Trading Assistant - Money & MobileHead Office

Are you interested in kickstarting a career in Buying?

Getting the details right can have a surprisingly big impact, as you'll soon realise when you join our team. In this incredibly fast moving and ever changing environment, you'll discover exactly how much the little things matter. From daily sales and profit reports, to admin support and marketing getting everything accurate is hugely important. And doing it as efficiently as possible will bring savings to our customers as well as to our business.

As a Trading Assistant - Money & Mobile, you will provide essential support to both the Mobile Buying team and the mobile network team, ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of commercial operations and helping deliver an excellent customer experience.

Key responsibilities will include:

  • Raising, managing and receipting purchase orders, ensuring invoices are matched accurately and suppliers are paid in line with agreed processes.
  • Processing e-Pay payments and supporting associated reconciliation and reporting activities.
  • Maintaining and updating regulatory documentation, including Contract Information and Contract Summary documents, ensuring compliance with proposition and regulatory requirements as required
  • Conducting fraud and compliance checks to support customer order processing and minimise business risk.
  • Maintaining product information and line listings to ensure accuracy across all channels.
  • Supporting the implementation of price changes, promotions, and product launches.
  • Carrying out competitor and market research to identify trends and opportunities.
  • Liaising with suppliers to manage deadlines, resolve queries, and ensure accurate delivery of stock and marketing activity.
  • Supporting the Buyer with supplier meetings, preparing performance data and action plans.
  • Assisting with stock management, ranging reviews, and product administration.
  • Manage supplier funding activity to ensure monthly targets are achieved and funds are secured within agreed timescales.
  • Providing general administrative support to the wider Mobile team, helping to drive efficiency and continuous improvement.

About You

We're looking for someone who is highly organised, detail-oriented, and eager to learn. You will be comfortable managing multiple priorities, building strong relationships with suppliers and internal teams, and using data to support commercial decisions. Previous administrative experience is beneficial, but a positive attitude, strong analytical skills, and a willingness to develop a career in Buying are just as important. This is an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to a broad range of commercial activities and build the foundations for a successful career in Buying and Retail.

Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

  • Discretionary company bonus

  • Company pension up to 7% matched

  • 15% colleague discount in store and online

  • Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.

  • Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated

  • Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

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

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Rewards and Recognition

Benefits you’ll only find here

10% off Asda pet insurance

10% off selected Asda Pharmacy services

10% off Asda Tyres

10% off Asda Travel insurance

20% off Asda Mobile bundles

Free remote GP service

Available to you, your partner and your children, 24/7, year round.

Pension

Save for retirement with contributions paid into your pension account by you and Asda.

Free physiotherapy consultations

Helping you and your partner take care of yourselves with 8 free sessions per year.

Colleague discounts

15% off at our stores - get discounts on groceries and George all year round.

Car cash allowance

Eligible colleagues will receive a cash allowance as part of their benefits package. In addition, all salaried colleagues can choose to register for the Salary Sacrifice Electric Car scheme*.

(*Conditions apply)

Mortgage advice

Whether you’re a first-time buyer, renewing your mortgage, looking at buy to lets, or simply after some advice in getting a mortgage, get free* unbiased advice through the Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), one the UKs largest mortgage brokers.

Confidential support helpline

Find free emotional, practical, and financial support that’s fully confidential, through a helpline that’s available 24/7, year round.

Cycle to work

Buy a bike through this scheme and save on tax and national insurance.

Financial support

Find financial wellbeing tools and support, including the ability to stream your pay.

Free eye tests

Head to our in store opticians for a free checkup and take care of your vision.

Bonus

Sharing our success with a discretionary bonus scheme for salaried colleagues that really rewards your contributions.

Cancer support

Guidance and support for you and your family, from before diagnosis, to treatment and beyond.

Paid time off

From holiday to sick leave and other types of leave, such as parental leave.

Mental health support

Access free mental health support for you and your family.

Support and advice with care

If you’re supporting older family or friends with care and support, find free, confidential information, expert support, and guidance about later life care for your loved ones through the Legal & General Care Concierge service.

Hybrid working

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots

Save money on every day spends

Access to hundreds of high-street discounted Vouchers, discounts on days out, gym memberships, airport parking, and more

Setting your loved ones up for the future

As part of the team, you’ll get life assurance.

Guaranteed contracted hours

All colleagues are guaranteed weekly contracted hours / guaranteed weekly shifts via their contract of employment which is agreed with the hiring manager.

Holiday buying

Once a year our salaried colleagues are able to buy up to 5 additional days holiday via salary sacrifice (subject to eligibility).

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Our commitment to the Armed Forces

Here at Asda, we’re dedicated to helping the Armed Forces rediscover their everything after service. We guarantee interviews for people who have left service and meet the minimum criteria for a role, provide leave for reservists’ training, support for cadet training, and employment opportunities for their partners. And that’s why we have over a thousand new colleagues from the Armed Forces Service Leaver Community join us every year.

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