Senior Buying Specialist for Gaming Products
1 week ago
Currys London Campus at Waterloo
Fixed Term Contract (6 Months)
Full Time
Grade 3
We are seeking a Senior Buying Specialist for Gaming Products to join our commercial team. 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.
You will be right in the centre of a fast-paced team, developing your Buying career in this exciting role. As an Assistant Buyer in our Gaming team, you will support our Senior Buyer across a wide range of products within Gaming and work with major suppliers.
This is a great opportunity for someone who is passionate, organised & ambitious and wants to develop their career within Buying in a key category for the business.
- Purchasing and Supply Chain Management: Helping to manage supplier relationships in line with the category strategy.
- Negotiation and Pricing: Selecting and negotiating product ranges and pricing.
- Market Analysis: Keeping tabs on the competition so we can set competitive prices.
- Trading Performance Analysis: Analysing trading performance and recommending actions to drive our business.
- Gaming Industry Expertise: Must be an avid gamer.
- Buying Function Experience: Experience of being part of a Buying function (as an Assistant Buyer or Buying Administrator) essential.
- Electrical Background: Experience in an electrical background preferable.
- Gaming Product Knowledge: Great working knowledge of gaming products.
- Communication Skills: Excellent communication and relationship building skills.
- Analytical and Numerate Skills: Organised, analytical and numerate with good judgment.
- Commercial Awareness: Strong commercial awareness and a sense of customer needs.
We know our people are the secret to our success. We offer a competitive salary of £35,000 - £45,000 per annum, plus benefits including:
- Annual Leave: 25 days of annual leave (plus bank holiday entitlement).
- Life Assurance:
- Colleague Discounts: Fantastic colleague discounts on Tech with Currys and iD Mobile.
- Hybrid Working: Hybrid working (with an expectation to meet in person 2-4 times per month).
We are 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 please contact us.
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