Category Assistant - Fragrance

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Job details

Working time: Full-time
Location: Nottingham, United Kingdom

Description

Category Assistant - Fragrance Contract: Permanent Location: Nottingham Recruitment Partner: Anastasia Walker What you'll be doing As a Category Assistant in our Beauty Business Unit, you'll play a vital role in shaping the shopping experience for our customers at Boots. Your contributions will directly impact our promotional campaigns and pricing strategies, ensuring we deliver a competitive and customer-led range in-store. Collaborating with various teams, you'll help drive sales and enhance our brand's presence in the fragrance category. Key responsibilities • Contribute to the delivery of customer promotions by setting up campaign offers on the Boots SAP system. • Collaborate with marketing and pricing teams to ensure accurate setup of promotions. • Confirm promotional funding with suppliers and maintain a tracker for invoicing. • Check invoice calculations and coordinate with the Trading Process team for accuracy. • Assist the assistant category manager in reviewing competitor pricing activity. • Support the stores help desk and customer care team with category-related queries. • Run sales reports and analyse data for the team and suppliers. • Raise Purchase Orders for marketing and merchandising activities. What you'll need to have (our must-haves) • Proficiency in Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. • In-depth understanding of SAP programmes. • Strong communication skills, both face-to-face and via Teams or email. • Ability to develop knowledge of category strategy, performance, and range. It would be great if you also have • Experience in data analysis and reporting. • Familiarity with promotional campaign management. • Knowledge of the beauty and fragrance market. • A proactive approach to problem-solving. Where your brilliance can take you At Boots, your role as a Category Assistant opens doors to various career pathways within the Beauty Business Unit. With opportunities for mentorship and professional development, you can grow into roles such as Category Manager or even explore other areas within the company. Your contributions will not only enhance your skills but also play a crucial part in shaping the future of our fragrance category. Rewards designed for you • Boots Retirement Savings Plan • Discretionary annual bonus • Generous employee discounts • Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child • Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more. • Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme. There’s lots more in our benefits and discounts, MyBoosts – there to give you that little lift in your everyday. Find out more at http://boots.jobs/rewards . Exclusions may apply; eligible roles only. Please note that any salary estimates provided on third-party sites are not endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate. A bit about us At Boots, we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, creating a place where everyone feels welcome, supported and free to be themselves. We believe that when our people feel valued and included, they thrive, so we're committed to creating a brilliant Boots for our people so they can make a difference for our customers and colleagues every time. What’s next? If you apply, our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you be at your best. [optional - delete if not required:] This role requires the successful candidate to complete a pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location, you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) or an Access NI Check. Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis. We hope to hear from you soon. Be brilliant with Boots.

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