Assistant Buyer

1 month ago


London, United Kingdom Currys Full time
Assistant Buyer (Small Kitchen Appliances) - FTC

London (Hybrid Working)
Fixed Term Contract - 12 Months
Full-time

Grade 3

 

Positioned within the commercial team, you will be right in the centre of a fast paced team. You’ll get to develop your Buying career in this fast-paced role. As an Assistant Buyer in our Appliances team, you will support our Senior Buyer across a wide range of exciting products within Small Kitchen Appliances and work with major suppliers.


This is a great opportunity for someone who is in a Buying role, passionate, organised & ambitious and wants to develop their career within Buying in a key category for the business.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Helping to manage supplier relationships in line with the category strategy
  • Selecting and negotiating product ranges and pricing
  • Keeping tabs on the competition so we can set competitive prices
  • Analysing trading performance and recommending actions to drive our business


Key skills:

  • Experience of being part of a Buying function (as an Assistant Buyer or Buying Administrator) essential
  • Experience in an electrical background preferable
  • Great working knowledge of technical products
  • Excellent communication and relationship building skills
  • Organised, analytical and numerate with good judgment
  • Strong commercial awareness and a sense of customer needs

 

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
  • 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. We're building a team that brings technology to people, making their lives better, easier and fuller, and you can be part of it.

#LI-Hybrid


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