Commercial Analyst

Ko wai mātou – About us

Kia ora. We’re Foodies. You know Gilmours, New World, PAK’nSAVE, and Four Square, right? That’s us!

With more than 320 stores and over 27,000 Foodies across Te Ika-a-Māui, Foodstuffs North Island is a co-operative proudly owned by our Members. Our purpose is simple – making sure New Zealanders get more out of life, and we’re driven by our aspiration to be one of New Zealand’s most customer-driven and productive retailers.

Te Tūranga – About the role

Reporting to the Commercial Analyst Team Lead and working within the Commercial Buying team, you’ll partner closely with our Merchandise Buying teams to deliver high-quality financial analysis, reporting and commercial insights.

You’ll support category reviews, supplier negotiations and category performance management, helping the business understand what the numbers are telling us and where the greatest opportunities lie!

What you'll be doing:

• Delivering commercial analysis and reporting to support Customer Driven Range reviews and source-of-supply negotiations.
• Helping Buying teams establish negotiation strategies, targets and fact-based commercial positions.
• Participating in supplier negotiations to support the delivery of targeted benefits.
• Measuring the impact of implemented changes and preparing reporting for Members and executives.
• Providing ad hoc analysis to support informed commercial decisions across Merchandise.
• Improving reporting through effective use of the business intelligence toolset.
• Challenging and improving existing business processes, policies and ways of working.
• He kōrero mōu – About you
• You’re analytical, commercially minded and naturally inquisitive. You enjoy getting into the detail, but you can also step back, see the bigger picture and communicate what matters in a way that others can understand and act on.
• You’ll bring: At least three years’ relevant experience, ideally in an analytics-based role within an FMCG or retail environment.
• Strong Excel skills and the ability to analyse and summarise large, complex datasets.
• Experience translating information into clear insights that support stronger commercial outcomes.
• High attention to detail, balanced with an understanding of broader business priorities.
• A proactive, curious mindset and a genuine desire to investigate opportunities more deeply.
• A collaborative working style, with the confidence to form your own views and recommendations.
• The ability to deliver a high volume of quality work while responding flexibly to changing priorities.
• Knowledge of SAP, SQL, Cognos or Power BI would be advantageous.
• Ngā painga - What we offer
• We’re committed to providing awesome experiences for our people, including offering a range of benefits
• Free carparking - we’ve got over 1,000 carparks including EV plugs
• Southern Cross Healthcare Coverage
• Onsite café with subsidised meals, mini mart, 5% discount at our retail stores
• Flexible working options, a day off on your birthday, lots of fun on site activities
• Inhouse learning and development programmes and courses, flu vaccinations, and social network groups (we call them Tribes).
• Experience awesome. Achieve awesome. Be awesomely you.
• We’re proud to have a focus on Diversity & Inclusion here at Foodies and welcome courageous behaviour, encourage togetherness, inspire our people to be their best selves in our Foodies whānau.
• We encourage you to apply with all your awesomeness and welcome your diverse background, including any disability, additional health and mental health needs, and/or neurodiversity.
• If you require accessibility support to ensure you can fairly access our recruitment process, please reach out to Recruitment.Foodstuffs@foodstuffs.co.nz
• .  Accessibility support could include interview location, sign language interpreter, assistive technology.