Trading Category Assistant: Admin & Supplier Support

Senior Category Manager - Catering; Bradford; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Bestway Group in Bradford is seeking a Category Assistant to join the Trading Team, supporting administration, supplier invoicing and media activation tasks.

You will handle product and pricing systems, liaise with suppliers, assist with seasonal event planning and provide ad-hoc support to the Category Manager. The role suits a motivated, organised individual with strong PC skills and good communication.

Qualifications

• Highly self-motivated with good communication and people skills.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Numerate and analytical.
• Excellent knowledge and experience in using PC applications including Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining internal systems to ensure Product and Pricing tasks are correct.
• Liaising with suppliers to ensure timelines are delivered through activation of Media Plans to get confirmations for Invoices to be raised.
• Managing Supplier Invoice processes, from confirmations to raising
• Dealing with Category-specific queries internally and externally from suppliers and retailers
• Supporting the Category Manager with seasonal event planning (including supplier meetings/range selection/pricing communications/retailer booklet production etc)
• Providing ad-hoc support for the Category Manager or Category Director

Skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Numerate

Analytical

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Bestway Group in Bradford is seeking a Category Assistant to join the Trading Team, supporting administration, supplier invoicing and media activation tasks.

You will handle product and pricing systems, liaise with suppliers, assist with seasonal event planning and provide ad-hoc support to the Category Manager. The role suits a motivated, organised individual with strong PC skills and good communication.