The Vacancy

We are looking for an enthusiastic team member to join our Trade Planning team as an Assistant Category Planning Manager based on average 2 days a week at a wilko site, then remotely the rest of the week and with at least 1 day a month travel to our Support Centre in Worksop.

Taking huge pride in what you do, your role will involve supporting the promotional and event planning activity for the business. You’ll support the wider trading teams to deliver financial ambition, whilst supporting the administrative requirements of the Category Planning Manager for a wide portfolio of categories. 

As our Assistant Category Planning Manager, you’ll assist the Category Planning Manager to create briefs and plans for a wide portfolio of categories, ensuring the nomination criteria is met. You’ll be the main contact for the operational aspects of promotional and events planning, ensuring relevant departments have the key information required. Along with:

• You’ll work with Buying teams to ensure all nominations are completed on time and these will deliver the customer ambition, ensuring the deal mechanics and pricing is strong against our key competitors and challenge where this is not the case suggesting areas for improvement.
• Work collaborative within the Trade Planning function and the wider Trading teams.

For this role we need someone who has at least 2 years’ experience working in a promotion, trading, buying or merchandising role previously; who can build strong working relationships with a range of different stakeholders. With the ability to influence, negotiate and work collaboratively; excellent communication skills with a high level of attention to detail.

We know it’s not just about the role but how we can reward you too, so with every role comes a competitive salary, a brilliant rewards scheme, 28 days holiday entitlement (inc Bank Holidays) rising to 38 days after 10 years’ service, an exceptional array of apprenticeships, wilko WOW flexible benefits (such as great discounts on shopping, days out, holidays, health and fitness and money-saving schemes to cut the costs of childcare), holiday homes and most importantly 20% team member and family discount in store and online.

The Company

We're a family-owned business with honest and fair family values at our heart. 

For ninety years, we've been giving our customers all the stuff they need to brighten up their homes and neaten up their gardens. And, when it comes to our people, we believe in offering the same support, for the things that matter to them too.

So, take a closer look. Discover the history, values, and commitments that make us who we are - and that you'll become part of if you join us.