Sourcing Assistant

Do you have an interest in General Merchandise and want to kick start your career in Trading?

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Sourcing Assistant to join our General Merchandise department, where you will be an integral part of the team with plenty of opportunity to develop your sourcing skills. This role involves working across General Merchandise, which covers a diverse range of import and domestic suppliers around the globe

Please note this is an 12-month secondment / fixed term position, but a high percentage of our fixed term colleagues secure permanent opportunities along the way

Your Role

This role is incredibly varied and offers a real insight into Retail, from supporting with sourcing strategy development with our Trading teams, onboarding the right suppliers and analysing data to inform origin strategies. You will be responsible for monitoring commodity and market factors, review competitors origin strategies and liaise with different teams to ensure we deliver against critical path.

About You

• Brilliant time-management, organisation and communication skills and plenty of initiative
• Excellent excel & analytical skills with high attention to detail
• Tenacious attitude and the ability to work well in a team
• To be calm under pressure

If flexible working is important to you, then look no further! At Asda, we are proud of our culture and our commitment to flexible working. This role is based at Asda House, Leeds with the opportunity to work from home 2-3 days per week

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.