Job Description

About the role: 

• Looking for a part time role with some flexibility to suit your life?
• Keen for your next step within the world of FMCG?
• Want to work for an iconic kiwi company with a passion for their people & products?

Following a recent internal transfer, we’re now on the hunt for a proactive, results focused team player with an eye for detail to join our team as a Vendor Replenishment Planner – Woolworths, working 32 hours per week (Monday to Friday but with some flex around how and where the hours are worked each day). Reporting to our Business Manager Woolworths, this role is based at our Ellerslie Head Office (with onsite parking and plenty of snacks on hand) with some travel to the Woolworths Head Office in Favona, Auckland alongside working from home options.

Here at The Griffin’s Food Company, we’re proud of our heritage and being New Zealand’s largest snack food company, producing many iconic and much-loved kiwi brands, including Griffin’s, Huntley and Palmers, ETA and Nice & Natural. We’re looking for someone who is keen to step into their next role within the FMCG industry, and who would bring exceptional relationship building skills, strong attention to detail and a genuine passion for what they do to our team!

This hands on and fast paced role is responsible for working alongside both the Woolworths and Griffin’s Sales and Supply Chain Teams to deliver the agreed KPI’s and service levels, whilst also supporting our Business Manager and Key Account Manager across functions such as Promax, Aztec/Sales reporting, SAP & invoicing.

What you’ll be responsible for:

• Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Completing daily WWNZ orders, including Joblots and NPD
• Managing DC stock within current Service Level & Days Cover KPI’s and shelf-life process within the DC network
• Working with internal and external suppliers to ensure stock availability and DIFOT targets are met
• Creating and presenting supply reviews
• Executing Mailer Checks as per countdown process advising on stock challenges and updating accordingly
• Owning the score process and coordinate communication to our 3PL partners
• Reviewing Mailer for future stock & forecasts, communicating differences internally

What you’ll bring to the role?

• Ideally, you’ll bring 2+ years FMCG experience in a VMI Buyer/Planner, Territory Management, Customer Management or Account Executive role/s
• Experience working with VMI BW and/or SAP, would be an extra tick!
• Excellent communication, teamwork and relationship building skills – you get along with everyone and get a kick out of finding solutions to support your stakeholders
• An eye for detail and solid analytical skillset – you don’t miss a thing and love pulling insights from data!
• Strong organization and time management skills
• Positivity and a problem solving, solutions-focused approach– you see road bumps as a challenge, not a disaster
• Flexibility and agility (as our industry is ever changing, we need you to be able to move with it!)
• Accountability – you own your decisions and can be counted on to do what you say you will

What can you expect in return? In addition to a steady supply of snacks in the workplace, you can expect to be part of a supportive, purpose driven working environment where you'll feel valued, have career growth opportunities, flexible working options (we really walk the talk on this one), commitment to our community partnerships and a focus on wellness, including annual wellbeing days, free gym access and flu shots