P&C Business Partner

At Te Mātāpuna Fonterra, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves.

Whether you're early in your career or ready for your next step, Fonterra offers a unique opportunity to grow with a global dairy co-operative that values care, collaboration, and contribution.

Owned by New Zealand dairy farmers and supported by a dedicated team, we are all working together to create a better future. Imagine tomorrow with us, where your career can grow, and you can create positive change.

We transform service delivery for Fonterra employees, unlocking People and Culture solutions with fresh thinking, cutting-edge tech, and customer service.

As a People & Culture Business Partner in New Zealand Manufacturing you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our workforce. This is a strategic partnering role bringing our people strategy to life by embedding strategic workforce planning, capability development and culture transformation into site operations, ensuring alignment with our business priorities and the evolving needs of our Co-op.

You'll work closely with leaders across our South Island sites-including Darfield, Tākaka, and Studholme-to influence strategic thinking, drive a high-performance culture, lead change, and design organisational solutions that deliver real business outcomes. Regular travel, typically monthly or as needed, is part of the role and supports strong cross-site relationships and responsive, high-impact People & Culture delivery.

As a trusted advisor, you'll coach and support leaders, champion employee engagement, and design people strategies that solve real business challenges. Our leaders value the depth, insight, and impact of our P&C partnership. This is a unique opportunity to shape meaningful change, influence senior stakeholders, and deliver people solutions that make a difference-all while advancing your career in a dynamic, purpose-driven environment.

You are a strategic thinker with deep business insight into key drivers and success measures, and a passion for enabling performance. Future-focused and adaptable, you bring fresh perspectives and thought leadership to navigate ambiguity and lead change across complex environments.With confidence and experience, you lead culture transformation across unionised and geographically dispersed settings, embedding strategic P&C disciplines-such as workforce planning, capability building, and high-performance culture-into integrated programs that deliver real impact.

You take initiative to drive execution and track performance, using data and insights to shape strategy, balance complexity and quality, and meet stakeholder needs. Leveraging your influencing skills and P&C expertise, you partner effectively with diverse site leadership teams to craft people strategies that anticipate future workforce needs and enable business success. Business-focused and employee-centric, you bring clarity, confidence, and impact to everything you do.

At Fonterra, our values of Good Together, Better Every Day, and Every Drop Counts, are for everyone - no matter your background, identify or experience.

These values guide us in delivering exceptional outcomes for our farmers, customers, communities, and each other.

Discover how your values align with ours by taking our Values Quiz.

We care for our people globally. Our comprehensive benefits support your well-being, development, and work-life balance:

Fair and equitable pay

Health and well-being programs (medical, mental health support)

Work-life balance options (flexible/hybrid working where possible)

Parental leave support

Employee recognition

Support for community involvement and cultural connection

Ngā Mahi A Career of Opportunities

At Te Mātāpuna Fonterra, be inspired by purpose and guided by our principles and values. Create goodness for generations and make a global impact at a local level.

As part of our Co-operative, be an everyday creator, imagining what Fonterra, dairy, and you can be here.

Does this sound good to you? Come join our whānau - bring your whole self, and let's solve for better together.

He Wāhi mō te Katoa Together, we're shaping a future of inclusion.

Inclusion is key to our Co-operative. We're building a team that reflects the diverse world we live in, believing it drives better decisions and innovation.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds (ethnicities, genders, identities, orientations, ages, abilities, neurotypes, cultures, religions).

Even if you don't meet every requirement listed, we encourage you to apply; we value potential and growth.

If you face accessibility issues or need reasonable accommodations during the process, please contact your recruiter. We ensure fair participation, allowing you to be at your best. Tātou, tātou.