Merchandise Admin Assistant

Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd; Coventry; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Sainsbury's as a Merchandise Admin Assistant at our Coventry Store Support Centre. This dynamic role offers comprehensive support to the Merchandising team, where you'll manage stock flow, assist with trade queries, and ensure accuracy in data analysis, all within a supportive environment that values your growth and work-life balance.

Benefits

10-15% Colleague Discount

Pension Scheme

Performance-related bonus up to 5% of salary

Annual holiday allowance

Cycle to work scheme

Health cash plans

Employee assistance programme

Maternity and paternity leave pay

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented, highly organized individual.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive administrative support to the Merchandising team.
• Assist with store trade queries and liaise with suppliers.
• Prepare analysis reports and maintain records for stock management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational ability

Communication

Customer-focused mindset

Teamwork

Proficiency in MS Excel

Job description

Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: Coventry Store Support Centre - Ansty Park and Home, Coventry, CV7 9RD
Contract type: Fixed-Term Assignment
Business area: Food Commercial
Closing date: 25 June 2025
Requisition ID: 400002569

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. Here, everything in our Sainsbury’s stores starts out in Sainsbury’s Commercial. Whether it’s the product, proposition, packaging or price, or the fact that something tastes great, our team is responsible for all food, non- food and Clothing items available in Sainsbury’s stores, digitally and on demand. You’ll discover it’s incredibly fast-paced. People here are in it together and not afraid to take risks. They’re enthusiastic too, and their amazing leadership team is right behind them. The knowledge and experience you gain here could set you up for career moves anywhere else in the business. So, if you’re passionate about your products and just as hungry to learn, you’ll fit in perfectly.

Joining us as a Merchandise Admin Assistant offers an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic and fast-paced environment. As you provide comprehensive administrative support to our Merchandising team, you will gain valuable skills and knowledge to forge a successful career in merchandising. We value work-life balance and offer flexibility in how, where, and when you work, empowering you to have a fulfilling personal life while contributing to our business goals. With a focus on learning and development, a supportive team, and a range of benefits, joining Sainsbury's means being part of a company that values your growth and provides opportunities for success.

What you'll do

As a Merchandise Admin Assistant, you will play a vital role in providing comprehensive administrative support to the Merchandising team. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure accurate and timely completion of tasks that drive overall performance in the business unit. You will assist the replenishment team with store trade queries and liaise with suppliers and the imports and warehousing teams to facilitate a smooth flow of stock from the supplier to depot. Additionally, you will maintain accurate records of commitment to provide stock intake and output forecasts, prepare analysis reports as required by the Merchandiser/Assistant Merchandiser, and update delivery schedules and relevant systems to reflect the latest supplier delivery positions. Your role will also involve raising contracts for new orders, gaining a commercial awareness of our product ranges, stores, and competitors, and collaborating with replenishment teams to plan initial allocations and launch builds to meet stock and availability targets. Attention to detail, strong analytical skills, good communication, and excellent organisational ability will be key to your success in this role.

Who you are

You are a detail-oriented and highly organised individual with strong analytical and numerical skills. With your excellent written and verbal communication abilities, you provide comprehensive administrative support to the Merchandising team, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in all tasks to drive overall performance in the business unit. You have a customer-focused mindset and pay great attention to detail in maintaining accurate records and preparing analysis for the Merchandiser/Assistant Merchandiser. With your strong interpersonal and team-working skills, you collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders, such as suppliers and replenishment teams, to ensure smooth stock flow and achieve stock and availability targets. Proficiency in MS Excel and the ability to learn new systems come naturally to you, enabling you to handle various data-related tasks. Your commitment to continuous learning and your passion for the retail industry make you a valuable asset to our Merchandising Team.

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, 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, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:

Starting off with 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 you 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) as well 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.

Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).