Buyer (Health & Beauty)

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Currys Full time
Role overview:

London (Hybrid Working)
Permanent
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.

 

We’re looking for a Buyer to work with some of our most high-profile supplier partners in the Health & Beauty Space. You’ll be working with some of the biggest brands in the world to build ranges and trading plans that will deliver our ambitious financial goals as well as delight our customers and win market share for Currys. There’s huge innovation and room for growth in these categories, so a passion for new tech and delivery products that customers love is essential. We’ll want to hear about how you’ve built compelling ranges and delivered for customers as well as on the crucial financial metrics. Ideally, you’ll be able to evidence building a plan that maximises sales and margin within the budgets and financial guiderails set. You’ll also support development of your team and be a critical part of helping ensure this is a great place to work.

 

Role overview:

As part of this role, you'll be responsible for:

 

  • Directly manage the Commercial relationship of one of our cornerstone categories
  • Ensure that the category is always striving for a market leading range
  • Establish credible relationships with suppliers to ensure the best cost, best supply and best delivery for our customers
  • Be aware of the marketplace activity and innovations, and using this information to ensure that the category is performing
  • Work collaboratively with the merchandising team to ensure all metrics are hit across sales and stock
  • Contribute to projects within the Commercial team and the wider Currys Group
  • Responsible for the management and development of an Assistant Buyer direct report


You will need:

 

  • Experience at Buyer/Junior Buyer level with extensive knowledge & experience of supplier negotiation & supplier relationship management
  • Good judgment and strong decision-making skills to enable the right actions for the category
  • Good commercial awareness and appreciation of customer needs
  • Good working knowledge of MS Office, in particular Excel


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.)
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.

 

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