Branch Manager - Trents Christchurch

At Trents, we pride ourselves on our wide range of quality products, great team, dynamic culture and commitment to excellent customer service. As a significant player in the South Island foodservice and retail convenience markets, we have branches and teams across the South Island looking after regional and national customers. Part of Foodstuffs South Island, our 100% kiwi-owned and operated cooperative supports the brands that we all know and love - PAK’nSAVE, New World, Four Square, Raeward Fresh and On the Spot – as well as our Trents customers. Our purpose is to ‘bring more to the table’ and our success is down to our people who bring their skills, experience, passion and expertise to make Trents and Foodies an amazing and rewarding place to work.

About the role:

As our Branch Manager at Trents Christchurch, you’ll manage a team of up to 80 indirect reports at our new Wholesale Distribution Centre in Hornby. You’ll be a people-centric and empathic leader, passionate about fostering a values-based culture, and skilled at empowering your team to be their best. You’ll celebrate the wins, and you won’t be one to shy away from the difficult conversations. In addition to your people-leadership responsibilities, you’ll need to effectively manage all Operations of our new Trents Christchurch site including:

• Lead and implement our Health & Safety strategy and drive a zero-harm culture
• Meeting or exceeding delivery service levels to our customers
• Procurement and inventory management
• Actively look for opportunities to improve service, costs and processes across the site
• Meet our obligations relating to ACC, Food Safety, Loss Prevention, regulatory and audit requirements

About you:

Ideally, you’ll be an experienced manager with a background working in distribution centres, operational sites, or warehousing environments. You’ll also have:

• Demonstrated experience in management role within the Foodservice or Wholesale industry
• Strong knowledge of operational Health & Safety requirements
• Proven ability in meeting customer service delivery requirements
• Proven experience building and leading high-performing teams, and fostering a positive working environment
• Strong analytical abilities with proven experience in identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Bonus if you’ve got a working knowledge of managing inventory or Food Safety Programme experience!

Please note that we are an alcohol and drug-free workplace, and pre-employment checks will include drug & alcohol testing.

How to apply:

Ready to take on the challenge? Apply now. We ask that you submit a cover letter with your application that shares your motivation and interest in joining the Trents team. Applications will close 11:59pm Wednesday 29 January 2025 and will only be accepted via our careers site. If you have any questions, please reach out to our recruitment team at centralrecruitment@foodstuffs-si.co.nz. #J-18808-Ljbffr