Trading Assistant - Money & Mobile

Job Title

Trading Assistant - Money & Mobile

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours Per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits.

Category

Planning

Closing Date

15 November 2026

 

Are you interested in kickstarting a career in Buying?

Getting the details right can have a surprisingly big impact, as you'll soon realise when you join our team. In this incredibly fast moving and ever changing environment, you'll discover exactly how much the little things matter. From daily sales and profit reports, to admin support and marketing getting everything accurate is hugely important. And doing it as efficiently as possible will bring savings to our customers as well as to our business.

As a Trading Assistant - Money & Mobile, you will provide essential support to both the Mobile Buying team and the mobile network team, ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of commercial operations and helping deliver an excellent customer experience.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Raising, managing and receipting purchase orders, ensuring invoices are matched accurately and suppliers are paid in line with agreed processes.
• Processing e-Pay payments and supporting associated reconciliation and reporting activities.
• Maintaining and updating regulatory documentation, including Contract Information and Contract Summary documents, ensuring compliance with proposition and regulatory requirements as required
• Conducting fraud and compliance checks to support customer order processing and minimise business risk.
• Maintaining product information and line listings to ensure accuracy across all channels.
• Supporting the implementation of price changes, promotions, and product launches.
• Carrying out competitor and market research to identify trends and opportunities.
• Liaising with suppliers to manage deadlines, resolve queries, and ensure accurate delivery of stock and marketing activity.
• Supporting the Buyer with supplier meetings, preparing performance data and action plans.
• Assisting with stock management, ranging reviews, and product administration.
• Manage supplier funding activity to ensure monthly targets are achieved and funds are secured within agreed timescales.
• Providing general administrative support to the wider Mobile team, helping to drive efficiency and continuous improvement. 

About You

We're looking for someone who is highly organised, detail-oriented, and eager to learn. You will be comfortable managing multiple priorities, building strong relationships with suppliers and internal teams, and using data to support commercial decisions. Previous administrative experience is beneficial, but a positive attitude, strong analytical skills, and a willingness to develop a career in Buying are just as important. This is an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to a broad range of commercial activities and build the foundations for a successful career in Buying and Retail.

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.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• 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.

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