Buyer (New Category)

2 months ago

London, United Kingdom Currys Full time

**Buyer (New Category)**:
**London (Hybrid Working)**
Permanent
Full Time

Grade 4

As a Buyer, you will need to have great relationship building skills, working closely with our supplier partners, the Go to Market team, Planning and Far East Sourcing team and use your influencing skills to secure support to drive the business forward. Commercial acumen is a must as you will be required to support our analysis of trading performance, providing recommendations of actions to drive our business.

**Key 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
- Working with the returns team to ensure adequate supplier returns agreements are in place contractually to minimise cost exposure after sale
- Work closely with the category planner to secure supplier support to drive additional sales and margin, and particularly to mitigate risks against committed financial objectives
- Working with merchandising to ensure that we are forecasting at the right level to maximise sales and stock turn
- 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 to ensure compliance with the Commercial critical path and processes

**You will need**:

- 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
- Coaching/management experience
- A degree in Marketing/Merchandising/Retail/Business

We’re one team and we celebrate all of 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
- Private medical insurance
- Life Assurance
- 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. We're building a team that brings technology to people, making their lives better, easier and fuller, and you can be part of it.

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