Senior Buyer (Small Domestic Appliances)

Currys London Campus at Waterloo (LHO002)
Permanent
Full Time
Grade 5

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.

This is a newly created position to maximise the growth opportunity which exists to bring new SharkNinja’s new product development to market and ensure that Currys are at the forefront of their innovation.

Positioned within the commercial team, you will be right in the centre of a fast paced team, working hand in hand with the Go To Market team, building strong relationships with our largest SDA supplier partner. As a Senior Category Buyer, you need to have extensive buying and management experience as you will be responsible for high turnover, complex categories leading an Assistant Buyer and Go To Market Manager. 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 maximising EBIT return and securing adequate differentiation against competitors.

You will need to have great relationship building skills, working closely with the Go To Market team, Planning and use your influencing skills to secure support to drive the business forward. Commercial acumen is a must as you will be required to support our analysis of trading performance, providing recommendations of actions to drive our business.

As a Senior Buyer you will be expected to support the development of the wider team ensuring we have a capable and committed team, who understand their role in delivering the company vision ‘we help everyone enjoy amazing technology’ and you will at times be expected to delegate for the Head of Category in meetings.

Key Responsibilities:

• Working closely with SharkNinja to understand their NPD roadmap and develop the right ranges and promotions to capitalise on their launches and full product ranges.
• Harnessing credible relationship with SharkNinja as a key strategic partner to develop a strong understanding of the future technology roadmap.
• Negotiating product ranges – cost pricing, additional terms, exclusivity, distribution, stock availability.
• Negotiating promotional funding support to drive sales while maintaining margin in line with financial objectives.
• Securing adequate product and promotional differentiation from competitors to support market share growth objectives.
• Working with the returns team to ensure adequate supplier returns agreements are in place contractually.
• Work closely with the category planner to secure supplier support to drive additional sales and margin.
• Uses customer and market data provided by the go to market team to ensure correct ranges and promotional plans are in place.
• Remedy all supplier issues relating to cost price, product, stock, financial claims, contractual issues and other.
• Ensure supplier contracts are completed in line with the company DOA and pre-determined annual timetable.
• Develop capable and committed colleagues who are fully aware of the company vision.
• Manage, coach and develop direct reports to deliver category targets.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Substantial buying experience working within a FMCG/Fashion or Hard Goods fast paced retailer.
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to manage all supplier partnerships.
• Good judgment and strong decision-making skills.
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills.
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills.
• Customer champion with excellent commercial awareness.
• Good working knowledge of SharePoint, Teams, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Management/leadership experience of more than 1 direct report.

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) and a competitive pension scheme.
• Private medical insurance.
• Life Assurance.

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.

Every voice has a space at our table and we're committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do.

If you need any additional assistance with your application please email careers@currys.co.uk and we'll do our best to help.