Buyer

Buyer

Currys London Campus at Waterloo (LHO002)
Fixed Term Contract(12 Months)
Full Time
Grade 4

At Currys we're united by one passion: to help everyone enjoy amazing technology.As the UK's best-known retailer of tech, we're proud of the service our customers receive - and it's all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. Working as one team, we learn and grow together, celebrating the big and small moments that make every day amazing.

Our Imaging team are currently in search of a Buyer. In this role, you will help build plans with our strategic brand partners like Ring and Google to attending trade shows to discover the newest technologies. You will have no day the same in this fast paced and exciting role. Working with product ranges from some of the world's biggest brands, this role will give you the autonomy to develop your buying career in one of our most wide-ranging categories.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing all category supplier relationships in line with our overall commercial supplier strategy and the category strategy
• Harness credible relationships with our suppliers and develop a sourcing strategy to both bring customers the best ranges, supported with availability but also to minimise our NET cost of goods
• Negotiating product ranges - cost pricing, additional terms, exclusivity, distribution, stock availability
• Negotiating additional fixed and variable financial terms related to ranging, activity and performance - maximising EBIT across the category
• Securing adequate product and promotional differentiation from competitors to support market share growth objectives
• Ensure that the category is always striving for a market leading range
• Be aware of the market place activity and innovations. Using this information to ensure that the category is performing
• Working side by side with the merchandisers to ensure all metrics are hit across sales and stock
• Ensure supplier contracts are completed in line with the company DOA and pre-determined annual timetable
• Develop capable and committed colleagues who are fully aware of the company vision and the role they play in delivering it
• Manage, coach and develop direct reports to deliver category targets and to ensure compliance with the Commercial critical path and processes

You will need:

• Experience at Buyer level with knowledge and experience of: Supplier negotiation, Supplier relationship management
• Good commercial awareness and appreciation of customer needs
• Good working knowledge of MS Office, in particular Excel
• Strong communication and relationship management skills with internal and external stakeholders
• Expert analytical and numerical skills
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Ability to create and interpret sales and margin data to develop tactical andstrategic commercial plans
• Commercial acumen and financial awareness

We know our people are the secret to our success. That's why we're always looking for ways to reward great work. You'll find a host of benefits designed to work for you, including:

• 25 days of annual leave (plus bank holiday entitlement)
• Hybrid working; arrangements will depend on your role and business requirements
• Discretionary/Performance based bonus
• Colleague discounts (shopping, cinema, food discounts etc.)

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Why join us:

Join our team and we'll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on-going training and skills for life.

Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we're in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet.

Every voice has a space at our table and we're committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application please email careers@currys.co.uk and we'll do our best to help.]]>