Trading Assistant

2 weeks ago


Reading, United Kingdom Primark Full time

**Pricing & Promotions Trading Assistant**
Are you looking for a key support role in the Planning & Space team of Primark? Do you have the skills and experience to provide reporting and administrative support to the Commercial Analysts? Do you want to be part of the growth of various areas of the business such as License, Social & Campaigns and Primark Cares?

If yes, then this is the role for you

As a Pricing & Promotions Trading Assistant, you will be responsible for:
**Specific Responsibilities**:

- Maintaining systems and records accurately for all Promotion and Pricing activity
- Supporting Commercial Analyst, Commercial and Buying & Merchandising teams with identification and monitoring of price competition
- Proposing and carrying out price actions based on competitor stock levels and prices
- Supporting with reporting and analysis on competitor and tactical promotions
- Developing understanding of key business KPIs and the competitor landscape across our markets
- Liaising with Commercial, B&M and other functions to make recommendations for the Promotions and Pricing processes
- Creating and carrying out training for the B&M teams on Promotions and Pricing processes
- Supporting with trading, markdown, seasonality and terminal stock processes
- Supporting with reprocessing and return to vendor (RTV) processes
- Supporting the wider Commercial Trading team with BAU trading activity and reporting
- Taking responsibility for own career progression and deputising for the Commercial Analyst where required

**General Responsibilities**
- Providing the necessary B&M systems support to enable the efficient operation of trading across departments
- Compiling and maintaining company-wide weekly and periodic reporting for events, themes and promotional campaigns
- Producing daily and weekly stock and sales reports for the business
- Carrying out system tasks to support the wider trading activities
- Assisting the Commercial Analyst with general administration and ad-hoc projects as they arise
- Managing and maintaining accurate and timely analysis of all agreed key performance indicators
- Providing ad hoc statistical analysis as required
- Building relationships with key stakeholders to identify commercial opportunities across the business
- Working with teams across the business to gather required numerical data
- Positively challenging colleagues to influence the wider business strategy
- Educating colleagues by sharing information and insights
- Presenting analytical data to senior leaders

**To be successful in this role, you will need**:

- An understanding of Fashion and Merchandising. Qualifications in Fashion, Merchandising, Retail Management, Business, Maths, or a similar discipline are a plus. Or, if you’re already a talented Merchandising Assistant, we would be very interested in hearing from you.
- Strong commercial acumen with a genuine interest in enhancing the customer experience
- An eye for detail and excellent time management skills
- Comfortable using IT systems and desire to become an SME
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills displaying confidence and influencing skills when presenting information to senior stakeholders
- A way with numbers and the ability to investigate and solve data inaccuracies and produce analysis reports
- An organisation obsession and the ability to stay on top of and be aware of the current priorities and performance of the business
- A willingness to take responsibility for your own career progression and deputise for the Commercial Analyst where required

There’s the competitive salary, of course. Our team covers many different countries, giving you the opportunity to work with colleagues from all over the world. We give our people more responsibility, and the freedom and space to grow and do things their way. You’ll also receive some benefits you wouldn’t expect, such as flexible and hybrid working opportunities (where possible), seasonal in store discounts and much more What’s more, you’ll also be part of a busy, friendly work environment with a gym, café, restaurant, book club, running club and plenty of open space to think.



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