Category Assistant

Application Deadline:
3 January 2026

Department:
Procurement

Employment Type:
Permanent - Full Time

Location:
Bradford

Reporting To:
Category Team Leader

Compensation:
£28,000 / year

Description
Are you organised, analytical, and love keeping things running like clockwork? Do you want to work in a fast-paced, dynamic e-commerce fulfilment environment where no two days are the same? We're looking for a dedicated professional to join our team in a hybrid capacity. When working on-site, you'll be based at our Bradford location (BD12). In return, we offer a competitive salary of up to £28,000 (depending on experience), along with ongoing development opportunities, coaching, and mentoring to help you grow in your career.

We're a leading 3PL business supporting some of the biggest and fastest-growing e-commerce brands, handling everything from warehousing and fulfilment to last-mile delivery. Our Category Assistants are at the heart of this operation, making sure the right supplies, services, and solutions are in place so our fulfilment centres run smoothly every single day. From packaging materials and warehouse equipment to transport services and indirect spend, you'll help manage the categories that keep our operations efficient, cost-effective, and ready to scale during peak e-commerce periods. Essentially, you'll be a key part of keeping our supply chain ticking while supporting a business that thrives on speed, accuracy, and innovation.

Key Responsibilities Of Our Category Assistant

• Assist the Category Team Lead in analysing sales, margin, and market data to support category strategies and performance improvements
• Prepare regular reports on KPIs, spend analysis, cost comparisons, and performance, ensuring data accuracy and actionable insights
• Support communication with suppliers and internal teams, helping manage product information, pricing updates, and promotional activity
• Support standardisation and process improvement initiatives across all categories
• Raise purchase orders for your key suppliers and manage and monitor order progress
• Provide day-to-day administrative support to the category team, helping with presentations, meetings, and ad-hoc projects

Skills, Knowledge, And Expertise Required Of The Category Assistant

• Understanding of procurement & category management principles
• Good understanding and awareness of supplier management, sourcing process and contract basics
• Awareness of service level agreements and how they operate
• Previous experience in a supply chain or logistics setting within procurement is desirable

Job Benefits

At Advanced, your journey begins with a warm welcome and a comprehensive onboarding experience designed to set you up for success from day one. But it doesn't stop there—we're committed to your continuous growth, offering ongoing training and development to help you sharpen your skills and reach your full potential.

We understand the significance of maintaining a healthy work/life balance, which is why we offer a hybrid working model.

We know that time to recharge is essential for your wellbeing. That's why, in addition to your 25 days annual leave, we offer the option to purchase additional days—giving you flexibility to take the breaks you need.

We believe that family matters, our enhanced maternity package offers six months of full pay, giving you the time and peace of mind to focus on your growing family. New dads and partners also receive two weeks full paternity pay, so you can be there for those important first moments.

Planning for your future has never been easier—or more rewarding. Through our salary sacrifice pension scheme, meaning you pay less tax overall, while still investing in your future.

You'll be joining a team where collaboration, openness, and support are part of everyday life—because great work happens when people feel connected and inspired.

About Us
Advanced Supply Chain Group offer a complete end-to-end supply chain service, from source to shelf, covering all aspects of supply chain management, global logistics, fulfilment, and value-added services, allowing our customers to maximise the opportunities that exist in today's technology-enabled marketplace. Using our unique intelligent supply chain model, we design innovative solutions to complex challenges, unlock new opportunities, and speed up and streamline existing processes by removing complexity from the supply chain. It all adds up to providing a service that is "Better, Faster, Cheaper" than our competitors.

Our core values drive everything we do. We believe in promoting a supportive environment for our colleagues, delivering exceptional service to our customers, contributing to the community, and working towards a more sustainable environment. If you share these values and are passionate about making a positive impact, we'd love to have you on our team.