Assistant Buyer - Windows Computing

Currys; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology retailer is seeking an Assistant Buyer to support their buying team in the London area. The role involves managing supplier relationships, negotiating product pricing, and analyzing market performance to enhance product offerings in Windows Computing. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a solid understanding of customer needs. This position offers a permanent, full-time contract with attractive benefits including hybrid work arrangements, allowing team members to blend in-person and remote work effectively.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Life Assurance

Staff discounts

Hybrid Working

Qualifications

• Experience in a buying function or knowledge of Computing.
• Strong organizational skills and good judgment.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier relationships aligned with Windows Computing strategy.
• Negotiate product ranges and pricing.
• Analyze trading performance and recommend actions.
• Analyse trading performance and recommend actions.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Commercial awareness

Excel proficiency

Job description

Assistant Buyer - Windows Computing

Currys London Campus at Waterloo

Permanent

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.

We are a market leader 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.

As an Assistant Buyer, you’ll get to kickstart your buying career in this fast-paced role. You’ll support our Buyer / Senior 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Helping to manage supplier relationships in line with the Windows Computing 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

• Similar experience of being part of a buying function or a great working knowledge of Computing
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• To be organised, analytical and numerate with good judgment
• Strong commercial awareness and a sense of customer needs
• Proficiency in Excel

Why join us

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 annual leave (plus bank holiday entitlement)
• Life Assurance
• Staff discounts and offers
• 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 [e-mail] and we’ll do our best to help.