Category Assistant

1 week ago

Liverpool, United Kingdom The Very Group Full time

**About us.**:
We are The Very Group and we’re here to help families get more out of life. We know that our customers work hard for their families and have a lot to balance in their busy lives. That’s why we combine amazing brands and products with flexible payment options on Very.co.uk to help them say yes to the things they love. We’re just as passionate about helping our people get more out of life too; building careers with real growth, a sense of purpose, belonging and wellbeing.

**About the role.****:
We are looking for multiple Category Assistants to join the team, across our Electrical and Toys categories. We believe that aligning category management with digital experience and marketing will enable us to better understand our customers' needs, leading to quicker and more informed decision-making. Our teams are collaborating more than ever with trading, marketing, and customer experience within the broader Retail team.

Key responsibilities:

- Lead the end to end product set up, through to go live and trading.
- Creating line level product forecasts and order requirements in response to performance and stock holding to maximise both availability and stock efficiency.
- Manage stock through critical path management, progression and replenishment whilst identifying where price/promotional activity is required.
- Acts on pricing tools (i.e. revionics) to find matches and make pricing recommendations.
- May be involved in sourcing new suppliers or brands with ownership of range building, through forecasting, trading and promo activity.
- Produce adhoc reports for the wider category.

***About you.****:

- Your experience may be from a buying, merchandising, stock planning or similar background.
- Solutions and delivery focused, a decision maker who can work under pressure, obsess over the customer, and make the right choices to benefit their experience.
- Ability to work under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.
- Champions what is right for the business, team and customer.
- Strong organisational and communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.

**Some of our benefits.****:

- Flexible, hybrid working model
- Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews
- £250 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
- 27 days holiday + bank holidays
- Udemy learning access
- Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
- Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk
- Matched pension up to 6%
- More benefits can be found on our career site

**How to apply**

**What happens next?**

You can expect a one-stage interview process for this position:
**1st stage**:

- A one-hour formal interview where you can expect both competency and technical questions. This will be held in-person at our Speke, Liverpool office.

As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

If you'd like to know more about our interviews, you can find out here.

**Equal opportunities**

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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