Evening Grocery Manager

Looking for your next leadership opportunity in supermarket retail?

At Clarence Street Pak n Save (Hamilton), we are seeking an experienced and motivated Evening Grocery Manager to lead our Grocery team through the busiest part of the trading day. Reporting to the Grocery Manager, this is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys taking the initiative to driving high standards, developing people, and ensuring customers have an outstanding shopping experience every time they visit.

Working predominantly afternoon and evening shifts, you will be responsible for managing multiple priorities: leading the wider Grocery team (Inwards, Replenishment and Forklift fill teams) and external replenishment support, while helping to ensure the wider store is well presented, fully stocked, and operating efficiently.

This role is ideal for an experienced supermarket leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment, leads from the front, and takes pride in delivering operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day evening operation of the Grocery Department.
• Drive stock availability, presentation standards, and merchandising execution.
• Ensure shelves are full, faced up, ticketed, and customer-ready at all times.
• Manage inventory, stock flow, replenishment, and stock rotation processes.
• Monitor productivity, department performance, and labour utilisation.
• Lead, coach, support, and develop team members to achieve high performance.
• Ensure Health & Safety and Food Safety standards are maintained consistently.
• Work closely with department managers and store leadership to achieve overall store objectives.
• Respond to operational issues and customer enquiries in a timely and professional manner.
• Maintain high standards of presentation across Grocery and support wider store standards where required.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, productivity, and customer satisfaction.
• Lead by example and contribute to a positive, team-focused culture.

About You

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have previous supermarket leadership experience, preferably within Grocery.
• Have strong knowledge of stock management, merchandising, and replenishment systems.
• Be highly organised with excellent planning and time management skills.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and coaching capability.
• Have excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Be confident making decisions and solving problems in a fast-paced environment.
• Have experience using SAP or similar retail systems.
• Be physically fit and comfortable working in a hands-on retail environment.
• Hold a current Duty Manager Certificate or be willing to obtain one.
• Forklift licence and experience would be advantageous.
• Have a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and commitment to high standards.

What's in it for You?

• Join a successful locally owned and operated supermarket.
• Be part of a supportive and experienced leadership team.
• Opportunity to make a real impact within a key department.
• Ongoing leadership development and career progression opportunities.
• Work in a fast-paced and rewarding retail environment.
• Take ownership of a department critical to the store's success.

How to Apply

If you are passionate about retail leadership, thrive on high standards, and are ready to take ownership of a key evening leadership role, we'd love to hear from you.

Please apply online with your CV and cover letter.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand.

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