The Role
Partner with 4 Square store owners to drive regional sales, margin, and profitability through coaching, store visits, data analysis (SAP/reporting), trading execution, and operational efficiencies across ~28–30 stores. Travel with occasional overnight stays required.
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4 Square Regional Trading Partner
Ko wai mātou – About us
Kia ora. We’re Foodies. You know New World, PAK’nSAVE, Gilmours and 4 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.
4 Square has been serving local neighbourhoods for more than 99 years, and we’re proud to continue that legacy through supporting our locally owned stores to thrive.
We are now looking for a 4 Square Regional Trading Partner, based in the upper North Island (Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty), to help accelerate store performance and elevate the customer experience across your region.
Te Tūranga – About the role
As a 4 Square Regional Trading Partner, you’ll work for Foodstuffs North Island and partner directly with 4 Square store owners to drive sales, trading performance, and commercial excellence.
You’ll be a hands‑on retail strategist - blending practical store know‑how with strong commercial insight - to unlock growth opportunities, improve trading outcomes, and support the delivery of exceptional customer experiences that keep shoppers coming back.
In this role, you will:
· Own the sales, margin, and profitability performance of your region
· Lead initiatives that grow foot traffic, improve conversion, and increase basket size
· Conduct structured store visits with a strong focus on sales uplift, trading execution, and KPI tracking
· Coach store teams to deliver excellence in Fresh Food and Grocery, including shrink reduction and promotional effectiveness
· Analyse performance using SAP, customer metrics, and reporting tools to identify opportunities and guide corrective action
· Ensure consistent delivery of 4 Square brand standards and customer promises
· Identify cost-saving opportunities and unlock operational efficiencies to improve store profitability
· Positively contribute to the 4 Square culture and adapt to an evolving, fast‑paced retail environment
Your region may include 28-30 stores, so travel and occasional overnight stays will be part of how you support your network.
You’ll be provided with tools of trade including a vehicle, laptop, and mobile phone, available for reasonable personal use in line with Foodies policy.
He kōrero mōu - About you
You’ll thrive in this role if you’re commercially sharp, customer‑obsessed, and passionate about helping others succeed.
You will bring:
· A proven ability to drive retail sales and trading performance
· Strong coaching and influencing skills across a diverse group of store owners and teams
· Confidence using data - including SAP, KPIs, and insights, to tell the story behind performance
· Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work collaboratively across environments
· The resilience and adaptability required to succeed in a fast‑moving retail landscape
· A passion for empowering store teams to grow capability and deliver exceptional results
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
· Base salary + Tool of trade vehicle
· Southern Cross Healthcare Package
· Onsite café with subsidised meals, mini mart, 5% discount at our retail stores
· 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.
If you require accessibility support to ensure you can fairly access our recruitment process, please reach out to [email protected]. Accessibility support could include interview location, sign language interpreter, assistive technology.
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The Company
What We Do
Foodies is a cooperative, made up of 22,000 kiwis just like you, working hard to make sure New Zealanders get more out of life. Chances are you have been one of our customers, we serve more than 1.4 million kiwis each week through our PAK’nSAVE, New World, Four Square and Gilmours stores. We have more than 350 stores up and down the North Island, from Houhora in the far north, to Island Bay in the coolest little capital in the world. And we have support centres in Auckland, Palmerston North and Wellington. Check out www.foodstuffs.careers to hear our people talk about what they do, why they do it, and to hear about some of the coolest career opportunities in NZ.
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