Job Title: Category Management Assistant
Location: Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Salary: Competitive, dependant on experience
Job type: Permanent, Full time
Smart Garden Products is one of the leading suppliers of garden products to the trade, notably garden centres and major retailers, with an enviable reputation for design and innovation across a wide range of home and gardening products.
About the role
We are currently looking for a Category Management Assistant to assist Director and category managers with the implementation of new product introductions into the Smart Garden product range and category management of existing product ranges.
Key Duties:
- Creating product development sheets for each customer to brief in product changes to suppliers
- Create landed costs, trade pricing and RRPs for categories provided by the category manager
- Work with the PIM (product information management) team to ensure all product information is correct and all design and IP legislation has been carried out
- Benchmark competitor product ranges against Smart Garden Products proposed product ranges for key customers in terms of price and product specification
- Product group analysis by SKU to ensure all sales opportunities are met and ensure any poor performing products are managed profitably out of the business with the support of the category management and commercial teams
- Brief in and check artwork (packaging, display presenters or point of sale) to external agencies either self-appointed or appointed by our customers
- Ensure product specifications are correct and help collate and upkeep product information
- Update range sheets for category managers to a high standard and ensure that all stake holders within the business are updated on any developments
- Attend photo shoots, exhibitions and external customer visits as appropriate
- Liaise and assist sales teams, customers, China Sourcing Office and UK supply team with any product queries
About you:
- Well organised and attention to detail
- Numerate
- Strong computer skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to manage a wide range of tasks
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role, along with confirmation of your current remuneration.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Assistant Product Manager, Product Administrator, Product Design Assistant, Junior Market Analyst may also be considered for this role.
