Assistant Category Merchandiser

Currys plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Pension

Tech discounts

Wellbeing programmes

Hybrid working

Job summary

Currys plc is seeking an Assistant Category Merchandiser for the Refrigeration category in London. The role is a 6-month Fixed Term Contract (or secondment) and full-time with hybrid working from the Waterloo campus.

You will support sales, margin, stock and availability targets by collaborating with Merchandising, Buying, Distribution, Planning and supplier partners. You will need strong analytical/numerical abilities, Excel and Power BI familiarity, and effective communication to influence

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and numerical skills to interpret data and drive recommendations.
• Confident communicator and relationship builder able to influence stakeholders across teams.
• Commercial awareness with understanding of customer needs and balance between performance and experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and the wider MS Office suite for data-supported decision-making.
• Knowledge of Power BI to analyse and present insights.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and support category performance to drive sales, margin, and stock health.
• Manage stock and supplier performance; ensure purchase orders and deliveries maximise availability.
• Provide commercial and operational insight; resolve stock issues with Buying and Supply Chain teams.
• Develop supplier relationships to maintain stock availability and minimise disruption.
• Deliver commercial processes; follow plans, critical paths and policies to support performance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Numerical skills

Communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Excel proficiency

Power BI proficiency

Tools

Excel

Power BI

MS Office

Job description

Assistant Category Merchandiser Refrigeration

London
Currys London Campus at Waterloo / Hybrid Working
6 months Fixed Term Contract or Secondment
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.

As an Assistant Category Merchandiser on a 6 months Fixed Term Contract, you'll play a key role in driving the Refrigeration category performance by supporting the delivery of sales, margin, stock, and availability targets. Working closely with Merchandising, Buying, Distribution, Planning, and external suppliers, you'll help ensure the right products are in the right place at the right time, identifying risks and supporting actions to keep performance on track.

Role overview

As part of this role, you'll be responsible for:

• Monitoring and supporting category performance, driving sales, margin, availability and stock health through effective planning and analysis, while identifying risks and opportunities to keep performance on track.
• Managing stock and supplier performance, ensuring purchase orders, intake plans and deliveries are executed effectively to maximise product availability for customers.
• Providing commercial and operational insight, identifying risks and opportunities, resolving stock issues, and working closely with Buying, Supply Chain and supplier partners to keep the category on track.
• Developing strong supplier relationships to ensure consistent stock availability, proactively managing deliveries and resolving supply issues to minimise disruption.
• Delivering commercial processes effectively, ensuring plans, critical paths and business policies are followed to support successful category performance and operational excellence.

You will need

• Previous experience as an Assistant Merchandiser.
• Experience with merchandising and planning systems.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and make recommendations that drive sales, profit and stock performance.
• Confident communicator and relationship builder, able to influence stakeholders and collaborate effectively across teams and supplier partners.
• Commercially aware, with a good understanding of customer needs and the ability to balance commercial performance with customer experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and the wider MS Office suite, with experience using data to support decision-making.
• Knowledge of Power BI, with the ability to analyse and present insights to support category performance.

Benefits

• Performance related bonus.
• Competitive pension scheme.
• Product discounts on the latest tech.
• A range of wellbeing initiatives.
• Hybrid working; our primary Currys Campus is at Waterloo (WeWork) with an expectation to meet in person 2-4 times per month.

Why join us

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.