. Ideally you will also have:      

• Experience delivery retail fit-out or refurbishment projects ideally within Foodstuffs or a retail / supermarket environment
• Strong project management skills with the ability to scope, time , cost and risk.
• A solid understanding of supermarket operations and how to minimise impact to customers and trading.
• The ability to break down scopes of work into clear, staged plans.

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 hear from you – apply now. If you have any questions, please reach out to our recruitment team at careers@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.

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.

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 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.