Senior Development Manager

Ko wai mātou – About us Kia ora. We’re Foodies. You know New World, PAK’nSAVE 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. Locally owned, we reflect the communities we serve, and we celebrate our people - our taonga, every day for being uniquely them. Responsible for identifying new site opportunities for future stores, development and design of new stores, management, maintenance and refurbishment of existing stores, plus seismic remediation, refrigeration upgrades, energy efficiency and maintenance, the Foodies Property team are focussed on supporting members and the co-op to deliver for our customers every day. Te Tūranga – About the role As a Senior Development Manager, you’ll be leading our Property Development team, who are key to our long-term success and our ability to identify developments that align with our hefty goals as one of NZ’s largest grocery retailers. You’ll also:

1. Strategically manage and grow a substantial portfolio through identifying, evaluating and developing properties and sites that align with our long-term vision and strategy.
2. Identify locations suitable for a particular brand function, carry out the feasibility studies and conduct the negotiation process for property acquisitions.
3. Assist the Head of Property to provide sufficient information to the CEO and/or the Board to decide with confidence on land acquisition proposals.
4. Carry out the due diligence process (including liaising with the design team and external consultants) to ensure the site can support the proposed store.
5. Keep up-to-date with all changes, resource consent issues, environment court decisions, new acts, amendments and bills.
6. Participate in submissions and hearings, including preparing applications, coordinating specialist property consultants, evaluating decisions and any conditions upon the decision and engaging the appeal process where required.
7. Build and maintain working relationships with local authorities by liaising with local politicians and council officers, city and district mayors, directors, quasi-political organisations and resource management personnel.

Ngā painga - What we offer We’re committed to providing awesome experiences for our people, including offering a range of benefits:

1. Free carparking - we’ve got over 1,000 carparks including 36 free EV plugs.
2. Southern cross health insurance, Foodies superannuation scheme.
3. Onsite café with subsidised meals, mini mart, 5% discount at our retail stores.
4. Flexible working options, a day off on your birthday, long service leave.
5. Inhouse learning and development programmes and courses, flu vaccinations, and social network groups (we call them Tribes).

He kōrero mōu - About you As an experienced Development Manager, you’ll also have experience leading, coaching and developing a high-performing team. As an entrepreneurial and strategic thinker, you’ll have the commercial experience to be able to drive and expand sizable developments, connecting strategy to commercial output. You’ll also have:

1. Strong statutory and legislative understanding.
2. Experience with project management tools and financial modelling.
3. Strong negotiation skills – with the ability to create win-win situations.
4. Problem solving and analytical ability.
5. The ability to effectively prioritise, pay close attention to detail & be able to reorganise priorities to meet urgent deadlines.
6. The ability to establish and develop strong, effective relationships and identify key people who should be involved in evaluating solutions to the problem.

We’re interested in your diverse experiences, your strengths and how adaptable you are to learn and grow. If you don't meet every requirement, but feel this role could be for you, we’d still love to hear from you! 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. Accommodations could include interview location, sign language interpreter, assistive technology. Are you stocked up & ready to head to the checkout – apply now!#J-18808-Ljbffr