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Insights Partner

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Summary

Leads data-driven insights for a New Zealand foodservice wholesaler, turning analytics into strategic decisions using tools like Power BI and SQL to improve performance across stores.

Insights Partner
Ko Wai Mātou – About Us

Kia ora. We’re Foodies. You know Gilmours, 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.

Gilmours is 100% NZ owned and operated, proudly serving thousands of businesses and organisations across the North Island with everything they need to fuel their success - from fresh produce and butchery to chilled & frozen, grocery, liquor, and more. We’re the one-stop Foodservice shop for Kiwi businesses.

Te Tūranga – About The Role

We’re looking for a commercially astute Insights Partner to lead the insights strategy and execution for Gilmours. Sitting within our Procurement & Insights team, you’ll be the go-to advisor for turning complex data into clear, actionable insights that drive performance across our foodservice business.

  • Lead the Gilmours insights programme, delivering high-impact analytics and scalable reporting frameworks
  • Partner with Gilmours stores and the Wholesale Leadership Team to influence strategic decisions
  • Champion AI-driven insights and embed a data-led culture across the network
  • Design and build world-class dashboards using tools like Power BI
  • Drive cross-functional alignment through enterprise-wide data initiatives

What You’ll Bring

You’re a curious, solutions-focused data leader who knows how to connect insights to business outcomes. With a strong technical toolkit and a knack for storytelling, you’re ready to shape the future of foodservice through data.

  • Proven experience in commercial insights, analytics or strategy roles, ideally in FMCG, Foodservice or Retail
  • Advanced skills in data visualisation (Power BI, Tableau) and analytics tools (Python, R, SQL)
  • Strong understanding of data governance, modelling and cloud platforms
  • Excellent communicator who can translate technical data into business language
  • Collaborative, innovative and passionate about capability uplift and continuous improvement

Ngā Painga - What We Offer

We’re committed to providing awesome experiences for our people, including offering a range of benefits:

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

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.

If you require accessibility support to ensure you can fairly access our recruitment process, please reach out to @foodstuffs.co.nz. Accessibility support could include, interview location, sign language interpreter, assistive technology.

What this application asks

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  • Do you have any criminal convictions (not including any concealed under the Clean Slate Act), or are you awaiting the hearing of charge(s) in a civil or criminal court of law, or have you been arrested and are awaiting to receive the charge(s)? choose one · optional
  • If you have answered “Yes”, please elaborate and provide further details written answer · optional
  • Do you have any disability, medical condition or health related issue, either current, recurring or historical that could affect your ability to effectively and safely carry out any responsibilities of this role? choose one · optional
  • If you have answered “Yes”, please elaborate and provide further details written answer · optional
  • To be legally entitled to work in New Zealand you should be a citizen or permanent resident of New Zealand/Australia or hold a current work visa. Please select the appropriate answer to your relevant situation choose one · optional
  • If you hold a work visa, please advise the expiry date, any conditions or any other relevant information written answer · optional
  • Where did you see this role advertised? choose one · optional
  • We respect everyone moves and thinks differently and that everyone has something valuable to offer. Do you require accessibility support or have a hidden disability that may affect your ability to perform in the selection process? choose one · optional
  • I declare that all representations, whether verbally or in writing, made by me when applying for his position are true and correct. I have not deliberately failed to disclose any matter that may influence Foodstuffs’ (or any subsidiary or related company’s) decision to employ me. I understand that if pre-employment checks uncover any information which affects this application of if false information is given, I may not be offered employment, or if employment has been offered, it may be withdrawn, or if employment has commenced, it may be terminated without notice. choose one · optional
  • What are your salary expectations for this role?

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