Category Admin

2 months ago


Coventry, United Kingdom Sainsburys Full time

**Category Admin - Schoolwear and Dress Up**
- 220009QL)

Our Buying teams on Tu Clothing are key to delivering our ‘brands that deliver’ strategy. We’re a friendly bunch who love all things fashion Our buying teams are responsible for delivering our exciting and ambitious growth plans, offering our customers a great range of products, at a great price, through our multi-channel business.

We absolutely see the value in allowing our colleagues to work flexibly and that’s why our ways of working policy allows you to maintain a great work/life balance and gives you the opportunity to make your hours work for you, with plenty of opportunity to work from home.

This role supports the Clothing product teams to work efficiently and effectively by processing any administrative tasks and data inputting that is required to enable to the category to meet its objectives and be compliant with company and legal guidelines.

This role requires an eye for detail and excellent organisational skills as well as a natural curiosity to learn and develop.

**As a Category Assistant you’ll**:

- Reporting into the Senior Buyer for a specific category but working alongside other Category Admins to support the broader Buying Team administrative requirements, as well as any administrative support for the UK-based Global Design team.
- Provide support for all data entry and housekeeping required to maintain the sku raising, supplier set-up, price set up and general data management functions for the Buying teams within Clothing.
- Ensure that Promotional and Pricing administration is completed efficiently and effectively on behalf of the trading team.
- Carry out the accurate filing and maintenance of all required records in line with company procedures and legal guidelines, on behalf of the category.
- Support the Buying and Design teams with downloading, sharing, printing any reports that are required to support in general commercial meetings e.g. trading, sign off or strategy meetings.
- Ensure all skus and related data inputting is generated accurately in line with the critical path and any amendments actioned promptly in line with agreed actions from Trade or Critical Path Meetings.
- Demonstrate high levels of process compliance and data integrity.
- Gain a commercial awareness of our product ranges, stores and competitors.
- Prepare for, attend, and take notes at a variety of meetings.
- Support all team activity being legal and compliant by accurate keying of data within relevant time frames.

**Our Buying team would love to see**:

- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent admin and organisational ability
- A self-starter with a desire to develop.
- Take accountability to ensure that own and team targets are met.
- Customer-focused; Positive and proactive approach to building relationships with stakeholders.
- Confidence to learn new systems

**Why Sainsbury’s?**

Work-life balance is important to us, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role. We trust them to decide how, where and when they work, combining remote and collaborative working with a flexible approach to hours, giving them plenty of time and space for life outside of work whilst delivering against our business goals.

**Primary Location**: GB-GB-Coventry

**Work Locations**: Coventry Store Support Centre - Ansty Park and Home Sainsbury's Store Support Centre Draken Drive Ansty ParkAnsty Coventry CV7 9RD

**Job**: Trading Support

**Schedule**: Full-time

**Advertised Salary** Competitive plus benefits



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