Buyer Games

2 months ago


London, United Kingdom Currys Full time

**Buyer Games (Software & Accessories)**:
**London (Hybrid Working)**
Permanent
Full Time

Grade 4

We are building the future of Gaming in retail in the UK and we are looking for a talented **Buyer** who has a good understanding of PC Gaming, loves building PCs and playing games. The role sits in our commercial team working with merchandisers and Go-To-Market teams and plays an important role in bring our ranges to currys.co.uk and to our 300 stores.

You will need to have great relationship building skills, working closely with our supplier partners, Planning and Far East Sourcing team and use your influencing skills to secure support to drive the business forward.

**Main duties & responsibilities**:

- 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
- Pricing the product range in line with agreed category CPI targets
- Working with the returns team to ensure adequate supplier returns agreements are in place contractually to both meet customer service requirements and minimise cost exposure after sale
- Use customer and market data to ensure correct ranges and promotional plans are in place to drive customers for life
- Ensure supplier contracts are completed in line with the company DOA and pre-determined annual timetable
- Manage, coach and develop direct reports to deliver category targets and compliance with the Commercial critical path and processes
- Provide and regularly review team members’ objectives, priorities and performance via Personal Development Review and one to ones, supporting their professional and personal development

**Required experience**:

- Gaming experience
- Buying experience working within a FMCG/Fashion or Hard Goods fast paced retailer
- Negotiation skills and ability to manage all supplier partnerships
- Good judgment and strong decision-making skills to enable the right actions for the category
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills to review data and provide recommendations/actions plans to drive sales, profit and cash
- Good working knowledge of SharePoint, Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and MS Office workflow tools
- Ideally coaching/management experience
- Marketing/Merchandising/Retail/Business Degree

We’re one team and we celebrate all the great things you do. One way we show our gratitude is by giving you access to a range of lifestyle benefits, including:

- Competitive pension scheme
- Access to discretionary company bonus scheme
- Life Assurance
- Staff discounts and offers
- Hybrid working; arrangements will depend on your role and business requirements. You could be working from our primary Currys Campus at Waterloo (WeWork), meeting & collaborating at Currys regional workspaces or working from home

Beyond that, we’ll be with you every step of the way, enabling you to get the most out of your role, grow your skills your way, and see your career develop in the way you want. Be part of our talented team and unbox your passion at the UK’s best-known retailer in tech.

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