Category & Merchandising Assistant

## Category AssistantApplylocations: UK – Paisley – Mile End Mill, Abbey Mill Business Centre, 4th Floor, Suite 4021, 12 Seedhill Roadtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR100797Are you **highly organised, commercially curious** and excited by the idea of shaping product ranges that customers love? Do you enjoy **working with data, suppliers** and cross‐functional teams to make things happen? If you’re looking for a role where you can l**earn fast, take ownership** and play a key part in delivering a strong product offer — this could be the perfect next step.We’re looking for a **Category Assistant** to support our Category Managers in delivering compelling, well‐structured ranges across our sites. You’ll **take ownership of key administrative tasks**, **help manage selected product sections, and work closely with suppliers** to ensure our online offer is a**ccurate, competitive and commercially strong.**This is a great opportunity to build your career in **buying, merchandising or product management** while contributing to a fast‐moving, customer‐focused team.## **What you’ll be doing**### **Product & Range Support*** Maintain accurate product information, ensuring descriptions, images and data are up to date.* Create product templates and upload new items across all websites.* Review the market and competitors to identify range gaps and new opportunities.* Support the Category Manager with product reviews, pricing checks and range development.### **Supplier & Category Management*** Liaise with suppliers to gather product information and support range building.* Manage selected supplier relationships, including regular performance reviews.* Analyse sales data to understand product and supplier performance and present insights.* Monitor competitor pricing and promotions, making recommendations to drive growth.### **Cross‐Team Collaboration*** Work closely with data, marketing and customer service teams to support product launches and updates.* Provide product information for marketing campaigns and digital content.* Arrange samples, photography and video where needed.* Investigate product quality issues raised by warehouse or customer service teams.### **General Support*** Complete administrative tasks accurately and on time.* Suggest improvements to processes and documentation.* Support onboarding or training of junior team members when required.## **What we’re looking for*** Experience in buying, merchandising or product management is beneficial.* Strong analytical skills and confidence working with data.* Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.* Highly organised with excellent time‐management skills.* Strong communication and relationship‐building abilities.* Ambitious, adaptable and able to work independently or as part of a team.## **What we can offer you*** Company pension scheme: You pay 4.5%, BiGDUG pay 4.5%* Perkbox – employee benefit & rewards platform* 23 days holiday per year, pro-rata.* 1 additional day of holiday ‘my special day’* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – confidential & compassionate support* Kingsholm Rugby – tickets to games and selected matches in the BiGDUG box* Life Assurance* Staff discount – employee and friends & family* Company bonus* Private GP by phone or video callIf you’re ready to grow your skills, support a dynamic category team and help shape a market‐leading product offer, we’d love to hear from you.### About Us**Welcome to the listed TAKKT Group!** We are the leading B2B omnichannel provider of business equipment and are always **looking for motivated people** who want to shape the working world of the future with us. With our successful brands **BiGDUG, Gerdmans, kaiserkraft, ratioform, Runelandhs, NBF, D2G Group, Hubert and Central** Restaurant Products we are globally successful. Every day we work on **innovative solutions and products** that make our customers’ working lives and our own better. Apply now, become part of our team and **shape new worlds of work!**#J-18808-Ljbffr…