Supply Chain, Operations and Procurement

Engineering Manager

12 / 05 / 2026

  • Auckland
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • Engineering / Management

Description

About the Company
As one of New Zealand’s leading heavy industry manufacturing groups they operate across multiple sites throughout New Zealand, supplying packaging solutions to businesses across the North Island.
The site operation is a fast-paced, high-volume manufacturing environment with approximately 130 people on site. The business is committed to operational excellence, safety leadership, and investing in the capability of its people and plant.
  
About the Role
This is a leadership role with full scope and accountability. Reporting to the Facility Manager Northern, you will lead a mixed team of 12 mechanical, electrical, and automation engineers and planners. With full responsibility for site maintenance, reliability, and capital engineering.
Your focus is across developing preventative maintenance, extending equipment life, building a maintenance function/programme that supports a high-performance manufacturing site. You will own the inventory spares and maintenance budget, lead capital planning, and drive the site’s automation capability forward. Leading the implementation of a maintenance and reliability strategy across the facility.
You’ll be managing and developing the team of engineers and planning function. Overseeing site services, ensuring compliance with all legislative requirements. Completing Capex applications and coordinating capital projects from planning through to delivery. Whilst all the time maintaining a safety-first culture through visible leadership and ongoing compliance.
  
About You
You are an experienced engineering leader from a high-speed or continuous flow manufacturing environment. You combine technical depth with the leadership presence to build high-performing teams and the commercial acumen to manage budgets and drive results.
You can demonstrate a proven record of improving machinery reliability and resolving complex engineering problems and a working familiarity with Lean Six Sigma tools.
Your leadership style will be engaging, collaborative whilst not afraid to make decisions. You’ll embrace the development of the team and look to take people on the journey of improvement.
  
What’s on Offer
You will hold a senior leadership role with accountability across engineering, reliability, and capital. With a mandate to improve and modernise the maintenance function. In a collaborative, high-performance site culture with scope to make your mark, whilst working with other engineering leaders across the group. For more information or to register your interest, contact John Boyle on 021 73 75 76 or johnb@huntercampbell.co.nz for a confidential discussion.

  • Lead and develop the engineering function
  • Hands on experience with strategic development
  • Involvement at a group engineering level

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Production Manager

12 / 05 / 2026

  • Hamilton
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • Management / Supervisor / Manufacturing

Description

Our Client
At DEC Pharmaceutical, their purpose is simple yet powerful. Advancing human and animal health for a better world. They are a New Zealand-based manufacturer operating in a highly regulated environment, driven by innovation, operational excellence, and empowered people.
The ambition is to be the partner of choice for customers seeking to advance health technologies, underpinned by quality, precision, and continuous improvement.
  
Guided by their philosophy: Make Easy, Make Together, Make Perfect. They pride themselves on simplifying complexity, building strong partnerships, and delivering excellence in everything they do.
With a strong growth trajectory and an evolving innovation pipeline, they are seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead manufacturing operations and support the next phase of growth.
  
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer we’re looking for an experienced Production Manager to lead day-to-day production while continuing to develop a capable and engaged team. This is a high regulated, GMP driven production environment where problem-solving, planning, and people leadership are key. You’ll be hands-on, visible on the floor, and focused on building strong routines, improving performance, and taking the team on a continuous improvement journey.
You will:

  • Lead and develop production teams to deliver daily operational performance. Build capability in Team Leaders and operators through coaching and development.
  • Own outcomes across safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
  • Manage production planning, labour, and workflow to meet forecasted demand.
  • Identify and resolve operational issues with a practical, solutions focused mindset.
  • Drive LEAN methodologies and foster a culture of continuous improvement
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory and quality standards within a highly controlled environment
  • Strengthen production capacity to support business growth
  • Build strong relationships across key stakeholders

  
This role offers the opportunity to contribute to operational improvements and play a key role in strengthening production performance within a growing business. While staying close to the detail on the floor. You will have supportive leadership around you and still have the room and opportunity to grow your career. If you’re a leader who enjoys developing people, improving processes, and creating a safe, high-performing team culture within a regulated environment, this is a role worth exploring. 
  
The Person
You are an experienced production leader who thrives in a regulated manufacturing environments such as pharmaceuticals, life sciences, or food production. You have a genuine desire to develop people, improve processes and create a strong team culture.
  
