On The Spot Marketing & Promotions Coordinator

About the role:

• Coordinate and develop the promotional activity for On The Spot
• Build lasting relationships with store owners & suppliers  
• Free onsite parking | in-house café | monthly social events

 

As the On The Spot Marketing & Promotions Coordinator, you’ll be responsible for planning and executing the banners marketing and promotional programme.  

 

You’ll work across promotions, social and digital channels, supplier activity, and in‑store marketing to grow brand awareness, strengthen customer engagement, and support sales growth.

 

Reporting to the On The Spot Group Manager, you’ll work closely with store owners, managers, suppliers and internal category and advisory teams.

 

This is a hands‑on role suited to someone who enjoys balancing creativity with commercial thinking and is confident communicating ideas, driving improvements and building strong relationships.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify and implement creative, market‑relevant promotional and marketing initiatives that drive customer awareness and engagement.
• Manage the delivery of promotional activity to ensure strong sales uplift, market share growth, and appropriate margins.
• Build and maintain relationships with Owners, Managers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the internal category teams and procurement partners to support effective ranging and supply across all branches.

About you:

You’ll be organised, detail-focused and comfortable working in a fast – paced retail environment. You’re confident communicating with a wide range of stakeholders and can navigate feedback and challenge in a positive way. Ideally, you’ll also bring:

 

• Experience in a grocery, retail or customer focused environment.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills, with high attention to detail.
• Ability to work with sales data and pricing information to support informed decisions.
• An interest in promotions, brand development and placing a brand effectively in the market.
• Some knowledge or experience with social media or promotional content.
• The ability to influence communicate effectively, share improvement ideas constructively while handling potential push back.

 

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” to apply for the role! Applications will close 11:59pm Thursday 21 May 2025 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

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.