Assistant Buyer (Gaming Accessories)

Currys London Campus at Waterloo (LHO002)
Fixed Term Contract (6 Months)
Full Time
Grade 3

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.

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 Gaming team, you will support our Senior Buyer across a wide range of exciting products within Gaming 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
• Must be an avid gamer!
• 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 gaming products
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• Organised, analytical and numerate with good judgment
• Strong commercial awareness and a sense of customer needs

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)
• Life Assurance
• Fantastic colleague discounts on Tech with Currys and iD Mobile
• Hybrid working (with an expectation to meet in person 2-4 times per month)

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.