Senior Financial Analyst – Retail & Merchandise

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 300+ 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.
At Foodies, our Finance team is evolving. We're building a modern Performance & Planning function that delivers deeper insights and better decision making across the Co-op.
Te Tūranga – About the role
We’re looking for two commercially focused Senior Financial Analysts to help drive product, category and store performance across our retail network.
This is a hands-on commercial finance role where you’ll partner closely with Merchandising, Category and Operations teams to deliver actionable insights that influence pricing, promotions and product strategy.
What you’ll be doing
Drive insight across category, product and store performance (sales, margin, promotions, mix)
Partner with Merchandising & Category teams to influence commercial decisions
Identify profit drivers, risks and opportunities across retail performance
Support forecasting, planning and scenario modelling at category level
Deliver clear, actionable insights — not just reporting
Help modernise Finance through data, dashboards, automation and AI
He kōrero mōu – About you
A tertiary degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Business, Finance, Economics or Accounting)
Previous experience in retail, FMCG or Category commercial finance roles within a large corporate environment
Strong understanding of product, category and store performance drivers
Strong systems knowledge in Excel, SAP, TM1, and Power BI
Proven ability to translate data into commercial recommendations
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
Southern cross health insurance
Onsite café with subsidised meals, mini mart, 5% discount at our retail stores
Flexible working options, a day off on your birthday, long service leave
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.  Accessibility support could include interview location, sign language interpreter, assistive technology.
Ready to help shape the future of Finance at Foodies?