• Competitive remuneration + benefits
• Kiwi-owned brand - Aotearoa’s largest farming co-operative
• Christchurch based + free parking + flexible working environment

Mō te whai waahi | About the opportunity 

We’re excited to announce that due to internal promotion we're now recruiting for a Commercial Manager in our Merchandising Team.

Reporting to the Head of Commercial Services, in the role you'll develop, lead and implement strategies that focus on commercial analysis, planning, process development and execution that supports category management excellence within Farmlands. 

This will involve: 

• Enabling and managing robust processes for the review of the commercial and contractual relationships with key partners that ensure commercial terms are favourable and realised. 

• Supporting continuous improvement within technology and innovation projects to ensure maximum commercial results and productivity, whilst ensuring that a high service level is provided to internal and external customers. 

• Overseeing all commercial engagements and processes to support the wider merchandise team to leverage Farmlands. 

• Supporting business wide projects and Merchandising initiatives 

• Working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders and aligning results to the broader business strategy and direction. 

Mōhou ake | About you 

• A dynamic personality that thrives in a collaborative and fast-paced setting  

• Proven leadership and commercial ability. 

• Project planning, management and execution ability. 

• Good written, oral and interpersonal communication skills. 

• Creativity, innovation and the ability to think ‘out-of-the-box’ in problem solving 

• Experience in a Merchandise, Category management or Supply Chain related role preferred. 

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 Thursday 15 May. 

Mō ngā painga | About the benefits

You’ll be joining a successful team with a track record of achieving our targets. There is a genuine opportunity to make your mark within the role and make significant contributions.

Amongst our benefits you'll be rewarded with:

• Competitive remuneration package
• Paid birthday leave
• Sick leave from Day 1
• Staff discounts at Farmlands Retail Stores
• Additional support for parents - 10 weeks of fully paid parental leave for primary carers and 2 weeks' paid partner's leave
• Exclusive Farmlands shareholding offer providing access to a vast array of discounts with our Card Partners
• Access to training through our online library, The Greenhouse
• Flexible working your way
• Free parking at our Support Office
• Close to a range of eateries and gyms - with great coffee just down the road
• Pet-friendly office - bring your (well-behaved) furry friend to work
  

Mō matou | About us

At Farmlands - Te Whenua Tāroa, our vision is to be the ‘go-to for everyone connected to our land’. We’re always backing Kiwi’s – rain or shine, year in, year out. We work as one – we help each other, we win together. We’re rural people supporting our rural communities looking after our land and our people.

From our humble beginnings in 1962, we’ve become New Zealand's largest farming co-operative. With an annual turnover of more than $2.3 billion and a team of over 1200, you’ll find us in over 80 locations from Cape Reinga to Bluff. With a strong core retail business, we have a well-established shareholder card network (75,000+ shareholders and 7,000+ card partner locations), with operations dealing in areas from feed production, nutrition and agronomy, to ecommerce, fuel, and distribution.

We came from a generation of greatness with people joining together to do things differently. It gives us the solid foundation to move on, focus on the future and use our creativity and ingenuity to build Farmlands for the next generation with our minds open.

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