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Buying Assistant

1 month ago

LONDON, United Kingdom BOOTS Full time
Contract: Fixed Term Contract/Secondment Opportunities

Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits

Closing date: 31st March 2024

Recruitment Partner: David Hancock david.p.hancock@boots.co.uk

About the role

Our Category team are at the heart of our business and play a critical role creating compelling reasons for customers to shop at Boots. They are a fast paced and dynamic team, working cross-functionally to deliver a differentiated, competitive and customer led range in store. The team are accountable for delivering the sales and profit budget using the key levers of range, price, promotions and distribution to delight our customers enabling them to 'feel good'.

We have vacancies across various Categories in Beauty, General Merch and Healthcare and are providing opportunities for you to take the first step in a career in Buying.

Contributing to the effective delivery of customer promotions in store by setting up campaign offers such as 3 for 2, Half Price, on the Boots SAP system. Working alongside other teams such as the marketing and pricing team to ensure set ups are right first time.

Confirming promotional funding with suppliers ensuring this is logged correctly on a tracker so it can be invoiced.

Checking invoice calculations and working with the Trading Process team to raise the correct amounts.

Helping 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.

Running sales reports and analysing for the team and suppliers, helping with Monday morning weekly reporting.

Raising Purchase Orders for marketing and merchandising activity

Providing product nominations for various marketing initiatives such as bump and baby or the health and beauty magazine, checking copy, prices and images are correct before going to print.

Reviewing brand produced in store marketing material, working with legal and the marketing team to ensure all approved and Boots compliant.

Attending team meetings to understand the category strategies and priorities.

Attending supplier meetings to help out where required.

What you'll need to have:

Knowledge of Microsoft office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

In depth understanding of numerous SAP programs

Must develop knowledge of category strategy, performance and range

Ability to multitask and prioritise workload

Good time management

Basic numeracy skills

Attention to detail, right first time attitude

Strong administration skills

Ability to communicate effectively whether face to face, Teams or email etc

Ability to analyse/ report data

Collaborative team working

Good interpersonal skills, approachable and friendly with the ability to build relationships and network on a variety of levels

Positive attitude, ability to deal with last minute changes & queries

A team player

Works well under pressure and to tight deadlines

Confident and able to use initiative to create and/or seek out solutions

Being comfortable to challenge

Ability to be adaptable and flexible

Our benefits

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 holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.

Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. 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. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, it's with you, we change for the better.

What's next

If your application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion you will be notified by email.

We are always open to discussing possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you, including job share and reduced hours. 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.

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

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