Buying Assistant - 6 month Fixed Term Contract

Sainsbury’s Group; Ansty CP; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in the UK is seeking a Buying Admin Assistant to support the Buying team in a dynamic environment. You will handle promotional planning, collaborate with stakeholders, and ensure data integrity. Ideal candidates will have proven administrative experience, strong multitasking abilities, and intermediate Excel skills. This role offers a range of benefits including a colleague discount and performance-related bonus.

Benefits

Colleague discount of 10%

Pensions scheme and life cover

Performance-related bonus up to 5%

Employee assistance program

Cycle to work scheme

Holiday allowance with the option to buy extra days

Responsibilities

• Support the Buying team to drive overall performance.
• Implement promotional plans and ensure data integrity.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and respond to queries.
• Monitor market trends and achieve financial KPIs.

Skills

Proven experience in administration and data input

Demonstrable ability to multitask

Intermediate level in Excel and Microsoft suite

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Job description

Responsibilities

Joining Sainsbury's Buying team means being part of a fast‑paced and dynamic environment where you will play a crucial role in supporting the Buying team to drive overall performance and deliver a compelling customer offer. As a Buying Admin Assistant, you will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with stakeholders, engage in promotional planning, negotiate with suppliers, and ensure data integrity to achieve critical milestones. With a focus on continuous improvement, financial management, and team support, you will have the chance to contribute to the wider category strategy and develop your skills in a supportive and growth‑oriented setting, making a tangible impact on the business and customer experience.

As the Buying Admin Assistant at Sainsbury's, you will play a crucial role in providing comprehensive administrative support to the Buying team in the Grocery & GM category. Your responsibilities will include implementing promotional plans, supporting analysis of customer reviews and competitor pricing, responding to stakeholder queries, and ensuring efficient promotional and pricing administration. You will collaborate with internal and external colleagues to deliver promotional and range plans, maintain data integrity, monitor market trends, and contribute to achieving financial KPIs related to pricing and promotional plans.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in administration and data input.
• Demonstrable ability to multitask.
• Intermediate level in Excel and Microsoft suite.
• Excellent communication and prioritisation skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you'll be welcomed wherever you work. There's always the chance to try something new – whether that's as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business – and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile, and offer flexible working where possible. When you join our team, we'll also offer you an amazing range of benefits.

Benefits

Starting off with a colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance‑related bonus of up to 5% of salary, depending on how we perform. Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance and can buy up to an additional week's holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) and access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme. Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks' pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks' pay for paternity leave.