You will bring:

  • Significant experience in production or manufacturing leadership.
  • A track record of leading and developing high-performing production teams.    
  • A strong working knowledge of regulatory compliance and quality systems in New Zealand.
  • Experience driving LEAN, continuous improvement, and operational transformation initiatives.
  • The ability to balance planning and execution. With a hands-on leadership style.

  
The Benefits
DEC offers a values-driven environment where people and performance go hand in hand. You’ll be part of a business committed to excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
  
Benefits include:

  • A collaborative and purpose-driven culture
  • Opportunities to contribute to operational improvement and growth.
  • Career development within a scaling and innovative business
  • Competitive remuneration package.

  
What’s in it for you?
This represents an opportunity to step into a production leadership role within a purpose-led organisation making a meaningful impact in human and animal health.
You will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of DEC. Leading production, driving performance, and building the capability required to support long-term growth and innovation.
This role is for you if you are motivated by building high-performing teams, driving excellence, and delivering outcomes in a complex environment.
  
If this opportunity is of interest, please submit your CV by following the link below.
For a confidential discussion, please contact John Boyle on 021 73 75 76 or email johnb@huntercampbell.co.nz

  • GMP Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
  • Process and production environment
  • Exciting business growth phase

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IT Procurement Manager

08 / 05 / 2026

  • Auckland
  • Contract or Temp
  • Manufacturing / Purchasing / Procurement

Description

Role Summary
Covering an internal secondment for a minimum of 6 months, with genuine potential to extend for a significant period, this role sits within an established procurement function.

You will act as the primary procurement partner to senior technology stakeholders, leading commercial engagements and driving sourcing strategies across a complex portfolio of technology suppliers and platforms at a time when the business is undergoing significant technology transformation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute commercial sourcing strategies across technology categories and supplier portfolios
  • Lead commercial negotiations and contract engagements for key technology suppliers
  • Build strong relationships with functional leaders to understand their objectives and translate these into procurement outcomes
  • Drive supplier performance activity and manage risk across the category
  • Identify and deliver cost, value, and efficiency improvements

Key Skills and Experience Required

  • Solid experience in a senior procurement or supplier-focused commercial roles within a large or corporate organisation
  • Strong technology procurement experience is essential
  • Proven ability to lead commercial engagements and negotiate complex supplier contracts
  • Strong stakeholder management skills and comfortable influencing and advising at senior levels independently
  • Good working knowledge of supplier risk management and contractual frameworks
  • Able to manage multiple priorities and hit the ground running with minimal oversight

Why Apply
This is a genuine opportunity to step into a high-visibility procurement role with one of NZ’s best-known organisations. You will have real commercial ownership, direct engagement with senior leaders, and the chance to contribute to a significant programme of work.

For an experienced technology procurement professional looking for meaningful contract work in Auckland, this is a strong option.

To be considered for this position, please submit your CV via the link below.

  • Contract opportunity with a well-known New Zealand brand
  • Technology procurement and category management focus
  • Auckland CBD location

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Terminal Operator

06 / 05 / 2026

  • Bay of Plenty
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • Operations / Transport / Logistics / Drivers

Description

About the Company
Gull is New Zealand’s largest and fastest growing independent fuel retailer, with the only independently owned fuel import terminal in the country, located at Mount Maunganui. Since 1998, Gull has built a reputation for disrupting the market and keeping fuel prices honest for Kiwi motorists. The terminal at Mount Maunganui is an Upper Tier Major Hazard Facility and the backbone of Gull’s supply chain.
  
About the Role
This is an operational role reporting to the Assistant Terminal Manager. You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day running of terminal services. From managing incoming vessels and outgoing fuel delivery, to maintenance, safety compliance, and continuous improvement.

This is a hands-on role which is process-driven, and safety-focused. And will see you operating within one of New Zealand’s most demanding logistics environments.

Responsibilities will include delivering terminal services to the required standards, including vessel arrivals and fuel dispatch. Carrying out maintenance and repairs in accordance with SOPs and critical safety procedures.  You’ll ensure compliance with all health & safety requirements and all relevant legislation and regulations. Contributing to the delivery of continuous improvement initiatives. As well as training to become a shore officer for fuel imports.

