Commercial jobs in South Africa

Pod Talent is partnering with a massive player in a rapidly growing consumer goods market, looking for a Category Assistant to support their team in North London.

As a Category Assistant, you’ll play a key role in supporting the procurement team to drive sales growth. Your focus will be on providing commercial and analytical support to help optimise team performance - managing supplier communication, maintaining product listings, and analysing sales data to inform decision-making.

In this role:

1. Manage administrative tasks for suppliers, including pricing updates, new supplier setup, and competitive product checks.
2. Ensure accurate product ranging on the website, delisting obsolete items, and checking product information and attributes.
3. Provide regular reports and handle ad hoc data requests for the buying team.
4. Oversee promotional activities, supplier invoicing, and internal system updates to ensure accuracy and compliance.
5. Maintain the supplier database, support customer queries, and assist with cross-functional tasks across buying categories.

About you:

1. Entry Level Category Assistant role.
2. Well organised, punctual, calm under pressure.
3. Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
4. Strong analytical skills, ideally proficient with Excel in order to manipulate data.
5. Detail oriented and able to spot mistakes and self-correct.
6. Able to work on their own when needed.
7. Positive about working for a smaller business.