Store Manager EOI - South Islands

Role overview

Woolworths Supermarkets New Zealand is inviting expressions of interest for Store Manager roles across South Island locations. The business operates more than 185 stores and employs 20,000 team members across Aotearoa, with a focus on improving everyday life for Kiwi customers.

The organisation describes itself as energetic, approachable, and collaborative, with plenty of opportunity to contribute ideas and add value. Team members work with a company that serves three million New Zealanders each week.

The workplace culture is built around respect, care, curiosity, openness, and a proactive mindset, with an emphasis on collaboration, support, and learning from one another.

Key accountabilities

• Guide the team to grow trade performance and improve store profitability.
• Coach and develop employees so they build strong product knowledge and deliver an excellent customer experience.
• Recruit, select, and train capable team members while building effective succession plans.
• Use customer and operational data to make informed decisions, manage profit and loss, allocate resources effectively, and work confidently with digital tools and transformation initiatives.
• Strengthen team capability, support change adoption, and turn strategic priorities into practical outcomes while maintaining team engagement.
• Deliver high standards of customer care, support local community priorities, and put the Sustainability Plan into action.

About you

• You bring proven leadership ability and previous retail management experience.
• You have shown that you can run a retail operation successfully from a commercial perspective.
• You can build, sustain, and influence strong stakeholder relationships.
• You lead with a team-first and customer-first mindset.
• You understand health, safety, and wellbeing legislation and accepted best practice.
• You are available for four weekend shifts each month, including at least one Saturday and one Sunday, plus at least one evening per week until store closing time.

Benefits

The company offers a range of employee support and reward options, including an Everyday Rewards team card with grocery discounts, bonus points, and reduced delivery fees for online shopping. Employees can also access banking and insurance discounts, as well as local and international career opportunities.

Diversity and inclusion

Woolworths Group states that diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are central to its purpose. The company values different experiences and backgrounds, aims to provide an inclusive environment, and encourages candidates to mention any adjustments needed during the hiring process.

About the wider group

Woolworths Group is described as a large organisation with more than 200,000 people, working toward better customer experiences and a better tomorrow. The group says it supports bold ideas, flexible work, genuine care, and career growth, with a broad customer base across food and everyday needs.