About You
You are an experienced terminal or operations professional who takes safety seriously and brings a methodical, process-driven approach to everything you do. You thrive in a technical environment, communicate clearly, and are comfortable working independently or as part of a close-knit team already in place.

Ideally, you’ll have experience in an industrial/operational environment. A sound understanding of health, safety, and environmental requirements relevant to hazardous facility operations. The ability to follow and maintain SOPs and work safely in a high-stakes environment. To assist you in this you’ll have strong written and verbal communication skills any relevant qualifications or certificates you hold will be highly regarded. The role requires flexibility, including regular shift work and on call rotating roster.
  
What’s on Offer
This is a permanent full-time role at a fuel storage facility with a growing, well-backed business and long-term career potential. They have a collaborative team environment where safety and performance go hand in hand. They offer a competitive salary with additional overtime paid. For more information or to register your interest, contact John Boyle on 021 73 75 76 or johnb@huntercampbell.co.nz for a confidential discussion.

  • Mt Maunganui location
  • Paid overtime available
  • Terminal operations

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Warehouse Supervisor

05 / 05 / 2026

  • Auckland
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • Transport / Logistics / Drivers / Warehouse & Distribution

Description

About the company

Join a prestigious, kiwi company with a strong brand presence and a reputation for quality. The team in Grey Lynn is friendly and experienced, with long tenure across roles, and the business has exciting plans and projects on the horizon. You’ll be part of a company that values efficiency, innovation and a collaborative approach.

About the job

This will be a hands-on Warehouse Supervisor role, responsible for managing a compact site with a high number of SKUs. You’ll lead a small, dedicated team and be responsible for all general warehouse functions – including inventory management, order fulfillment and maintaining strong relationships with transport and 3PL partners. The role is approximately 60% on the floor and 40% office/back-end based, giving you a mix of hands-on and administrative responsibilities.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and to play a key role in optimising systems and process. You’ll oversee the smooth and tidy operation of the warehouse, distributing products nationwide to retailers and direct to customers. This is a 40 hour / Monday-Friday operation where you will be home in time for dinner every night. This could work well for someone looking to either step up into a supervisor role, or step back from a more hectic management role. 

About you

You are a practical, hands-on supervisor who enjoys working closely with a small team and keeping operations running efficiently. You are confident managing inventory and IT systems, have experience working with transport and 3PL partners, and take pride in maintaining an organised, safe and productive warehouse environment. You’re flexible, approachable and ready to play your part in a kiwi business with plenty of exciting plans.

Full PD available.

  • Proudly kiwi company
  • High quality products and plenty of SKUs
  • Friendly team and sociable Mon-Fri hours

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Planning & Purchasing Manager

29 / 04 / 2026

  • Auckland
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • Manufacturing / Planning

Description

The company
 Endeavour Consumer Health is a leading New Zealand health and wellness company dedicated to making everyday better for consumers in NZ and across the globe. The business develops, markets, and distributes a range of high-quality health products, namely Red Seal toothpaste, vitamins, and supplements, alongside a collection of other brands.

Endeavour Consumer Health has built a strong reputation for innovation and quality, with products trusted by New Zealanders and exported to key international markets across Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America.

The opportunity
This is a key leadership role with genuine breadth. As Planning & Purchasing Manager, you will own the end-to-end planning function across all markets, covering demand and supply planning, supplier management, and contracting.

You will lead the ANZ Demand and Supply Reviews within the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) cycle, drive forecast accuracy, and maintain the inventory discipline required to support commercial considerations, including working capital and margin commitments. With four direct reports and deep cross-functional reach, this role sits at the centre of the business.
  
Key Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach and develop the Demand and Supply planning teams, building a culture of accuracy, accountability and continuous improvement.
  • Own the monthly IBP Demand and Supply Reviews, delivering decision-ready insights, scenarios and recommended actions to leadership.
  • Develop accurate, unconstrained demand forecasts across all entities, brands, channels and markets, incorporating promotional plans, NPD and customer intelligence.
  • Manage replenishment strategies for finished goods across ANZ, spanning domestic manufacture, co-manufacture and imports, including high-level production planning for Red Seal Manufacturing.
  • Own inventory policy and planning parameters; monitor inventory health, including aged and slow-moving stock, forward cover, service levels, and working capital.
  • Build and manage senior supplier relationships, leading negotiations for new and renewed supply agreements to achieve commercially favourable outcomes.
  • Drive optimisation of planning systems, including ERP, forecasting tools and Board, implementing KPIs, dashboards and process improvements to lift planning maturity across ANZ.

