Seafood Manager

Seafood Manager – New World Point Chevalier

We’re excited to announce that New World Point Chevalier will be joining the community later this year! With a brand-new store and impressive offering across grocery, butchery, deli, bakery, produce and liquor, we can’t wait to open our doors to the Point Chev community.

With our opening set for early September 2025, we’re currently seeking an experienced Seafood Manager to join the team. As a department manager, you’ll play an integral part in our journey towards a successful store opening and continuously deliver an exceptional shopping experience for our community. 

The Role:

• Ensure overall operational excellence is achieved for the Seafood department
• Manage, motivate, train and support the Seafood team ensuring that best practice policies and operational procedures are met. 
• Organising rostering for the Seafood department and managing staff leave.
• Ordering for the Seafood department through effective use of the in-store purchasing systems.
• Ensure appropriate stock control / stock taking processes and procedures are in place
• Cleaning of all serve overs, storage areas and Seafood equipment
• Ensuring sales and GP targets for the department are met or exceeded and that wage costs are controlled appropriately
• Help to ensure the shop is full fresh and appealing throughout the hours of trade.
• Handle Customer enquiries and complaints appropriately and always ensure effective interactions with customers

 What’s in it for you?

• A unique opportunity to work for a brand-new store, refining your skills and challenging the status quo.
• Be part of the leadership team from day 1, building culture and helping shape how the store runs.
• Ongoing support to grow your skills in leadership and operations, working with a supportive owner/operator.
• Make real decisions at store level, with autonomy to tailor your department to our community's needs.

 What we’re looking for:

• A passion for all things seafood.
• Previous seafood experience – ideally in a retail environment.
• SAP experience is desirable.
• Strong leadership skills - experience supervising and organising a team.
• Be able to work in a fast-paced team environment 
• Have fantastic customer service experience 
• Be physically fit and able to fulfil all the requirements of the role

About New World & Foodstuffs;

You know New World, PAK’n’SAVE and Four Square right? That’s Foodstuffs! We are one of NZ’s biggest companies, you just don’t know it, because in true Kiwi style – we are humble about it (apart from right now maybe)! Join one of our stores and you open the door to endless opportunities!