Buyer - Personal Electricals

Sainsbury's; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague discount

Pension & life cover

Bonus up to 10% of salary

Holiday allowance

Cycle to work

Job summary

Argos, a UK retailer, is seeking a Buyer for Personal Electricals. You will translate the category strategy into ranges, pricing and trading plans, and own ranges from strategy through to launch, promotion and exit.

You will be accountable for sales, margin, stock, availability, digital performance and customer satisfaction. You will build productive relationships with major branded suppliers, negotiate funding agreements and work with Merchandising, Digital and Marketing to support growth and

Qualifications

• Current or previous experience in a Buying role, owning or supporting a retail product range.
• Experience with branded hard-goods, electricals or technology categories.
• Ability to interpret sales, margin and stock data to inform decisions.
• Proven ability to negotiate with suppliers and coordinate cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Translate category strategy into ranges, pricing and trading plans.
• Own ranges from strategy to launch, promotion and exit.
• Build strong supplier relationships and negotiate funding agreements.
• Collaborate with Merchandising, Digital and Marketing to deliver plans.

Skills

Buying experience

Branded products knowledge

Data analysis

Tools

Excel

Job description

At Argos, we’re a digital-led UK retailer that keeps pushing boundaries to meet every generation with what they want, how and when they want it. As a market leader in general merchandise, serving millions of customers through our website, app, same-day delivery and Click & Collect services, we offer real opportunities to learn, grow and shape your career. With roles spanning Commercial, Buying, Merchandising, Design and Supply Chain, through to Digital, Operations, Customer Experience, Marketing, and People and Transformation , you will work with brilliant colleagues and directly shape how we serve our customers every day. From enabling inspiring choice across our owned brands, including Habitat, Chad Valley and Bush, alongside the world’s biggest brands like Apple, Lego, Xbox and Samsung, to making shopping effortlessly convenient, championing trusted value and accelerating our strategy - Argos is an exciting place to build your future.

About The Team

Our Argos Commercial & Digital team shapes product ranges that make it easier for customers to find the products they need at the right value. Within Personal Electricals, you will join a commercial, fast-moving buying team responsible for well-known brands across Male and Female Personal Grooming and Dental. Working with major suppliers and colleagues across Merchandising, Digital, Marketing, Product Development and Global Sourcing, the team combines customer insight with strong commercial judgement to build competitive ranges and deliver profitable growth.

More About The Role

As Buyer for Personal Electricals, you will translate the category strategy into compelling ranges, effective pricing and strong trading plans. You will own assigned ranges, from strategy and range selection through to launch, promotion, ongoing performance and exit plans at the end of the product life cycle. You will be accountable for key measures including sales, margin, stock, availability, digital performance and customer satisfaction. This is a highly promotional, competitive category, so you will use customer, market and competitor insight to make timely commercial decisions. You will build productive relationships with major branded suppliers, negotiate funding agreements and develop joint business plans that support growth and market share. You will also work closely with Merchandising on budgets and forecasts, partner with Digital and Marketing on customer-facing plans, and lead and support an Assistant Buyer responsible for Dental category.

More About You

You will bring experience from within a Buying role and be comfortable taking ownership of a retail product range. You can interpret complex commercial data, including sales, margin, stock, availability and competitor information, and turn it into clear decisions across ranging, pricing, promotions and supplier plans. Experience in electricals, technology or another branded hard-goods category would be particularly relevant. You will be confident building relationships and negotiating with suppliers, while collaborating with colleagues across multiple functions. You will work with pace, stay close to the detail and maintain clear accountability in a complex retail environment. You will also be able to guide an Assistant Buyer, prioritise activity and communicate recommendations clearly to stakeholders at different levels.

Essential Criteria

• Current or previous experience in a Buying role, with responsibility for owning or supporting a retail product range.
• Experience working with branded products or suppliers in electricals, technology or another directly comparable hard-goods category.
• Evidence of using sales, margin, stock, availability, customer and competitor data to make commercial decisions.
• Experience creating or delivering range, pricing, trading or promotional plans against agreed commercial targets.
• Experience negotiating with suppliers and coordinating cross-functional stakeholders to deliver a commercial outcome.

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We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new-whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them: Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on how we perform. Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme. Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave. Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).