Opportunities

Current Opportunities at Kerridge & Partners

 

Chief Executive Officer

  • High profile leadership role offering diversity and challenge
  • Apply your passion for the food industry and for economic development
  • Auckland

Thought to be globally unique, this recently launched innovation centre presents a single market identity and collaboration platform in the added value food economy.  A fusion of challenges between operational management of this world class commercialisation facility and development and management of an ‘expertise bank’ combine to create an interesting and varied leadership role charged with delivering economic growth for NZ Inc.

Reporting to the board your success will be measured by your ability to realise real economic growth from New Zealand’s broader food and beverage industry. 

As Chief Executive Officer you will provide:-

  • Operational leadership - including managing legal contractual requirements along with costing activities
  • Business development leadership - both marketing and business development (helping businesses develop as well as promoting the innovation centre)
  • Economic development leadership

This is a high profile role and you will be required to talk with food industry leaders and present at conferences.

To be successful, your achievements will demonstrate the following skills and experience:

  • Senior level experience in the food manufacturing sector (including beverage manufacturers, food technology, science and innovation and ingredient manufacturers) is mandatory;
  • Strong stakeholder management; ability to get companies working together
  • Operational leadership including managing legal contractual requirements along with costing activities
  • Business development
  • Passion for economic development and the desire to make a contribution to the development of New Zealand’s food industry
  • Lateral thinking; affinity with collaborative models and “communities of interest”
For further detail, or to express an interest in this opportunity, please contact Amelia Long in confidence on +64 9 969 9900 or email amelia@kerridgepartners.com.

 

Strategic Property Manager

  • Global company with a $2b Property Asset Portfolio
  • Unique green field opportunity
  • Genuine potential to build a career beyond Property

Fletcher Building is a New Zealand based company with diversified global operations in manufacturing and distribution of building materials, and involvement in residential and commercial construction. With a strong heritage and market-leading position in New Zealand, Fletcher Building has grown to establish a strong position across Australasia and an increasing international presence.  Fletcher Building employs 20,000 people across more than 40 different countries and is now seeking to appoint an individual to be accountable for the management of a significant $2b Property Asset Portfolio in New Zealand the role will report directly to the CFO.

Key aspects of the role will include the identification of the appropriate tool leading to establishment and effective running of the asset register and database, within the first year to eighteen months.  You will also bring your experience in influencing and building rapport with the senior executive team whilst developing the Property functions strategic plan and road map, for the short, medium and long term.  Rationalisation of the property portfolio whilst reviewing investment merits and as a consequence, delivering exceptional results, efficiency gains and cost savings are also key elements of the role which you will bring experience in.

The ideal candidate will bring the following skills and experience:

  • An acute understanding of the property arena ideally from an investment perspective; supported by a tertiary qualification in this profession
  • The ability to influence and work collaboratively across the senior executive and to the divisions is of paramount importance 
  • Strong experience in property management with experience in developing strategic plans, leading lease negotiations and rent renewals, asset registry setup and/database maintenance, forecasting, occupancy rates etc
  • Investment experience in this arena and experience in light manufacturing in the property capacity would also be of considerable benefit which would include previous management of a diverse property portfolio.

 For further details, or to express interest in this opportunity, please contact Deborah Wong or Vikki Maclean in confidence on 09 969 9908 or email deborah@kerridgepartners.com

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Chief Operating Officer - Oceania Group

  • Key member of Senior Leadership Team
  • Customer centric service based company
  • Develop and motivate large team
  • Auckland based

One of New Zealand’s leading senior care providers, Oceania Group, have 58 senior living and care facilities from Warkworth to Invercargill. These range from retirement villages, rest homes and hospitals to dementia units and respite, as well as palliative and convalescent care. Driving to be the top provider of choice in lifestyle and care options, , Oceania believe their residents have the right to superior quality lifestyle in a safe, secure and comfortable environment, with exceptional staff, amenities and services at hand.

 Growing rapidly as a commercial entity whilst opening numerous lifestyle options, Oceania is a business of significant scale. They are focused on growing the business exponentially, increasing occupancy rates and overall yield. With 3,200+ staff Oceania has 3,600 rest home and hospital beds and over 1,000 people living independently in their retirement villages.

