<p>London (Hybrid Working)<br/>Permanent<br/>Full Time<br/>Grade 4</p><p>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.</p><p>We are market leaders in the Windows Computing hardware area for both Laptop and Desktop PC. However, there still remains a huge opportunity for us to continue to grow, and we are increasingly looking to innovate and differentiate our range and proposition across the area coupled with a thorough understanding of our customers’ needs and reasons for purchase. We work closely with the biggest global brands, including Microsoft, Intel, Lenovo, and HP and play a key role in helping support the development and launch of the product roadmap into the UK market.</p><p>As a Category Buyer, you will be accountable for all supplier negotiations in line with the category strategy. You will select and negotiate product ranges and pricing, all terms and conditions, and all investments in our business and its activity. You are accountable for ensuring cost pricing allows us to remain competitive for customers while maximizing EBIT return and securing adequate differentiation against competitors.</p><p>This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is independent and a keen problem-solver, with an eye for detail and strong commercial acumen. Someone who is looking for a role that works with some of the biggest brands in the industry. You will be part of a hard-working, social team who encourage each other and work together towards success.</p><h2><b>Key Responsibilities:</b></h2><ul><li>Directly manage the Commercial relationship of one of our cornerstone categories.</li><li>Establish credible relationships with suppliers to ensure the best cost, best supply, and best delivery for our customers.</li><li>Be aware of the marketplace activity and innovations, using this information to ensure that the category is performing.</li><li>Contribute to projects within the Commercial team and the wider Currys Group.</li><li>Manage all category supplier relationships in line with our overall commercial supplier strategy and the category strategy.</li><li>Harness credible relationships with our suppliers and develop a sourcing strategy to both bring customers the best ranges, supported with availability but also to minimize our NET cost of goods.</li><li>Work with suppliers to develop a strong understanding of the future technology roadmap, enabling the category to adequately plan ahead for likely changes in customer trends and demand.</li><li>Negotiate product ranges – cost pricing, additional terms, exclusivity, distribution, stock availability.</li><li>Negotiate additional fixed and variable financial terms related to ranging, activity, and performance – maximizing EBIT across the category.</li><li>Responsible for the management and development of an Assistant Buyer direct report.</li></ul><p><b>You will need:</b></p><ul><li>Considerable experience at Buyer/Junior Buyer level working within a FMCG or Hard Goods fast-paced retailer.</li><li>Extensive knowledge & experience of supplier negotiation & supplier relationship management and ability to manage all supplier partnerships.</li><li>Excellent numerical and analytical skills to review data and provide recommendations/actions plans to drive sales, profit, and cash.</li><li>Good judgment and strong decision-making skills to enable the right actions for the category.</li><li>Good commercial awareness and appreciation of customer needs.</li><li>Excellent inter-personal and communication skills, capable of presenting to senior stakeholders as well as working cross-functionally to achieve the desired results.</li><li>Customer champion with excellent commercial awareness and understanding of customer needs.</li><li>Good working knowledge of SharePoint, Teams, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint as well as MS Office workflow tools.</li><li>Experience of working to deadlines and managing critical paths.</li><li>Coaching/management experience.</li></ul><p>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:</p><ul><li>25 days of annual leave (plus bank holiday entitlement) and a competitive pension scheme.</li><li>Private Medical Insurance.</li><li>Life Assurance.</li><li>Fantastic colleague discounts on Tech with Currys and iD Mobile.</li><li>Access to Champion Health (Wellbeing App).</li><li>Hybrid working (with an expectation to meet in person 2-4 times per month).</li></ul><p>Join our team and we\'ll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, ongoing training, and skills for life.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p> #J-18808-Ljbffr