Purpose The Category Trade Planning Manager is responsible for planning, developing and executing trade plans to drive sales, market share, and profitability. They translate customer briefs and make data‑lead decisions to create customer‑centric propositions, collaborating cross‑functionally with commercial, marketing, modular planning, supply chain, and retail execution teams to ensure seamless planning and execution of trade initiatives aligned with company objectives. Job Title Category Trade Planning Manager Location Asda House Employment Type Full time Contract Type Permanent Hours Per Week 37.5 Salary Competitive salary plus benefits Category Project and Program Management - SF Closing Date 31 December 2025 Key Responsibilities

Trade Planning & Rollback Execution Analyse historical sales data, customer insights and market trends to provide meaningful actions as part of the quarterly planning process. Optimise event and promotional space to deliver the best return for the business, capturing key learning as part of the autopsy process to inform future planning. Translate the customer proposition brief to the commercial teams, ensuring the brief is met whilst supporting the resolution of conflict vs. P&L commitments. Own creation of quarterly trade plans encompassing key feature space, market‑leading deals and range activity, engaging relevant cross‑category stakeholders to ensure the plan delivers against customer needs and reasons to shop at Asda. Support driving clarity and consistency across the store for customers with plans that adhere to Promotional and Pricing Principles. Collaborate with marketing to align trade plans with brand campaigns and ensure marketing nominations reflect the trade plan. Understand the roles and intents of each department’s category strategy to ensure the trade plan is represented and aligned with key principles. Lead planning of promotions, pricing initiatives and in‑store activations. Serve as key facilitator between commercial, marketing, modular, supply chain and retail execution teams, adhering to critical path timelines to implement trade plans “Right first time”. Work closely with key stakeholders to align rollback calendars across the business. Understand the key activity scopes and range changes by area to ensure these are factored into maximising the trade plan.

About You

Experience in buying, category management or trade planning. Highly organised and methodical planner with strong project management skills and attention to detail. Comfortable managing and influencing multiple stakeholders, balancing short‑term trading needs with long‑term strategic goals. Confident communicator who can facilitate cross‑functional discussions and drive alignment. Commercially astute with the ability to understand basic financial data such as sales and volume forecasts and pricing. Proficient in Excel and planning tools.

Everything you'll love To ensure we balance moments where we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum of 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. Benefits

Discretionary company bonus Company pension up to 7% matched Company car allowance of £5,700 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 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. Seniority level Mid‑Senior level Employment type Full‑time Job function Marketing and Sales Industries Retail #J-18808-Ljbffr