Trading Assistant - Food

As a Trading Assistant at Asda, you will support one of the fastest-moving categories in grocery. You will provide vital support to the Trading team, ensuring products are set up for customers to buy, promotional activity is delivered accurately, funding and commercial plans are executed effectively. You will play a key role in managing day-to-day category administration, supplier communications, systems maintenance, and reporting, helping the team respond quickly to changing customer and market demands. This is a fast-paced role requiring exceptional organisation, attention to detail, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Responsibilities

Support Traders with day-to-day category management; Maintain accurate product files, supplier and retail pricing, internal category systems; Support delivery of the P&L through accurate and timely processing of funding; Assist in the preparation and execution of promotions, events and product launches; Support range reviews and new product development processes; Build and maintain professional relationships with suppliers; Coordinate supplier communications and resolve queries in a timely manner; Ensure all supplier documentation is completed accurately and on time; Support trading with supplier meetings; Maintain product records, pricing files, and promotional setups; Process and validate data accurately within agreed deadlines; Ensure category information is kept up to date across all relevant systems; Support the management of critical paths for product launches and category projects; Collaborate with merchandising, supply chain, marketing, finance, and retail ops; Support the successful delivery of category initiatives and commercial projects; Act as a key point of contact for administrative and operational category queries

Requirements

Highly organised and proactive; Thrives in a fast-paced, commercial environment; Detail-oriented; Able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously; Comfortable working to tight deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy; Strong numerical and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data, identify trends and support trading decisions; Confident using Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and other Microsoft Office applications; Strong communicator who can build effective relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders; Problem-solving mindset; Commercially curious, eager to learn, resilient under pressure; Understanding of category management (ideally)

Nice to have

Experience within a retail, buying, trading or FMCG environment; Experience working within trading or account management; Understanding of category management

Benefits

Competitive salary; Hybrid working (minimum 3 days a week in one of Asda's Home Offices); Discretionary company bonus; Company pension up to 7% matched; 15% colleague discount in store and online; Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline; Discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas; Asda Allies Inclusion Networks; Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments