HR Business Partner - New World

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 27,000 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.

At Foodstuffs North Island, our Co‑op is built on people – those we serve and those who make it all happen. We’re passionate about creating a workplace where everyone belongs, can thrive, and sees a future for themselves here.

Te Tūranga – About the role
Due to an internal secondment within the HR Team, we have an opportunity for an HR Business Partner to join us on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract.  Working as part of the broader HR Team, you'll support our New World stores across the North Island, ensuring they have strong people strategies and engagement across their businesses.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic business partnering with New World Owner Operators across the North Island
• You'll partner with Owner Operators to understand their latest engagement insights and bring to life engagement in store. 
• Coach and Support through ER/IR, investigations and conflict resolution with a focus on providing pragmatic advice.
• Support data-driven decision-making through effective people and performance metrics.
• Champion HR skills in stores and collaborate with other Store HRBP’s and store-based HR teams to add value to the HR space in stores.

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

• Company vehicle – as this role will include regularly travelling to our stores.
• Onsite café with subsidised meals, mini mart, 5% discount at our retail stores
• Flexible working options, a day off on your birthday
• Inhouse learning and development courses, flu vaccinations, and social network groups (we call them Tribes)

He kōrero mōu - About you
Ideally, you'll have a strong background in HR within medium to large enterprises, preferably in retail or customer-focused environments with exposure and experience across engagement and culture, ER, IR and HR advisory.

Proactive and collaborative in your approach, you'll effortlessly build relationships to coach and influence great people outcomes.

With stores dotted across the North Island you'll need to be able to hit the road (at least bi-weekly) and be present on-site with our Owners. This is not your average office job, but one where you'll get to travel around the North Island engaging in meaningful people centered work.

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 [email protected]. Accommodations could include, interview location, sign language interpreter, assistive technology.

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