Category/Buying Assistant - Homeware - Hybrid

The Company: An exciting opportunity for a Category Assistant to join a fast-moving Homewares team, excellent training and development. You will be responsible for preparing and analysing commercial data and market trends to support profitable sales growth of our customer and ourselves. Support the Category Manager to deliver a pipeline of new product for customer selection. Maintain required administration accurately and completely. Benefits: Hybrid working - 3 days in the office a week. 23 days holiday rising to 25 over 2 years. Free car parking. Responsibilities Market / Competitor Understanding Understand what the competition are selling / pricing structures / marketing for given product areas. Product Development Spot and development new products sales opportunities. Create development diaries and track and push internally and externally with the factories any developments. Samples management required for customer meetings. Pricing Costing for new factory designs Cross costing current designs Updating current and new prices on price lists Critical Path Management New Ranges Setting up critical paths with factories for selected products ensuring we can meet the required shipment dates to meet launch. Creating and sending out internally packaging forms and photography forms Responsible for weekly Intake sheets being updated and sent to our customer giving overview of approvals and what is outstanding. Escalating and tracking any products at risk and agreeing ..... full job details .....