Promotions Assistant

Job Description

About the roleWe have an exciting new vacancyavailable within our Trading Support team for a Promotions Assistant.In this roleyou will facilitate and administer promotional activity to ensure that the objectives set out in our Trading Briefs are met to deliver the consumer/retailer offer, drive sales and margin.In addition you willdeliver promotional activities and data inputs by ensuring that all promotional planning and preparation is completed accurately and on time in accordance with the documented processes, systems and calendars.Role Responsibility

• Ensuringthat the promotion master sheets are fully prepared and complete before being extracted.
• Completingany data preparation for the Promotions Co-Ordinator as inputs to the promotions meetings.
• Providingany support to ensure that promotion meeting actions are chased up and closed out.
• Running promotion data validation reports to ensure recipients fix any set-up issues and gaps (e.g. pre-checks).
• Liaisingwith other departments at all levels to get the job done correctly and accurately on time.
• Managingall amends for the Retail fascia brands and ensure that the correct communications are being sent and promotion data is maintained accurately.
• SAP keying and data validations for some promotions (e.g. Booker National Deals not part of the Retail offer)
• Proof reading marketing outputs alongside checks and chase missing ads for publication and corrections.
• Running extracts for Supply Chain/Marketing/Ops/SAP Keying.
• Liaisingwith other functions to ensure data issues are dealt with and to prevent any future re-occurrences.
• Maintaining and develop new promotion processes and systems to deliver on-going ways of working and reporting improvements/simplification.
• Runningweekly price comparison checks.
• Ensuringthat any support and data validations between promotions and other activity are planned and completed accurately and on time (e.g. seasonal pre-sell, Chancellor’s Budget).
• Dealing with ad hoc queries that come into the department (e.g. Brand Teams, Category Managers, Trading Admin, Supply Chain etc).
• Running status checks to ensure all SKU’s are live before retailer buy-in starts.
• Providing support for the team in managing other activity outside of promotions (e.g. seasonal pre-sell, projects)

You will need

• Good communication skills.
• Verbal and numerical reasoning.
• Accurate data input and strong admin skills.
• Organised and able to manage own workload.
• Cross functional team working.
• Tenacious with follow through to completion.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Data management and administration.
• Retail/wholesale experience.
• Office 365 and especially Excel (min intermediate level).

Whats in it for youAt Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:

• A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
• After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
• 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
• Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
• Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
• 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
• Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
• After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
• Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
• Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
• Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family.
• A great holiday package

About The CompanyBe part of something special. Join our team at Booker.Booker is the UK’s leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country.Booker Group comprises of Booker Wholesale, Makro, Booker Direct, Classic Drinks, Ritter Courivaud and Chef Direct. Our customers include Premier, Family Shopper, Budgens and Londis retailers and we have one shared aim - improving choice, price and servicefor all our customers.Our business is incredibly diverse, so it takes a wide range of skills to deliver the exceptional service our customers require.Wherever you join us, you’ll be part of an organisation that will help your career to keep moving forward.*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*