Job Title Category & Marketing Co-ordinator Location Asda House Employment Type Full time Contract Type Permanent Hours Per Week 37.5 Salary Competitive salary plus benefits. Category Category Management - SF Closing Date 8 October 2024 An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and motivated individual to join the Meat Fish & Produce team as Category & Marketing Co-ordinator Working in the heart of one of Asda’s most strategically important categories, it will be your role to support in creating and deploying all elements of the customer activity plan. “Everything about Asda” We are a values-led organisation. As such we, encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone’s input. Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant. We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do. “Everything you’ll love ” Hybrid and flexible working – everyone is looking for that work/life balance and Asda have it on point. (2/3 days office working) Discretionary bonus – Rewarding you for your hard work and efforts Company matched pension – Looking forward to the future 25 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays – Making sure you take time for your self and switch off 13 paydays a year – who doesn’t love an extra payday? Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions – Asda genuinely cares so we create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of all our people is very important to us Discount off your shopping at Asda and George - with extra discounts running throughout the year – really makes a difference, saving the colleagues an average of £700 a year Career development and apprenticeship and graduate schemes - we want our colleagues to excel and grow with our business. (Link to grad scheme on Asda page) Free city centre parking – you can also use it outside working hours Plus much more “That’s more like it” “Find your role” You will work collaboratively with trading, suppliers, category execution and corporate marketing teams to prioritise, plan and execute customer campaigns, POS, insight projects and NPD. You will be responsible for the following: Joint Media Planning (JMP) Management Ensure the delivery of the category specific JMP Plan to drive the P&L. Attend monthly supplier brand planning and execution meetings to ensure we stay on track vs plan & that we build effective marketing plans aligned to the Asda category strategy. Channel Execution Ensure what we land activity across all stores (main & express) including online – work with online counterpart to ensure one format mindset. Activity Planning Through the weekly activity meeting (WAM), deliver an integrated plan aligned to upcoming promotions, range changes & seasonal events so they land well for our customer. Partnering the POS Team Liaise with in-store comms/brand comms team to drive own label and branded activity for the business unit. Assist in problem solving solutions to deliver market leading solutions. Customer Team Partner Own input of activity onto the trade plan to ensure our strongest activity gets corporate media support & that all comms to customers is accurate. Own Key Events Plan, execute & autopsy key events to ensure we offer a point of difference for our customers vs market. "Lets find out about you" Experienced working in a similar FMCG role Calm, organised and a self-motivated individual Puts the customer needs at the heart of every decision Focused with an eye for detai Confident to engage with cross functional stakeholders Able to prioritise workload and work to tight deadlines “ Find your everything at Asda” - bringing brighter living within everyone’s reach. We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join Asda. Work Where it Works Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works. This enables you to chose where you’ll be the most effective. It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team. You will also get an excellent benefits package including;- • Discretionary company bonus • Company pension up to 7% matched • 10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards. We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves