Mo te whai waahi | About the opportunity
This is an amazing opportunity to exercise your leadership skills assisting the Retail Business Manager in the daily operations of the store. This role will allow you to broaden and strengthen your retail management experience as well as gaining access to a raft of career opportunities on offer within Farmlands.
This is a full time, 40 hour per week position, we would appreciate your flexibility across the time period.
In this leadership role you will be responsible for:
Assisting with delivering the strategic plan for the branch
Supporting the team to achieve financial, as well as health and safety targets
Role modelling superior customer service and merchandising to the team
Supporting the Business Manager to recruit and induct new staff members
Mohou ake | About you
Ideally, our successful applicant will bring proven team leadership/supervisory experience. You will also:
Come from a retail/customer service background
Genuinely thrive on developing and mentoring others
Have knowledge of retail/commercial operational processes
Mo nga painga | About the benefits
You'll be rewarded with:
Competitive remuneration package
Sick leave from Day 1
Paid birthday leave
Access to training through our online library, The Greenhouse
Staff discounts at Farmlands Retail Stores
Exclusive Farmlands shareholding offer providing access to a vast array of discounts with our Card Partners
Additional support for parents - 10 weeks of fully paid parental leave for primary carers and 2 weeks' paid partner's leave
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.
We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.
Applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand.
Mo matou | About us
At Farmlands - Te Whenua Taroa, our purpose is to enable improved profitability and productivity for NZ farmers and growers, and our vision is to be the 'go-to' for everyone connected to our land. This is what gets us out of bed in the morning and keeps us going day in and day out.
As New Zealand's largest farming co-operative, we have an annual turnover of more than $2.3 billion, with over 1200 staff in over 80 locations from Cape Reinga to Bluff. In addition to our strong core retail business, we have a well-established shareholder card network with operations in feed production, nutrition, ecommerce, fuel, distribution, agronomy, to name a few.
Joining our team gives you the chance to contribute to a Kiwi-owned brand. We offer autonomy in a collaborative fast-paced environment where we truly value 'Minds Open', 'Be-ing You', and 'See-ing it Through'.
Please note that the successful candidate will have to go through pre-employment checks before starting with us at Farmlands. These will include two references from your two most recent managers, a Ministry of Justice Check, proof of your right to work in New Zealand, a driver's licence check and an ACC background check. For certain roles a drug and alcohol test, credit check and AML check may be required.
Team
Retail
Role
Assistant Business Manager / 3iC
Locations
Palmerston North
Job Type
Permanent - full-time
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