 Reporting to the CEO, the Chief Operating Officer will be responsible for managing the operations of the company and for developing and achieving the annual operating plan. Managing a large team they will create business development activities, optimise revenue potential, operating income and develop strategies with the Senior Leadership Team that are aligned with the business. Creating and nurturing key relationships with DHB’s, government representatives, as well as other major customers, stakeholders and staff will be crucial to this role.

 To be considered for this unique opportunity you will have a strong empathy, understanding and curiosity towards people as well as be commercially focused and financially literate. You will have 5 – 10 years experience as either a COO or GM Operations in a like size company or division level responsibility in a $100+ million revenue company which is service based. A tertiary qualification is required, and a Masters in Management (or related area) is preferred. Ideally you must have a successful track record of operating a multi-site small unit operation with a decentralised management structure and large rostered workforce to be successful in this role. Experience in leading operations through major growth and change will help you excel in this role, as well as being bright, well educated and having strong analytical, budgeting and planning skills.

 For further detail, or to express an interest in this opportunity, please contact Penny Mark or Vikki Maclean in confidence on +64 9 969 9900 or email penny@kerridgepartners.com.

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Chief Executive – ATEED

  • High profile, compelling and visionary leadership role
  • Complexity and challenge across diverse portfolio with significant stakeholder management
  • Game changing in achieving economic prosperity for Auckland and New Zealand

Auckland Tourism Events and Economic Development (ATEED) was established in November 2010 to facilitate Auckland tourism, major events and business and sector development.  ATEED represents the guardian of the Auckland brand, aiming to progress the region’s economic wellbeing and to contribute to the whole of New Zealand.  There remains untapped potential; significant opportunities exist to leverage its unique business, sector, tourism and events landscape to further increase economic growth and prosperity locally and nationally.  

The role of the Chief Executive is to provide clear strategic direction to ensure excellence in customer service and delivery against the expectations and needs of a diverse group of stakeholders.  The Chief Executive will continue to build and deliver on the established vision and ATEED’s achievements to date.  The successful candidate will provide inspirational leadership to continue uniting a strong culture, drive change and ensure that ATEED delivers exceptional results as a leading edge organisation. 

The Chief Executive will report to the Chair and the Board of ATEED and has six direct reports. 

ATEED’s talent is one of the organisation’s greatest assets, with a highly valued wealth of experience and sector knowledge, and a diverse range of skills.  This role presents a unique opportunity to further develop that talent to leverage exceptional economic opportunities for the future growth of the region.

For further detail, or to express an interest in this opportunity, please contact Vikki Maclean in confidence on +64 9 969 9906 or email vikki@kerridgepartners.com.

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 Chief Financial Officer - Housing New Zealand

  • Seeking a top level finance executive with proven strategic success 
  • Opportunity to work with over $15 Billion in Assets and help lead the transformation of the organisation

We are seeking to connect with senior CFOs with experience working in complex organisations managing a large asset base that can bring their integrity and leadership to the Executive team at Housing New Zealand Corporation.

To be successful in this role you must be a strategic thinker that can go beyond compliance and drive the strategy of the organisation as well as have the following attributes:

  •  An Experienced Senior Executive with a decade-long track record of excelling in a large complex organisation with a focus on the customer
  • Proven leadership success in building and developing the finance function of the organisation
  • Track record in delivering strategic financial / commercial thinking and solutions that lie outside of the core management function
  • Experience in leading and successfully implementing major change initiatives
  • Demonstrable experience in managing and navigating complex relationships

Prior experience in government is not mandatory. However a level of mastery around relationships and stakeholder management is essential.

This role will appeal to a highly experienced, accomplished but grounded self-starter, with energy and passion for providing a superior customer focus as well as has the innate ability to balance this with steely long-term commercial and strategic focus.

For further detail, or to express an interest in this opportunity, please contact Carrie Clarke in confidence at carrie@kerridgepartners.com

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Chief Executive Officer

  •         Exciting leadership opportunity offering complexity and diverse challenges
  •         Multiple business streams servicing the business sector
  •         An opportunity to  lead business expansion globally with particular emphasis on Asia

Offering the challenge of growing a successful operation, this role demands proven leadership skills and intellect, and the ability to drive growth and international expansion. The organisation is positioned for growth, and with strong values and vision and a highly skilled workforce, this is an opportunity to further develop talent and leverage the business’ intellectual property. The business has a diverse stakeholder base which requires strong communication skills.

