Merchandising & Insights Assistant, Consumables

The Boots Company PLC; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Boots Retirement Savings Plan (up to 6

Generous employee discounts for you &/

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption/

Job summary

The Boots Company PLC in Nottingham, Beeston, is seeking a Category Assistant, Consumables & General Merchandise to join our team. You’ll work cross-functionally with UK and Ireland teams to support budget delivery and promotions.

We’re looking for strong organisational skills, proficiency in Office apps, and clear communication to ensure accurate set-ups and reporting. Boots offers strong benefits and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational skills to manage multiple brands across subcategories.
• Exceptional communication across cross-functional teams and stores.
• Good presentation skills and ability to translate data into concise insights.
• Ability to delve into reporting requirements and present results.
• Experience working cross-functionally with marketing, pricing and field teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the Assistant Category Managers and Category Manager in delivery of the annual budget.
• Support with sales plan for the category and customer journey specific to promotions.
• Store support by way of exceptional communication and problem solving.
• Working with other teams such as Marketing & Pricing to ensure set ups are right first time.
• Building relationships with your UK counterparts to support cascade of UK led plan.
• Seeking out opportunities locally in Ireland and landing NPD ahead of the Irish market.
• Confirm promotional funding with suppliers ensuring this is logged correctly on a tracker so it can be invoiced.
• Occasional travel to Ireland.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

The Boots Company PLC in Nottingham, Beeston, is seeking a Category Assistant, Consumables & General Merchandise to join our team. You’ll work cross-functionally with UK and Ireland teams to support budget delivery and promotions.

We’re looking for strong organisational skills, proficiency in Office apps, and clear communication to ensure accurate set-ups and reporting. Boots offers strong benefits and career development opportunities.