Senior Procurement Business Partner

Job description

**Ko wai mātou – About us**   Kia ora. We’re Foodies. You know New World, PAK’nSAVE, Gilmours and Four Square right? That’s us! With 320+ stores and over 24,000 Foodies across Te Ika-a-Maui, our North Island Co-op has the privilege of helping New Zealanders get more out of life. Our Merchandise team works with supplier partners and store teams on category ranging, buying, pricing and promotions so we can get the right products on the right shelves at the right time for our customers! **Te Tūranga – About the role** In this role, you’ll partner across the business to deliver high‑quality procurement outcomes covering non‑stock procurement, with a strong emphasis on Marketing, Professional Services and Technology procurement. This is a true stakeholder engagement role where you’ll hit the ground running, maintain momentum across priority categories, and support the business through a steady pipeline of procurement activity. You’ll manage a range of concurrent projects at varying stages, from simple renewals to full RFX processes, requirements gathering, supplier evaluations, contract negotiation, and contract drafting. This role is hands‑on, delivery‑focused, and perfect for someone who can integrate into a tight‑knit team and has a passion for delivering great results. The culture is supportive, family‑first & social. This team value collaboration, open conversation and robust problem-solving sessions! **What you’ll be doing:** - Leading non‑stock procurement projects that drive contestability and commercial value, primarily in the Customer business unit but utilising capacity in other areas of the business when available. - Managing and influencing both internal and external stakeholders at all levels of seniority to get the best outcomes for the business. - Managing RFPs/RFXs, commercial testing of proposals, and handling contract renewals — including agreements valued over $3M - Building effective supplier relationships and driving robust commercial outcomes - Completing spend analysis and using commercial insights to recommend optimal solutions - Drafting agreements, SoWs, and ensuring procurement processes are followed and closed out appropriately **He kōrero mōu – About you** This role requires a commercially savvy and analytical procurement professional with strong experience across indirect procurement. You will be adept at navigating complex agreements, negotiating strategically, and building strong stakeholder relationships through clear and effective communication. Curious and proactive by nature, you will be comfortable managing changing workloads and operating proactively. Experience in IT procurement is an advantage. **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 - Onsite café with subsidised meals, mini mart, 5% discount at our retail stores - Southern cross healthcare for you and your family - 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](mailto:Recruitment.Foodstuffs@foodstuffs.co.nz). Accessibility support could include interview location, sign language interpreter, assistive technology.