About You
You bring considerable experience in demand and supply planning experience ideally in FMCG or manufacturing, with demonstrated leadership of multi-disciplinary planning teams.

You have strong working knowledge of forecasting and supply planning processes, hands-on IBP or S&OP experience, and solid proficiency with ERP/MRP systems and advanced analytical tools.

Equally, you are a skilled communicator and collaborator who can balance strategic planning with operational realities, remain calm under pressure, and are a passionate and capable leader able to lead, coach and develop people effectively.

What’s in it for you:
This is a career-defining opportunity to join a business with market-leading brands, significant growth ambitions, and a strong culture built around innovation, teamwork and doing what’s right. You’ll have direct exposure to the SLT and the wider executive team, with genuine scope to shape commercial performance and future direction of the business.  

To register your interest or request a confidential discussion, please submit your CV via the link or contact Wayne Fry at Hunter Campbell on 021 656 502 or waynef@huntercampbell.co.nz

  • Part of the EBOS Group, Australasia's leading healthcare company
  • Coach and develop a dedicated planning and purchasing team
  • Partner with senior leaders to drive commercial strategy

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Demand & Supply Planner

28 / 04 / 2026

  • Auckland
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • Manufacturing / Planning

Description

The company
A highly successful NZ-owned industrial & construction business that is one of the market leaders in their field. 

The business is dedicated to providing leading products to their respective markets and has an established reputation for quality service with a distribution reach across NZ.

Dedicated to Continuous Improvement, the business is continuing significant investment in its Supply Chain capability. As part of this vision, they are seeking an experienced Demand & Supply Planner to join the team and be part of their journey to Best Practice Supply Chain.

The opportunity
Reporting to the Head of Supply Chain, you will take responsibility for end-to-end demand & supply planning of their key category range across the business. 

Critical to the role will be your analytical, forecasting, planning, and supply/demand management skills. You will work closely with key internal and external stakeholders, and your demonstrable relationship management, communication, and influencing skills will ensure your success in building and maintaining positive working relationships. The environment is fast-paced, and you will be required to work accurately at speed. 

In addition to the business-as-usual aspect of your role, you will have the opportunity to work on projects and initiatives to improve ERP systems, processes, and the way that the business manages supply chain performance, and be the integral link with all key internal stakeholders. 

What’s in it for you

Tenacious, driven, and eager to learn, you will enjoy a challenge and the opportunity to take on new responsibilities and fast-track your learning and development. You will be working on numerous Continuous Improvement initiatives and projects, and will be given the chance to come up with ideas and execute solutions and improvements.

The role will best suit an experienced Demand/S&OP Specialist who is looking to develop their experience and enjoys working in an environment where you can take responsibility and accountability. You will need a high level of attention to detail, and intermediate to advanced Excel skills will certainly be an advantage in ensuring success in this role. An academic background in supply chain or NZPICS will be very highly regarded, too. 

If you are looking to work for an innovative business committed to NZ manufacturing and striving to achieve Best Practice Supply Chain, then this opportunity could be for you.

If this opportunity is of interest, please submit your CV by following the link below. If you’d like to find out more and for a confidential discussion, please call Wayne Fry on 021 656 502 or email waynef@huntercampbell.co.nz

  • Successful growing business
  • S&OP environment
  • Key focus on continuous improvement and improving systems

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Night Shift Supervisor

23 / 04 / 2026

  • Auckland
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • Management / Supervisor / Manufacturing

Description

About the Company
Our client is an established and highly regarded New Zealand manufacturer with a strong commitment to sustainability, quality, and continuous improvement. Operating out of South Auckland, they produce a range of consumer products and have built a genuine culture around doing things the right way. This is a business that takes pride in its people, its processes, and its purpose. If those things matter to you, you’ll fit right in.

