Title: Category Assistant
Department: Trading
Office Administrator Job Purpose:
To support the Category team with all Administrative tasks relating to category and representing the Category when liaising with key stakeholders.
Office Administrator Job Duties:
Product File Management
- Updating the product master file and PLOF
- Setting up new suppliers
- Setting up new products
- Activation and deactivation of products
Promotions Management
- Building master promotional plan
- Compile promotional write ups (summary) and manage updates
- Defining pagination for all promotion leaflets - Depot POS/Retail Club
- Approval of brochures -Depot POS/Retail Club
- Prepare POS - proof-reading drafts and signing off accurate copy
- Review YOY promotions by supplier and challenge any shortfalls
- Digital Activities - book slots with Marketing, follow up on digital bookings with suppliers and provide artwork to Marketing
- Liaising with suppliers on corrections related to retro's
Price Management
- Administering price queries
- Resolving invoice queries
Teamwork
- Prepare Communications to branches on key changes within the product category.
- Manage clearance of short dated products
- Communicating with the Retail Team
- Updating the Marketing board with all the digital activities for suppliers
Office Administrator Skills and Qualifications:
Prior office administration experience preferred; ability to multitask, strong attention to detail; ability to work without supervision; excellent time management skills; exceptional communication skills; proficiency with Microsoft Office; strong prioritisation and organisation skills; ability to handle confidential information; strong record keeping skills; presentation skills.