Headquartered in Auckland, the company has 1700 people based in New Zealand and offshore and delivers services to customers in 40 countries.

Reporting to the board, your success will be measured by your ability to continue to develop and deliver world class service in the local markets; to build on sound performance and a solid strategy; and to successfully engineer and execute international expansion.

To be successful, your achievements will demonstrate skills and experience in the following areas:

  • 10 years+ successful senior leadership experience, ideally in a diverse international business with complexity;
  • People leadership in environments with a large and highly skilled workforce;
  • Management of a distributed service-orientated business;
  • Stakeholder relationship management and experience in forming new partnerships such as mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures;
  • Demonstrated ability to successfully design and execute strategic and business plans;
  • Proven international business experience and an understanding of the challenges of international regulatory environments;
  • A strong commercial focus and financial acumen, combined with an ability to be resourceful;
  • Experience in developing IT as a business enabler;
  • Business or science related relevant tertiary qualification is preferred;
  • Success in the food supply chain / agricultural sectors may be an advantage.

For further detail, or to express an interest in this opportunity, please contact Amelia Long in confidence on +64 9 969 9900 or email amelia@kerridgepartners.com by 15th February 2012.

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Head of Retail Credit at Kiwibank

  • Senior Leadership Role 
  • Be a part of an Iconic “Kiwi” success story
  • Opportunity to influence the strategy, growth and the wider New Zealand landscape

Kiwibank is a 100% New Zealand owned bank that has been transforming the heart of banking in New Zealand since 2002.  A wholly owned subsidiary of New Zealand Post Group, this award winning bank aims to provide real value for money with Kiwi values at heart, while keeping Kiwi money where it belongs, in New Zealand.  It achieves this through its commitment to “doing things differently”.

As a result of a full review of Kiwibank’s growth platform and business strategies, the Chief Risk Officer has rolled out a new structure for the risk department creating a new layer of leadership that will enhance risk culture and practices across the bank and have a meaningful impact on the organisation by driving and supporting strategic growth.

The Head of Retail Credit is a senior leadership position based in Wellington, New Zealand, and reporting to the CRO.  You will have responsibility for improving and streamlining the current retail risk frameworks that will provide opportunities for increased business efficiencies and continued growth in the retail sector.

To be successful in this role, you will be a seasoned risk professional and you will need to have a relevant tertiary degree and at least 10 years experience in risk.  You must have proven experience creating and implementing risk platforms within the Retail Credit space within a banking environment and will most likely have reported to a Chief Risk Officer.

For further details or to express interest in this opportunity, please contact Carrie Clarke in confidence at carrie@kerridgepartners.com. 

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Manager – Major Projects

Work for one of the top five listed companies on the New Zealand stock exchange

  • Significant capital expenditure and operational expense projects
  • Be a key architect in evolving the company growth strategy and culture
  • As a leader, continue your ascent in large project management

TrustPower is New Zealand’s fifth largest electricity retailer and generator. Established in 1925, the organisation owns 36 Hydro Schemes and two Wind Farms and services around 220,000 Kiwi households. With over $2 Billion of assets, the organisation has been successful to date, in part, through being very resourceful. However they are now entering a phase of building for the future and will require a different approach to risk and investment. The business is keen to build capability and succession and also instil a culture of collaboration and high engagement.

Reporting to the GM Generation, the Manager – Major Projects will ensure the successful implementation of strategic and/or major generation projects to ensure TrustPower achieves desired business outcomes. They will work closely with the trading and finance teams to ensure that the projects are optimising commercial outcomes. The role scope includes supporting new wind generation development projects and developing through feasibility to implementation, and work in both New Zealand and Australia.

Exceptional leadership skills are called for alongside experience in heavy engineering or large project management experience. There is a preference for those bringing hydro/ wind generation industry experience. We are seeking someone with a practical understanding of relevant legislation, commercial and construction law, equally an effective negotiator and relationship manager. Strong financial and commercial acumen, a results orientation and a strong health and safety focus are essential. High on the list of personal attributes required are curiosity, high professional standards and strong people skills.

For further details, or to express interest in this opportunity, please contact Deborah Wong or Peter Kerridge in confidence on 09 969 9900 or email deborah@kerridgepartners.com.

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Wholesale Market Manager

Work for one of the top five listed companies on the New Zealand stock exchange

  • Be a integral part of the company growth strategy
  • Be a key architect in evolving the company culture
  • Build rapport by driving multi-million dollar gains

TrustPower is New Zealand’s fifth largest electricity retailer and generator. Established in 1925, the organisation owns 36 Hydro Schemes and two Wind Farms and services around 220,000 Kiwi households. With over $2 Billion of assets, the organisation has been successful to date, in part, through being very resourceful. However they are now entering a phase of building for the future and will require a different approach to risk and investment. The business is keen to build capability and succession and also instil a culture of collaboration and high engagement which will be led in part by this role.

Reporting to the GM Trading and leading a small team, the Wholesale Market Manager will manage the Electricity Market Trading Book and guide TrustPower’s senior management in key short to long term decisions. This will include a focus on developing an in-depth view of the likely future price curve for electricity (inclusive of capacity limited scenarios) as well as ensuring its correct implementation, in the key areas where value can be added to the company from this understanding. Importantly the role will work closely with senior leaders across the business, notably in the generation and finance teams.

To be successful in this role you will likely be a team player with a drive and desire to win, balance street smarts with advanced financial analysis and modelling. You will be a strategic thinker, who will also bring strong leadership and communication skills and demonstrate a curiosity in understanding the links between business divisions. You will bring sufficient experience and credibility when interacting with the board and ideally an affinity with the energy sector, or at least an ability to learn quickly, most likely from a platform of experience in trading in a tangible commodity business.

For further details, or to express interest in this opportunity, please contact Deborah Wong or Peter Kerridge in confidence on 09 969 9900 or email deborah@kerridgepartners.com.

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Corporate / Commercial - Senior Associate / Partner, Auckland

Our client seeks to grow its corporate/commercial practice and is looking at various ways to do so; therefore this is an opportunity for Partners and Senior Associates to join them on their journey to success.

The firm is a leading legal practice with a team of approximately 20 partners providing a full range of services to corporate, local authority and private clients throughout New Zealand and overseas.

This is a role for a motivated and driven professional to contribute to growth within the commercial team. A solid background in corporate/commercial law is essential and will you demonstrate commercial acumen and an ability to work with diverse complex issues while fostering client relationships and providing corporate /commercial advice.

You will be inspired to assist in providing a fresh look to the organisation with your ability to develop and maintain relationships, while working in a collegial and supportive team. Opportunities exist for “lateral hire” partners and senior associates.

For further detail, or to express interest in this opportunity, please contact Peter Kerridge in strict confidence on 09 969 9902 or email peter@kerridgesearch.com.

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Principal Consultant

 

  • Award winning advisory firm
  • Test your skills with the most discerning clients
  • Culture of accountability and excellence

Kerridge and Partners is an innovative and leading edge consultancy business. Its service offerings span executive search, executive coaching and boardroom advisory work focusing primarily on board dynamics. Four partners guide a talented and diverse team of professionals to deliver best-in-class solutions to clients both in New Zealand and overseas. We work with some of the nation’s most senior leaders and we are passionate about the difference our work makes.

We are interested in hearing from individuals who might recognise themselves in the following statements:

  • Have talent and want to work in an environment that allows them to use it.
  • Self-starter, self-motivated, curious and always learning.
  • Strive to be the best / high standards.
  • Superb people skills that can be applied to our client relationships.
  • Genuine team player.
  • Very smart, intellectual agility to traverse all sectors of the economy.
  • Ability to work seamlessly with clients at board and CEO level.
  • A set of values that are congruent with our vision of making a difference to the leadership landscape of New Zealand.

You may have just returned from overseas and looking to rebuild your career in Auckland. You might be working in a larger consultancy and frustrated, or in a senior leadership position and intrigued about the world of consulting. You might be new to New Zealand and ready to make your mark.

To enquire further, please email Peter Kerridge at peter@kerridgepartners.com or call on 09 969 9900.

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Join our team

Kerridge & Partners is enjoying solid growth across its offerings in executive search, executive coaching and board dynamics consulting.

We have a vibrant and diverse team who deliver extraordinary work on behalf of clients in NZ, Australia, Pacific Islands, North America and the Middle East.

We have openings in the next months for senior consultants and researchers. There is no set formula, more a requirement for bright and curious professionals with interesting backgrounds, easy to do business with and with very high standards. Good team players who thrive on new challenges and want to learn through new and exciting projects.

To find out more contact Amelia@kerridgepartners.com

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