Trading Assistant - Food

ASDA; Wolverton; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension up to 7% matched

15% colleague discount in store and on

Wellbeing services access (Stream, 24/

Job summary

ASDA is seeking a Trading Assistant - Food Location to join our team. You will support the Trader in sales tracking and analysis, keep admin up to date with line listings, costs and retail changes, and liaise with suppliers to ensure deadlines are met.

You will input into ranges and promotions and assist with competitor research and day-to-day trading of the category. The role is a full-time position with a 37.5 hour week, offering a competitive salary plus benefits and a hybrid working

Qualifications

• Experience in retail trading and administration is beneficial.
• Experience handling invoices and supplier communications is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support the Trader in sales tracking and analysis.
• Keep admin up to date (line listing, cost and retail changes).
• Liaise with suppliers to meet deadlines and tasks.
• Input into decisions on ranges and promotions.
• Raise and reconcile internal and external invoices to the category.
• Assist the Trader with competitor research and day-to-day trading.

Skills

Sales tracking

Sales analysis

Admin support

Supplier liaison

Job description

Job Title

Trading Assistant - Food Location

Category

Buying Closing Date
29 October 2026 Are you interested in kickstarting a career in Trading? Getting the details right can have a surprisingly big impact, as you'll soon realise when you join our team. In this incredibly fast moving and ever changing environment, you'll discover exactly how much the little things matter. From daily sales and profit reports, to admin support and marketing getting everything accurate is hugely important. And doing it as efficiently as possible will bring savings to our customers as well as to our business. You will support the Trader in all areas, including sales tracking and analysis. It's important that you keep the admin up to date, including line listing, cost and retail changes and liaise with suppliers to ensure that they keep to deadlines and tasks. You will input into decisions on ranges and promotions and answer and resolve store/supplier queries. Other important tasks include raising and reconciling of internal and external invoices to the category and assisting the Trader with competitor research and the day to day trading of your category.

Asda House Employment Type
Full time
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours Per Week
37.5 Salary
Competitive salary plus benefits.

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