Talent Attraction Specialist

About the role:

At Foodstuffs South Island, great hiring is about more than filling roles. It's about finding the right people, building capability in our leaders, and creating positive experiences for candidates from start to finish. 

As a Talent Attraction Specialist, you'll partner with leaders across our cooperative to attract, assess and hire great talent. You'll use talent insights, sourcing expertise and provide practical advice to enable better hiring decisions, while contributing to talent initiatives, hiring capability and continuous improvement across our attraction team. 

Key Accountabilities     

• Manage the end-to-end attraction and hiring process across your portfolio 
• Partner with leaders to develop attraction and sourcing strategies 
• Source and engage talent through a range of channels and networks 
• Coach and support leaders through attraction, assessment and selection 
• Support employer brand and talent attraction initiatives 

About you:

You’ll currently be in a recruitment or talent focused role in-house or with an agency. You'll be confident sourcing talent, have a knack at improving how things are done and enjoy helping leaders build confidence in hiring great people. Ideally, you’ll also bring: 

• Strong sourcing capability and the ability to engage talent through multiple channels  
• Experience using a range of assessment and selection approaches  
• Strong coaching, communication and relationship-building skills  
• The ability to turn recruitment data and market insights into practical recommendations  
• A continuous improvement mindset and a genuine interest in improving hiring experiences  

Why join us?

• Our approach to flexible working is based on trusting and empowering our people to manage their time and deliver results while balancing the needs of their personal lives.
• We’re committed to equitable outcomes, and we offer additional paid parental leave, free period products and financial health checks to name a few.
• We support your wellbeing with Southern Cross health insurance for you and your family after a qualifying period, discounts at local gyms, access to online wellbeing tools, and a prayer and privacy room onsite.
• We offer continuous learning and professional growth, as well as access to our extensive online training library and endless opportunities.
• We’re proud of our supportive team environment, and our positive and friendly culture that’s made fun by Furry Friend Fridays and monthly social events!
• We’re a Pride Pledge organisation, and we are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives, every day and we celebrate our diversity as strength.
• Our Papanui based office has free carparking, an in-house café.

How to apply:

Ready to take on the challenge? Click “apply” to apply for the role! Applications will close 11:59pm Sunday 6 September 2026 and will only be accepted via our careers site. 

If you have any questions about the role, or experience any issues submitting your application, please email [email protected]

About us:

We’re a team of 14,000 who make sure South Islanders have access to the groceries and essentials they need. Proudly 100% Kiwi-owned and operated, our co-operative has more than 180 PAK’nSAVE, New World, Four Square and On the Spot stores feeding the South Island. 

We value being at the heart of our communities, like we’ve always been, to make the South Island a better place – for today and for many generations to come. From sunny Golden Bay all the way to Stewart Island, there’s a Foodstuffs store serving you and your whānau. 

Our success is down to our people who bring their skills, experience, passion, and expertise to make Foodies an amazing and rewarding place to work. Our co-op has a wide variety of roles to offer, and endless opportunities for development.

Our values:

At Foodies, together we drive success to be our best and care for our whānau. We recognise that it takes a collective effort to achieve success, and we thrive on fostering a culture of collaboration to drive innovation and embracing challenges as a united team. We are committed to supporting our people, and to positively impact the lives of South Islanders every day.