Four Square Store Lead

This is a unique opportunity to sit at the centre of one of our most exciting retail transformation programmes!

Working closely with the Head of Four Square, you'll act as the vital link between our Support Centre Teams and Owner Operators, leading the retail setup and implementation of new and evolving Four Square stores. You'll take the vision of our Four Square 4.0 strategy and turn it into reality, ensuring stores are customer-ready, operationally sound, and opened to the standard our customers expect.

You'll manage multiple store projects at different stages of implementation, partnering with Owner Operators, internal stakeholders and support functions to ensure milestones are achieved, barriers are removed, and stores are delivered on time.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the retail implementation and opening of new Four Square stores, project managing stores who are in planning stage or already in progress.
• Acting as the key connection point between Owner Operators and Support Centre teams.
• Driving adoption of the Four Square 4.0 strategy and securing stakeholder buy-in.
• Managing multiple projects and implementation workstreams simultaneously.
• Coordinating internal teams to ensure stores are ready to open on time and to standard.
• Providing visibility of risks, issues and solutions while maintaining momentum across projects.
• Supporting the transition of store-opening processes into sustainable business-as-usual operations.

This role will be based predominantly out of our Landing Support Centre in Mangere, Auckland, and will require regular travel around the North Island to our Four Square stores - a car is provided.

You will need to be an experienced grocery retail professional who understands food retail from the ground up and knows what it takes to successfully deliver change in a complex environment.  Here’s what we need from you:

• Strong grocery, food retail, or relevant FMCG experience.
• Deep understanding of product categories, merchandising, store layouts, retail operations and customer expectations.
• Proven project management experience with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to tight timeframes.
• Experience working with SAP and confidence navigating retail systems and technology.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills and the ability to positively influence, challenge, and drive action.
• Experience working within complex organisations with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Strong commercial thinking and a customer-first mindset.
• Excellent planning, communication and organisational skills.
• Resilience, adaptability and the confidence to push back constructively when required.
• A passion for retail and a genuine desire to help stores succeed!