Ko wai mātou - About us Kia ora. We're Foodies. You know New World, PAK'nSAVE and Four Square, right? That's us! With 300+ stores and over 24,000 Foodies across Te Ika-a-Māui, our North Island Co-op has the privilege of helping New Zealanders get more out of life. Locally owned, we reflect the communities we serve, and we celebrate our people, our taonga, every day for being uniquely them. Every day, thousands of customers shop in-store or online. To make it happen, our supply chain, one of New Zealand's biggest, keeps everything moving. With over 1,000 team members, we move more than 97.8 million cartons a year, covering 19 million kilometres across Aotearoa. Te Tūranga - About the role We're looking for an experienced Operations Manager to lead our morning shift team at our Landing Drive Distribution Centre (LDDC) in Māngere. This is a key leadership role responsible for delivering operational excellence, building an engaged and high-performing team, and ensuring we continue to provide outstanding service to our stores and customers. You'll also: * Lead, coach and develop Team Leaders and wider operational teams, fostering a strong People First culture. * Ensure the shift is effectively resourced and operating efficiently through proactive planning and continuous improvement initiatives. * Drive operational performance, productivity and cost efficiency while maintaining budget expectations. * Partner with key stakeholders to consistently deliver service standards and business objectives. * Champion our Journey to Zero safety goals, ensuring a safe and compliant working environment for all team members. Hours: Monday – Friday, 6:00am – 2:30pm Ngā painga - What we offer We're committed to providing awesome experiences for our people, including offering a range of benefits: * Based at our Māngere Support Office and Distribution Centre with free onsite parking. * Southern Cross Health Insurance * Onsite café with subsidised meals, mini mart, and 5% discount at our retail stores. * Birthday leave, additional paid parental leave, long service leave and lifestyle leave options. * Learning and development opportunities, wellbeing initiatives, social communities and team celebrations. He kōrero mōu - About you You'll be a collaborative and engaging people leader who thrives in a fast-paced operational environment. You'll bring strong commercial thinking, proven leadership capability, and the ability to influence outcomes across a complex supply chain network. We're ideally looking for: * Leadership experience within a distribution, logistics, warehousing or broader supply chain environment. * Experience in an Operations Manager or equivalent leadership role. * Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills. * Proven ability to make sound decisions, manage competing priorities and adapt quickly to changing business needs. * A passion for leading people, developing capability and driving continuous improvement. We're interested in your diverse experiences, your strengths and how adaptable you are to learn and grow. If you don't meet every requirement, but feel this role could be for you, we'd still love to hear from you! 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, and 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 further information or reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process, please reach out so we can support you to participate equitably. Apply now and help lead one of New Zealand's largest and most dynamic distribution operations.

Operations Manager - LDDC

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