12 month fixed-term opportunity
Ko wai mtou About us
Have you heard of Pams the most popular grocery brand in the land Thats us!
Our products provide customers with choices when they shop at any New World PAKnSAVE or Four Square store. Foodstuffs Own Brands is a national organisation responsible for managing own brand products across both Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island Co-operatives.
Were passionate about developing customer-led products for every New Zealander and develop and procure Foodstuffs private label offering under its brands Pams Pams Value and Pams Finest.
Te Tranga About the role
What an opportunity to a manage the full lifecycle of product development!
From supporting product range proposals and reformulations to ensuring commercialisation aligns with customer expectations and target pricing. As an ambassador for Own Brands you will champion product excellence and customer value through strong supplier partnerships and effective project execution.
Staying informed on food trends and customer insights you will be collaborating across teams to deliver category action plans supporting product and packaging briefs and ensuring compliance with brand and safety standards.
This opportunity also oversees the management of test kitchen operations sample management sensory evaluations so another area of NPD to add to your repertoire.
He krero mu - About you
Bringing a strong foundation in food science and product development with hands-on experience in the FMCG/retail or similar sectors you will combine your technical expertise with a flair for creative value add ways of working.
We are looking for our next Foodie who can offer:
- A tertiary qualification in Food Science or a related field with practical experience in packaged goods development
- Understanding of food codes and regulations in New Zealand applying scientific principles to product formulation
- Ability to utilise market insight tools like AC Nielsen Dunnhumby and Mintel to inform customer-driven decisions
- Strong interpersonal skills and confidence in cross-functional collaboration and delivering presentations & information to a range of audience types
- A passionate foodie with a creative palate exceptional time management and a proactive work ethic always curious to learn more!
Ng painga - What we offer
Were committed to providing awesome experiences for our people including offering a range of benefits
Free carparking - weve got over 1000 carparks including 36 free EV plugs
Onsite caf with subsidised meals mini mart 5% discount at our retail stores
Flexible working options a day off on your birthday
Inhouse learning and development programmes and courses flu vaccinations and social network groups (we call them Tribes).
Experience awesome. Achieve awesome. Be awesomely you.
Were 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 whnau.
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.
Dont shelve your potential come join us as our next Foodie!