Kaitaki Haumarutanga Kai, NPD NPD and Food Safety Manager

Z customers love our food and beverage range and this role plays a key part in ensuring we offer delicious, new and safe options to them. If you are passionate about creating new products for customers to enjoy and equally motivated to ensure robust food safety procedures this could be just for you! 

One of our team is off on their parental leave journey and this role is a 12-month fixed term contract starting as soon as possible.  

In this role you will oversee both the development and execution of our Food Safety Strategy, ensuring compliance throughout our retail sites by building strong relationships and creating practical solutions. You will work closely with our team of passionate Food & Coffee Category Managers supporting the product development process, so our new offerings are high quality, safe, innovative and ready to launch with confidence!

This role can be based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Ōtautahi Christchurch or Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington.

You will have the opportunity to

• Manage Z's food safety management system, including auditing, documentation, data and traceability
• Monitor any customer complaints and ensure investigations are completed to a high standard and preventative actions are in place
• Conduct Food Safety reporting and updates
• Ensure safe product is delivered to Z sites from our suppliers
• Work in partnership with Food to Go and Coffee category teams to drive compelling new product development
• Work closely with suppliers to deliver new product development in line with our food development pipeline
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement across Z's food and beverage offer with your strong understanding of best practice and new technology