TSI Freight Network Manager

About the role:

The Freight Network Manager role within TSI, the Foodstuffs South Island transport division is a pivotal leadership role responsible for designing, optimising and continuously improving our end to end freight network.

You’ll own the Primary and Secondary freight strategy, ensuring we deliver safe, reliable and cost effective transport services while meeting and exceeding our member stores and customer expectations.  

You’ll balance service, risk, cost and sustainability, shaping how our network operates today and into the future. From network design and carrier performance to financial oversight and team leadership, this role combines strategy with hands on operational influence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and continuously optimise the end to end freight network, including linehaul planning, schedules, fleet allocation and consolidation strategies
• Balance service, cost , risk and sustainability when shaping network decisions
• Own and regularly review the freight network blueprint, ensuring it remains fit for purpose
• Define standards and track performance through clear, meaningful KPI’s
• Monitor live network performance and support operational exception management and escalations

About you:

You’ll be a strategic thinker who understands how to turn network complexity into practical, high performing solutions. You bring deep transport or logistics experience and know how to balance commercial outcomes with excellence and safety. Ideally you’ll also have:

• Extensive experience in transport or logistics or network operations,
• A strong track record of designing and improving freight or distribution networks.
• Proven ability to develop and execute strategic plans that deliver measurable results.
• Confidence working with TMS, BI and analytics to drive insight-led decisions.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience negotiating rates and managing carrier performance.

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” now! Applications will close 18 February 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

Join us in feeding the South Island.

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 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.