About the Role
This is a hands-on leadership role running the shift across a busy manufacturing operation, Monday to Thursday 2:30pm-01:00am. Reporting to the Production Manager, you will be responsible for a team of 10 that is growing towards 20. With full operational performance of the site overnight.
You will keep production moving, hold the team to high standards, and make sure safety and quality are front and centre. This role suits someone who leads from the front. Someone as comfortable troubleshooting on the floor as they are managing a handover or driving a continuous improvement initiative.
You’ll be supervising and coordinating all night shift production activities in line with schedules, quality standards, and safety protocols. Leading, coaching, and supporting your team to maintain high performance and a positive, inclusive culture. Managing shift handovers and communicating effectively with day shift supervisors and the production manager. Monitoring equipment performance, troubleshooting issues, and coordinating maintenance as required.

About You
You are an experienced production supervisor who knows how to run a shift. You bring calm under pressure, a practical leadership style, and the credibility that comes from having done the work yourself. Ideally we are looking for minimum 2 years’ supervisory experience in a manufacturing or production environment. A solid understanding of manufacturing processes, safety standards, and quality control. Experience with ERP systems and production reporting tools. Knowledge of HACCP, GMP, and environmental compliance standards. A hands-on approach and the confidence to lead by example on the floor and a genuine commitment to sustainability and doing things with integrity will go a long way here.

What’s on Offer

  • Shift leadership role with real ownership and accountability.
  • A business with a strong culture and a clear sense of purpose
  • Collaborative environment with an in-house continuous improvement team
  • Competitive remuneration

For more information or to register your interest, contact John Boyle on 021 73 75 76 or johnb@huntercampbell.co.nz for a confidential discussion.

  • Hands on leadership
  • Strong focus on culture and collaberation
  • South Auckland

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Interim COO

23 / 04 / 2026

  • Wellington
  • Contract or Temp
  • Management / Transport / Logistics / Drivers

Description

About the Company

We are partnering with a fast-growing, entrepreneurially led business based in Lower Hutt that has scaled at an extraordinary rate over the past 12 months. The business imports raw materials which are processed and manufactured on-site before being exported to customers globally, operating in an environment subject to strict compliance requirements.

The founders have built something impressive in a short space of time and now need to invest in getting the supply chain and operations function fit for purpose, fast. This person will be coming in to do just that. 

About the Role

This is a hands-on role with impressive scope. You will quickly assess immediate priorities and build the structures, processes and disciplines from the ground up. This is about fixing current operational flaws, and implementing future structure – personally driving the work from the front line, not simply advising and directing.

The initial focus will be inventory management and accuracy, before extending across purchasing, demand planning, warehouse execution, document control, and compliance frameworks. The business is also relocating its warehouse in the coming months, and you will take a lead role in ensuring the new site is set up correctly from day one.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Setting a basic foundation and executing a clear, prioritised improvement plan.
  • Building robust inventory management processes that deliver accuracy, visibility and control.
  • Establishing purchasing, demand planning and warehouse execution processes that are fit for purpose and scalable.
  • Developing SOPs, document control, and compliance frameworks.
  • Leading the warehouse relocation, ensuring the new site is operationally sound and compliant from the outset.
  • Coaching junior team members across planning, purchasing and inventory, building a capable team for the long term.

About You

You are a senior supply chain/operations professional who thrives when given the mandate to build from the foundations up. You are not someone who needs a perfect environment – you are the person who creates one, cleaning up existing issues as you go. You combine sharp operational instincts with the credibility to bring a leadership team on the journey with you.

You will need to bring:

  • A strong track record of building and improving supply chain functions in physical-goods businesses, with a sleeves up approach.
  • Deep working knowledge across inventory management, purchasing, planning and warehouse operations.
  • Experience in a regulated environment, with confidence across compliance, storage, distribution and documentation requirements.
  • The drive and decisiveness to assess quickly and act with confidence – you will need to hit the ground running.
  • Genuine people development skills, with the ability to build capability in junior team members.
  • Experience managing a warehouse relocation or new site setup would be a distinct advantage.

  
If you are a senior operator who relishes the opportunity to build something meaningful and leave a lasting impact, we would love to hear from you. 

For more information or to reach out for a confidential discussion, please contact Joe Francis on 021 197 9121 or joef@huntercampbell.co.nz

  • Initial 6 month FTC
  • Based in Lower Hutt, Wellington
  • Ideal gig for an experienced, hands on, senior Supply Chain/Ops professional

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