About Foodies
You know New World, PAK'nSAVE and Four Square right? That's us! We are one of NZ's biggest companies, you just don't know it, because in true Kiwi style – we are humble about it! Our Support Centre is 1,000 people strong, which includes 300+ IT employees, who all play a vital role in supporting our network of 330+ stores across the North Island.
About the role
Are you ready to lead a high-performing, customer-focused IT operations team to deliver world-class infrastructure services? As our Infrastructure Operations Team Lead at Foodstuffs North Island, you'll be at the heart of our technology, ensuring smooth, seamless operations and supporting an entire organization to achieve its best!
What You'll Do
In this role, you'll inspire a team dedicated to delivering top-tier operational outcomes. You'll be the glue between infrastructure and business goals, owning the performance of services that keep our operations running smoothly 24/7. From guiding incident resolutions to managing service levels and handling both insourced and outsourced teams, you'll empower a culture of collaboration, resilience, and high achievement.
Your Day-to-Day Includes:
Leading with Vision: Drive a culture of high performance and accountability, ensuring your team meets all customer requirements and consistently surpasses expectations.
Solving Real-Time Issues: Take charge of day-to-day operational challenges, keeping stakeholders informed and driving efficient resolution for any incidents that arise.
Delivering Results: Ensure your team's KPIs are always on-point, motivating them to achieve operational excellence together.
Managing the Roadmap: Own the Infrastructure Roadmap, including lifecycle management, resource allocation, and financial control to deliver services that support the business and innovate IT processes.
Strategising for Success: Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to keep priorities aligned and maintain a flexible, agile approach that meets business needs.
About You
You will be ready to inspire and lead a top-tier IT team that's all about transforming possibilities into reality. You will also bring:
Leadership & Vision: You've got a strong track record in operational leadership, infrastructure management, and can guide diverse teams to perform at their best.
Excellent Communication: Your planning, verbal, and written skills shine, and you're a pro at breaking down complex ideas and inspiring stakeholders across all levels.
Infrastructure Expertise: From Citrix to Active Directory, you're comfortable with the technical landscape and bring experience in medium-to-large enterprises, ideally in customer-focused or retail environments.
Curiosity & Innovation: You're always looking for what's possible, embracing a "never settle" mentality that challenges the status quo.
Financial Acumen: You're commercially savvy, balancing budgets and delivering value-driven IT support that makes a real impact.
If you're passionate about leading a dynamic IT operations team and making a meaningful impact through innovation and collaboration, this is your moment! Bring your expertise, vision, and drive to Foodstuffs North Island, and let's create an IT experience that sets the standard for excellence.
Apply now and start your journey with us – where every day is a chance to build, inspire, and innovate!
What's in it for you
In return, we offer a competitive salary package, including fully subsidised health insurance, flexible working, free parking, participation in the company superannuation fund and birthday leave and long service leave! We also offer lots of learning and development opportunities to help build your career.
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We're proud to have a focus on Diversity & Inclusion here at Foodies and welcome applications from you all regardless of who you are or what you do. We welcome courageous behaviour, encourage togetherness, inspire our people to be their best selves in our Foodies whanau, but most importantly we celebrate our people - our taonga, every day for being uniquely them.
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