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Woolworths New Zealand

Marketing Manager (Care & Community)

  • Posted 3w ago
  • Hybrid
  • Full Time

Auckland

Job Description

  • Lead impactful partnerships and community initiatives to shape brand reputation and make a genuine difference
  • Permanent, full-time role
  • Hybrid role working across Ponsonby and Favona, with WFH flexibility


We are Woolworths Group | Ko Woolworths Tātou

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand. Connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'. That Purpose fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments, and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.


If you're excited to turn today's blue-sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.


What you’ll do | Hei mahi

Step into a purpose-led role championing our Community and Care strategy, where you will be the primary marketing lead for charity partners, community initiatives, and brand sponsorships to enhance our overarching corporate reputation.

  • Oversee and foster relationships with key charity partners and manage brand sponsorships to ensure mutually beneficial outcomes and impactful storytelling.
  • Drive marketing initiatives designed to positively impact RepTrak scores and Brand Net Promoter Score (NPS), continuously analysing results to optimise future campaigns.
  • Take full ownership of community marketing campaign lifecycles, managing budgets, timelines, and multi-channel delivery across digital, social, PR, and in-store.
  • Act as a central partner, bringing together diverse cross-functional teams (including PR, retail operations, legal, and commercial) to ensure seamless execution and brand alignment.


What you’ll bring | Hei koha

You are a strategic, purpose-driven professional with a genuine passion for making a tangible impact in the community while shaping the reputation of a leading brand.

  • Proven track record in marketing management with a specific focus on community engagement, corporate social responsibility (CSR), charity partnerships, or sponsorships.
  • Strong commercial awareness with a deep, practical understanding of leveraging brand health metrics (including NPS and RepTrak) to measure success.
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to bring cross-business stakeholders together, build trust, and align diverse internal teams toward shared goals.
  • Ability to navigate complex, cross-functional initiatives and projects to translate overarching objectives into actionable marketing plans.


What you’ll experience | Ngā Huanga

We embrace diversity of thought and love to take on challenges with a pragmatic and innovative approach. Our culture thrives on mutual respect, care, curiosity, openness, and a proactive attitude. We continually seek ways to pair, collaborate, support, and learn from each other as a team!

  • A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network
  • A commitment to flexibility through a hybrid working model which combines time spent at a support office or hub and time working from home, supporting both in-person connection and balancing the flexibility that remote working provides for our teams
  • A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you, including but not limited to Parental Leave, Study Leave and Sports Representation Leave
  • Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work


Apply now! Applications close Friday 28th August, 2026.


Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group | No Woolworths tātou

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.


We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.


See how we’re creating better experiences together, for a better tomorrow

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Desired Hard Skills

  • Campaign Management
  • Community Engagement
  • Brand Sponsorships
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Marketing Management

Desired Soft Skills

  • Commercial Awareness
  • Teamwork
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Leadership
  • Strategic Thinking

Additional Compensation

  • Performance Bonus

Benefits & Perks

Culture

  • 🏘 Work from Home
  • 🧕 Inclusive Workspace
  • 🩺 Health Insurance
  • ⚖ Work-Life Balance Support
  • 💼 Life Insurance
  • 💚 Counselling Services
  • 🏥 Subsidised Health Insurance
  • 📈 Professional Development
  • 🛂 Visa Sponsorship
  • 🚗 Company Car
  • 🏎 Competitive Salary
  • 💹 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • 🎉 Employee Discounts and Rewards
  • 🅿 Free Parking
  • 🎖 Long Service Rewards
  • 📣 Referral Bonuses
  • 🚚 Relocation Support
  • 🏆 Performance Bonus
  • 🔥 Company Discounts
  • ⛽ Vehicle/Fuel Card
  • 💻 Company Supplied Technology
  • 🖥 Computer Assistance
  • ⛑ Uniform Provided
  • ⏰ Flexible Work
  • ☕ Work Café
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  • 🌈 Rainbow Tick
  • 🌿 Indigenous Rights
  • 🌐 INZ Accredited Employer

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