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Trader - Bought In Cake
Hybrid in Asda House·Full-time·Added today (last checked 3 Nov)
Our summary
- Work mode
- Hybrid, Asda House
- Contract
- Full-time
- Pension
- Pension matched up to 7%
Skills
Nice to have
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Experience in a commercial Trading, Buying, or Category Management role, ideally within Bakery, Fresh Food or FMCG.
- Proven experience managing category performance, supplier negotiations, and commercial delivery.
- Strong P&L management skills with the ability to drive sales and profitability simultaneously.
- Excellent negotiation and influencing skills, with experience delivering meaningful commercial outcomes.
- A passion for food and a strong understanding of evolving customer trends, particularly within world foods, convenience, and health-focused ranges.
- The ability to interpret complex data and translate insights into actionable commercial strategies.
- Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the confidence to engage and influence at all levels.
- A growth mindset and the ability to identify opportunities in fast-moving and highly competitive markets.
Pay & benefits
What you'll get
Competitive salary plus benefits.
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.
The role
What you'll do
- Work alongside a Trading Manager to own the end-to-end trading performance of the Bought in Cake Category, delivering sales, profit, and market share growth.
- Developing and executing category strategies that align with customer trends, market opportunities, and Asda's wider commercial objectives.
- Leading supplier negotiations across pricing, promotions, range development, innovation, and strategic investment.
- Building strong, collaborative partnerships with key suppliers to deliver joint business plans and long-term growth.
- Managing category P&L performance, balancing value, volume, margin, and customer satisfaction.
- Using customer, market, and competitor insights to identify opportunities for innovation, differentiation, and growth.
- Driving category range reviews, product launches, and promotional strategies to ensure a compelling customer offer.
- Monitoring commodity and market dynamics, translating insight into effective commercial actions.
- Working cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Finance, Retail Operations, Technical, Marketing, and Product Development teams to deliver category objectives.
- Leading initiatives that improve cost-to-serve, operational efficiency, and sustainable category growth.
How you'll work
37.5
Job Title
Trader - Bought In Cake
Location
Asda House
Employment Type
Full time
Contract Type
Permanent
Category
Buying
Closing Date
12 November 2026
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.
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
Hiring process
Apply online
Online assessments
Online test · Not every role
An online assessment for certain roles, to help you understand more about the role.
Interview and assessment
With a hiring manager
Getting to know how you align with Asda's values and the key skills for the role, in person or virtual depending on location and timescales; some roles go to an assessment centre, in one or two stages.
Offer or feedback · With a hiring manager
- Expect an update on your application within 10 days.
- Asda aims to interview 1-2 weeks after the closing date.
- Asda aims to give feedback within one week of your interview.
About Asda
Asda is a large retail business that describes itself as "Reimagining Retail", operating in the retail industry with a validated focus on retail, technology and head-office roles.
According to its careers site, it is "a big business" offering far more role types than the familiar customer-facing ones, and it says that "because our business is changing we're creating new roles all the time".
- Industry
- Retail, technology and head-office roles
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