We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant - Buying to join our Commercial Wine Team.
Working as part of the Commercial Wine Team, you will support the team on admin tasks related to delivering the best cost and quality products against the ASDA retail strategy.
Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5pm
Hybrid working is also available with up to 3 days per week from home
Please note that this is a Fixed Term Contract until 24/4/2026
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Work closely with the Assistant - Procurement on Product Setup of NPD and Vendor administration
- Liaise with the Assistant - Procurement and the ASDA customer planning team on descriptions for POS, ASDA Mag, Wine blogging, asda.com, ASDA Press tastings
- Build effective working relationships with internal and external customers
- Support on Benchmarking process
- Support on Award entry and coordination
- Project work as required
What are we looking for?
- Previous experience working in an office based/administrative environment
- Must be an advocate for delivering outstanding customer service
- Retail experience
- Exceptional communication skills
- Excellent IT skills – Microsoft Office
- Good attention to detail
- Wine Knowledge/interest in wine (desirable)
What's in it for you?
We are a rapidly growing and exciting business, dedicated to the development of our colleagues and committed to creating a great environment for people to come and work. In order to grow we need to find people already living our values, culture and commitment.
In return we will offer you development, a competitive salary and benefits package, inclusive of:
- 10% Asda In store Discount
- Annual Bonus Scheme
- 33 days Annual Leave - Inclusive of 8 days bank holiday
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Life Assurance - All our colleagues benefit from life assurance of 4 x their annual base salary.
- Help@hand - Free, direct access to health and wellbeing support service, including unlimited video consultations with a UK-based GP 24/7, physiotherapy and mental health support.
- Grocery Aid - We’ve partnered with Grocery Aid to our colleagues and their families with a wide range of emotional, practical and financial support services.
- Asda mobile Discount - 30% off a wide range of Asda Mobile bundles and add-ons for our colleagues and one of their family members.
- Asda Pet Insurance discount – Up to 10% Discount
- Exclusive Exchange Rates via Asda Money - our colleagues can get a better exchange rate for their travel money when buying currency through Asda Travel Money (TravelEx)
- Life Assurance - All our colleagues benefit from life assurance of 4 x their annual base salary.
- Ride-to-work scheme - We work with Evans to provide our colleagues with great savings across their range of bikes, clothing and equipment.
- Plus lots more! - Depending on job band, other fantastic benefits are also available including private healthcare, car allowances and long term incentive schemes.
- Free car parking
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