Category Assistant - Up to 11 Month FTC (Grocery)

Booker; Eccles; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% off purchases at Booker

Tesco colleague discount card

Free eye tests

Health and Wellbeing support

Job summary

A leading UK wholesaler in Eccles is looking for a Category Assistant on a fixed-term contract. This role involves providing administrative support, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring effective product assortment. We offer a hybrid work model with benefits including discounts and retirement savings. Ideal for self-starters with excellent communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Resourceful self-starter with the ability to work independently.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proactive with ability to organize and prioritize tasks.
• Ability to manage workload and deadlines effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Category Manager and team.
• Build and maintain relationships with suppliers and customers.
• Suggest improvements for working processes.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Independent work

Proactive approach

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Category Assistant - Up to 11 Month FTC (Grocery)

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We are looking to recruit a Category Assistant, on a fixed term contract, for our Head Office located in Eccles, Manchester to support our Product team.

Whilst your contract will be office based, we currently operate hybrid working. For most colleagues this means working from an office three days, and at home for two days. We'll discuss more about this at interview.

Within this role you will be a pivotal part of the Trading team, liaising with customers and building strong working relationships with our suppliers to ensure we have the right range of products at the right price to drive cash profit and customer satisfaction.

Our Trading teams are extremely level headed, focused on deadlines, dealing with problems and taking everything in their stride. As part of this team you can expect a fast paced role and great satisfaction in knowing that you have done a great job.

About the role

We are looking to recruit a Category Assistant, on a fixed term contract, for our Head Office located in Eccles, Manchester to support our Product team.

Whilst your contract will be office based, we currently operate hybrid working. For most colleagues this means working from an office three days, and at home for two days. We'll discuss more about this at interview.

Within this role you will be a pivotal part of the Trading team, liaising with customers and building strong working relationships with our suppliers to ensure we have the right range of products at the right price to drive cash profit and customer satisfaction.

Our Trading teams are extremely level headed, focused on deadlines, dealing with problems and taking everything in their stride. As part of this team you can expect a fast paced role and great satisfaction in knowing that you have done a great job.

You will be responsible for

Working as part of a team to provide a full administrative support to your Category Manager and the wider team. In this role you will build and maintain strong working relationships with all internal departments, external suppliers and customers, at all times striving to find the best ways of working and suggesting improvements where required.

You will need

• To be a resourceful self-starter with the ability to work independently without direct full time supervision.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• To demonstrate a proactive approach with the ability to organise and prioritise tasks.
• To manage workload and deadlines effectively.
• Comprehensive PC skills, including a good use and experience of Excel and Word.
• To be extremely organised with excellent attention to detail and follow-through.
• To be resourceful and have the ability to work independently as well as within a team.
• To thrive in a dynamic business where accuracy, hard work and flexibility are imperative.
• Ability to exercise appropriate judgment and discretion, especially when handling confidential information.
  

Whats in it for you?

At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:

• A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
• After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
• 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
• Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
• Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
• 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
• Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
• After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
• Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
• Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
• Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family.
• A great holiday package
  

About Us

Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country. We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, eight distribution centres, five Best Food Logistics sites, as well as six support centre locations across the UK.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Booker means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Booker and Best, we always welcome conversations about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we may be able to support you.

We’re proud that Booker is a Disability Confident Committed employer and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support you can expect, please contact [e-mail]

Please note

We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, and driving roles.

On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.

*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however, is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*

For more information about us please visit www.bookergroupjobs.co.uk

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Temporary

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative

• Industries

  Wholesale

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