Category Assistant - Wash Deodorants

Job Description

Role - Category Assistant - Wash bath & Deodorants

Contract: 12M Fixed-Term contract

Shift Pattern:
Full Time

Hours: 37.50

Recruitment Partner:
Matthew Nelligan

Our Category team are at the heart of our business and help create compelling reasons for customers to shop y are a dynamic team, working to deliver a creative and customer led range in store. The team are accountable for delivering the sales and profit budget using the main levers of range, price, promotions and distribution to delight our customers promoting them to  feel good .

• Contribute to the delivery of customer promotions in store by setting up campaign offers such as 3 for 2, Half Price, on the Boots SAP system.
• Working with other teams such as the marketing and pricing team to ensure set ups are right first time.
• Confirm promotional funding with suppliers ensuring this is logged correctly on a tracker so it can be invoiced.
• Check invoice calculations and work with the Trading Process team to raise the correct amounts.
• Help the assistant category manager to review competitor pricing activity.
• Supporting the stores help desk and customer care team with all category queries, ranging from pricing, product descriptions or missing marketing material in store.
• Run sales reports and analyse for the team and suppliers, helping with Monday morning weekly Raise Purchase Orders for marketing and merchandising activity

• Proficient in MS Office - (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)
• In-depth understanding of numerous SAP programmes
• The ability to communicate via face-to-face meetings, Teams or email.
• Must develop knowledge of category strategy, performance and range

• Ability to analyse/ report data

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

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The Boots Group is a trusted leader in healthcare, pharmacy and retail, operating across 11 countries - including the UK, Ireland, Thailand and Mexico. The Boots Group brands - including Boots, Boots Opticians, No7 Beauty Company, Farmacias Benavides and Alliance Healthcare - are trusted and well recognised healthcare and beauty businesses, serving millions of customers and patients every day in communities around the world.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all.

If you apply, our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

We ask that you complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location, we will ask you to submit either a DBS, PVG or an Access NI Check.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

We hope to hear from you soon.

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