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Category Assistant - Nutrition
Role summary
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The Category Assistant – Nutrition supports Boots’ nutrition category team with product administration, range and promotional planning, sales analysis, competitor research, supplier communication and reporting. The role typically requires strong organisational skills, attention to detail, confidence working with spreadsheets and commercial data, and good written and verbal communication. Experience in retail, merchandising, buying, category management or consumer healthcare is useful, along with an interest in vitamins, supplements and wellness products. The successful candidate is expected to manage deadlines accurately, build effective relationships with suppliers and internal teams, identify trading opportunities and contribute to decisions that improve sales, availability and customer choice.
Can I work in the UK?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: Shop-floor, till and stock jobs are below degree level and on no list read, so they cannot be sponsored; only youth schemes remain.
Before you apply: Shop-floor jobs need no professional licence. Pharmacists do: they must register with the local regulator, and one qualified abroad often has to pass local exams first. Selling alcohol can need a short course and certificate, for example in Australia.
Watch for: Only degree-level head-office roles (finance, IT, data) can be sponsored. Youth schemes are the usual way in for Canadians, Australians and Indians under the age limits.
Official source: GOV.UK: Skilled Worker visa, your job. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the UK
Usual for Retail & Consumer jobs in the UK, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Not usually provided; you rent privately |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Shop jobs cannot be sponsored; for head-office hires the visa fee is yours unless the employer pays |
| Flights | Not standard; varies by employer and seniority |
| Pay and discount | Minimum GBP 12.71 an hour from age 21 (April 2026, by law); Boots gives seasonal staff a discount |
| Contract | Christmas seasonal jobs exist: Boots is recruiting about 6,000 seasonal workers (7 October 2026) |
| Leave | At least 28 days for a 5-day week (by law); employers may count bank holidays in it |
| Income tax | 0% to GBP 12,570, 20% to GBP 50,270, then 40%; plus 8% National Insurance (Scotland differs) |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
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About Boots
Boots is one of the United Kingdom’s best-known health and beauty retailers, with a long history dating back to 1849. The company operates a large network of pharmacies, stores and online services, offering medicines, healthcare products, beauty brands, cosmetics, wellness products and everyday essentials. Boots also provides pharmacy advice, vaccinations, optical services and health consultations. Its business combines retail, digital commerce and professional healthcare, supported by teams in stores, offices, distribution and technology. The company works with major brands as well as its own-brand ranges and serves millions of customers across the UK. Employees typically benefit from working in a recognised consumer brand with opportunities across retail operations, commercial planning, pharmacy, customer service, supply chain and corporate functions.