Category Technical Assistant 

£24,570 to £25,500 plus great benefits (Work Level 6C) 

Manchester City Centre, in this role you’ll work in a hybrid way splitting your time between home and the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at https://jobs.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy ). 

We’re looking for a Category Technical Assistant to join the Propositions team here at Co-op. In this role you’ll make sure technical systems are maintained and that accurate technical data is shared with suppliers and supporting Technical Managers and Technologists. The data you’ll provide will support in identifying trends and any issues which will allow the team to make sure that Co-op products are safe, legal, authentic and comply with Co-op policies. Ultimately, you’ll work to make sure we exceed our customers and member-owners expectations with the quality of our ambient goods, which include food, non-food and the beer, wine and spirits categories. 

What you’ll do

• Support with administration tasks of the technical function
• Support the technical team with keeping the due diligence systems up to date
• Build and manage relationships with an extensive supply base 
• Support the sustainability goals of our Co-op by analysing and collecting necessary data
• Plan and organise your own workload, including task and resource allocation to make sure we can deliver against objectives 
• Provide technical data to senior leaders and colleagues across the organisation 
• Share complaint data internally and with the supply base, to highlight any concerns or trends to make sure we are continuously improving 
• Evaluate and test new or improved due diligence systems 

This role would suit people who have

• An interest in food retail 
• Good IT literacy with the ability to use Microsoft office applications
• The ability to manage and prioritise your own workload 
• The ability to work with and analyse data, whilst easily adapting to new IT systems and applications
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build good relationships with internal and external colleagues 

Why Co-op? 

If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays 
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream app – giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities. 

Building a diverse environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme at Disability Confident Scheme - Co-op Colleagues and more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion at Diversity and Inclusion

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes.If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.