Trader - Tea

Asda Stores Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Pension up to 7% matched 15%

Colleague discount in store and online

Wellbeing services access

Inclusion networks

Parental leave policies

Job summary

Asda Stores Ltd invites you to join our Tea category as a commercially driven Trader. You will engage with leading suppliers, shape the category strategy and deliver value to customers through innovative ranges and competitive campaigns.

You’ll manage day-to-day trading activity, negotiate pricing and promotional investment, and translate insights into growth opportunities across the portfolio. This is a permanent, full-time role based in the UK with hybrid working options and a strong benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial trading, buying, category management, or FMCG role.
• Strong commercial awareness with a passion for delivering results.
• Excellent analytical skills and confidence using data to support decision-making.
• Effective negotiation and influencing skills with the ability to build supplier relationships.

Responsibilities

• Support development and delivery of the category strategy with strong commercial performance.
• Manage day-to-day trading activity to drive sales, profit and market share growth.
• Build and maintain relationships with key supplier partners and negotiate pricing and promotions.
• Analyse customer, market and competitor insights to identify growth opportunities.
• Support category plans, range reviews and product launches, monitor promotions and campaigns.

Skills

Commercial trading

Buying

Category management

FMCG

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Job description

Job Title Trader - Tea

Location Asda

Employment Type Full time

Contract Type Permanent

Hours Per Week 37.5

Salary Competitive salary plus benefits.

Category Buying

Closing Date 26 October 2026

Are you a commercially driven Trader with a passion for building category growth, strengthening supplier partnerships, and shaping customer favourite brands? We're looking for a Trader to join our Tea category team at Asda. This is an exciting opportunity to influence one of the UK's most established grocery categories, working with leading suppliers and household brands to deliver exceptional value, innovation, and market-leading performance. As a Trader, you'll play a pivotal role in driving sales, profitability, and customer satisfaction across the category. You'll collaborate closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders to develop and execute trading plans, identify growth opportunities, and ensure Asda continues to meet the changing needs of our customers.

What you’ll be doing

Supporting the development and delivery of the category strategy, ensuring strong commercial performance and customer relevance. Managing day-to-day trading activity to deliver sales, profit, and market share growth. Building and maintaining strong relationships with key supplier partners, delivering mutually beneficial outcomes. Negotiating pricing, promotional investment, and commercial agreements to maximise value for customers and Asda. Analysing customer, market, and competitor insights to identify opportunities for growth and innovation. Supporting the delivery of category plans, range reviews, and product launches. Managing promotional performance and evaluating campaign effectiveness to optimise results. Monitoring market trends, commodity movements, and wider industry developments that may impact category performance. Working cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing, Data & Insights, and Retail Operations teams to ensure successful execution of trading plans. Contributing to the delivery of category profitability through effective cost and margin management.

What you’ll bring

Experience in a commercial trading, buying, category management, or FMCG role. Strong commercial awareness with a passion for delivering results. Excellent analytical skills and confidence using data to support decision-making. Effective negotiation and influencing skills with the ability to build strong supplier relationships. Strong stakeholder management capabilities and the confidence to collaborate across multiple teams. A customer-focused mindset with the ability to balance commercial objectives and customer needs. Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. A proactive approach to identifying opportunities and solving challenges.

Why Asda?

At Asda, you’ll have the opportunity to influence a category enjoyed by millions of customers every day. Working alongside experienced commercial leaders and industry-leading suppliers, you’ll help shape the future of the Tea category while developing your own career within one of the UK's most recognised retailers.

Everything you’ll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched 15%
• colleague discount in store and online
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves Asda is Reimagining Retail It’s hard for anyone to imagine how many different career possibilities there are at Asda. Ours is a big business, and beyond the roles you might be familiar with there are hundreds more you don’t often get to see. In fact, because our business is changing we're creating new roles all the time! So take the time to look around.