Assistant Buyer (Smart Home) London, England
Job description
Assistant Buyer (Smart Home)
London (Hybrid Working)
Permanent
Full Time
Grade 3
Our passion at Currys is helping everyone enjoy the latest tech. We’re proud of the service levels we provide for our customers – online, in-store or in their homes. And it’s all down to our people, 30,000+ capable and committed colleagues, learning together, growing together, making us amazing
As an Assistant Buyer in our Smart Home category, you’ll get to develop your buying career in this fast-paced role. You’ll support our Smart Home Buyer to bring a fantastic range of products to our customers. With the chance to help negotiate with suppliers, you’ll get hands-on experience at the heart of a highly skilled team. Whatever direction you take in the future, you’ll be well equipped to progress.
As part of this role, you’ll be responsible for:
- Helping to manage supplier relationships in line with our 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
You will need:
- Minimum 1 year experience in a similar role
- A relevant degree (or equivalent), e.g. Marketing, Merchandising, Retail or Business
- Great communication and relationship building skills
- To be 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
- Employee assistance programme
- 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.
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