• Drive positive change in companion animal health in rural

• Flexible working environment – work from home options

• Bring your own companion animal to work in our pet-friendly office

Mō te whai waahi | About the opportunity

Our Category Manager – Companion Animal is moving overseas and so we are looking for a new member to join our Merchandising Team at Farmlands.

Companion Animal is an engaging and challenging category providing products for those we consider part of the family. You’ll be managing top brands and products that make a genuine difference for our customers. With suppliers to coach and train you on their products, this is a role where category knowledge initially is not as important as first-rate category management skills. Farmlands also has a strong supply chain allowing you to focus on the category management.

The day to day includes:

• Developing category plans and strategies for the development and inclusion of innovative and sustainable product items for Farmlands.

• Identifying market needs and opportunities

• Overseeing all commercial engagements with nominated vendors

• Working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to support the achievement of planned category sales growth

• Using technology and maintain and ensure compliance with systems and data to identify customer insights and to assist informed decision making

Joining Farmlands, you’ll be joining a successful team with a track record of achieving our targets. You’ll have genuine opportunity to make your mark within the role and make significant contributions within the Companion Animal category. To check out current offerings in this category visit our online store. You will be supporting core Kiwi farmers and growers and have opportunity to drive positive change in companion animal health in the rural industry.

Mōhou ake | About you

A skilled category manager, you’ll have a track record of developing strategy, achieving results, surpassing targets and generating commercial innovative ideas. You’ll also need:

• Large scale buying experience in a category related role preferably within FMCG or a retailer

• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to effectively mine data and derive actionable insights

• Strong account management, relationship building and client servicing skills

• A creative and curious nature, with the ability to effectively problem solve

• An understanding of companion animal and health/flea retail is desirable but not essential

Mō ngā painga | About the benefits

Amongst our benefits you'll be rewarded with:

• Competitive remuneration package, staff discounts at Farmlands Retail Stores, and exclusive Farmlands shareholding offer providing access to a vast array of discounts with our Card Partners

• Flexible working environment with work from home options

• Pet-friendly office - bring your (well-behaved) furry friend to work

• Paid birthday leave, sick leave from Day 1, and additional support for parents - 10 weeks of fully paid parental leave for primary carers and 2 weeks' paid partner's leave

• Active and well-organised social club

• Great location with free parking, close to a range of eateries and gyms - with great coffee just down the road

• And many more!

Te Tono | How to apply

Apply online with your CV and cover letter and we'll do the rest. We'd love to hear from you and know you'll most definitely grow your career - and us - at Farmlands.

Applications close: 4 April 2025

Mō matou | About us

At Farmlands - Te Whenua Tāroa, our purpose is to enable improved profitability and productivity for NZ farmers and growers, and our vision is to be the 'go-to' for everyone connected to our land. This is what gets us out of bed in the morning and keeps us going day in and day out.

As New Zealand's largest farming co-operative, we have an annual turnover of more than $2.3 billion, with over 1200 staff in over 80 locations from Cape Reinga to Bluff. In addition to our strong core retail business, we have a well-established shareholder card network with operations in feed production, nutrition, ecommerce, fuel, distribution, agronomy, to name a few.

Joining our team gives you the chance to contribute to a Kiwi-owned brand. We offer autonomy in a collaborative fast-paced environment where we truly value ‘Minds Open’, ‘Be-ing You’, and ‘See-ing it Through’.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand.

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

Please note that the successful candidate will have to go through pre-employment checks before starting with us at Farmlands. These will include two references from your two most recent managers, a Ministry of Justice Check, proof of your right to work in New Zealand, a driver’s licence check and an ACC background check. For certain roles a drug and alcohol test, credit check and AML check may be required.