Category Assistant

Category Assistant - Atherstone - £30,580

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a professional and experienced Category Analyst to join our client, an industry recognised and global retailer, at their corporate Head Office.

The successful Category Assistant will be responsible for:

• Drive, support and provide strategy related to business performance
• Evaluate internal and external data sources to ensure you understand what the customers want and to assist the development of category activity to meet and exceed these needs
• Monitor and maintain sales figures whilst striving to provide insight to senior management
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with external parties and service providers
• Ensure all projects within the area of responsibility are delivered on time and within the budget and scope agreed with the Category Manager
• Actively manage the area of responsibility by using initiative and suggesting ways of improving processes and systems for greater efficiency
• Document existing business processes and proposes new processes where required
• Ensure adherence to all legal requirements, Health and Safety and due diligence measures in their area of responsibility

The successful Category Assistant will possess:

• Previous background in Category Management
• Data manipulation, interrogation and presentation of business performance
• Preparation of senior level reports
• Excel and PowerPoint super-user
• Comfortable dealing with complex data
• Able to cope with multiple tasks

Please note due to the high volume of applications we receive, if you have not heard from us in 7 working days, please assume that on this occasion you have not been short-listed.