Merchandising Coordinator - South Island

George Weston Foods (GWF) is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest food manufacturers, employing around 6,000 people across more than 60 sites. Our portfolio includes many of the region’s most trusted food brands across bread, baked goods, flour, milling and animal nutrition.

Tip Top is one of GWF’s flagship divisions and a household name across New Zealand, supplying iconic brands such as Tip Top Bakery Supersoft, Big Ben and Ploughman’s Bakery. Our people are passionate about delivering quality products and building long‑term customer partnerships that drive sustainable growth.

The opportunity

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Merchandising Coordinator - South Island within the Tip Top Grocery team.

This is a pivotal role supporting our field sales leadership and merchandising teams across the North Island. You will be responsible for coordinating merchandising operations, supporting recruitment and onboarding activities, managing rostering requirements, facilitating team communications, and ensuring merchandisers have the tools and support they need to succeed.

This role will be 5 days a week, with working days of Tuesday to Saturday, ensuring clear alignment of communication and escalation during weekend days. This role will be predominantly office based with a pool car available to support any instore support requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate recruitment, onboarding, induction and ongoing training of merchandisers.
• Manage merchandising rosters, payroll administration and leave coverage.
• Act as the key point of contact for merchandising teams predominantly across your region but supporting Nationally as key contact two days a week
• Support communication of business priorities and field team requirements.
• Assist merchandisers with systems, reporting and technical support.
• Work closely with Regional Sales Managers and Area Managers to optimise team performance.
• Champion health, safety and compliance initiatives across your region.
• Build strong relationships with merchandisers and key business stakeholders.

About You

You will bring:

• Previous FMCG or retail experience.
• Strong organisational and coordination skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Proven problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Confidence working with systems, reporting and administrative processes.
• A continuous improvement mindset and ability to manage competing priorities.
• A passion for supporting and developing people.

Why Join Us?

This role offers a unique opportunity to play a critical part in supporting one of New Zealand's leading FMCG businesses while working closely with field teams and sales leadership across the South Island. You'll contribute directly to team engagement, operational excellence, and business performance.

Interested?

If you're passionate about driving continuous improvements and supporting the development of our people, we'd love to hear from you. Apply Online Now!

Applicants for this position may be required to undertake pre-employment checks, including Drug & Alcohol testing. 

Important: We have been alerted to scam emails falsely claiming to represent George Weston Foods. Please note that we will never offer employment without a formal recruitment process, ask for payment, or request sensitive information via external links or unsolicited messages. All official communication will come from verified company channels.

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