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THE COMPANY Ramsden International are an award-winning British Grocery Export Business, proud to supply 24,000+ products to more than 650 customers in 133 countries worldwide. HYBRID WORKING POLICY (39 hours per week) • Monday and Friday working from home., • Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday working from the Head Office in Grimsby. ROLE OVERVIEW The primary aim of the Category & Trading Assistant role is to support the category management function and management of our relationships with two major retail partners reporting to the Category & Trading Manager. You will work closely with the Category & Trading Manager to support the international sales team and our retail partners with category insight, whilst also driving growth for our private label brands globally. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • Work with the category & trading manager to support the category and retailer own brand business, • Provide customer facing category insight in collaboration with the sales team, • Support the development of annual budgets, • Support the delivery of the annual budgets through cross-functional working internally and with external retail partners, • Support the delivery of partner category strategies, • Through collaborative cross-functional working and utilising external resources (including Mintel, IGD, Trade Magazines, Suppliers), provide category performance updates to help influence customer purchasing decisions by the Sales team, • Monitor all range and pricing amendments and provide context for this internally, • Develop and communicate an annual brand support plan, • Monitor and communicate range changes internally, • Select relevant NPD for featuring in New Lines communications to customers and the wider business, • Work closely with the Product Data and Compliance Teams to ensure all product data and other relevant information is current and available when suggesting products in territory, • Select appropriate product substitutions for discontinued lines where not offered by suppliers. SKILLS REQUIRED • Experience of category management or commercial/customer relationship management, • A person who can work in a fast-paced export team environment, • Ability to identify areas of change, recommend future actions and manage implementation, • Project management skills with an ability to see things through to completion, • A strong commitment to align the business operations with the needs of customers, • A positive, can-do approach, one that wants to test new things, develop creative and innovative solutions and seeks continual improvement, • Ability to balance the needs of commercial performance with the ethos of the business, • Not afraid to be hands on, collaborative and support across the business, • Decisive individual with ability to work independently, • Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the business and with customers and suppliers., • Good IT skills (Excel, PowerPoint experience required), • Strong numeracy skills ranging from interpretation of data to management accounts and budgeting., • Ability to source and review the latest Category Insights available and develop them for other functions to use to drive performance. Ramsden International are committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We believe that diversity strengthens our teams, drives innovation, and helps us better serve our customers and communities