Role overview:

Senior Buyer (New Categories)
London
Currys London Campus at Waterloo
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 an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic New & Growth Categories super squad; a team with huge expectations and a mandate to create genuine new value for Currys. You will be at the centre of everything new, bringing emerging markets to life for customers across our market-leading omnichannel platform.

We are looking for a strong commercial trader with a growth mindset, entrepreneurial spirit and the resilience to navigate a fast-changing, sometimes ambiguous environment. As a senior leader in the squad, you will go above and beyond to support those around you and help shape what this team becomes

Role overview:

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

• Leading by example fostering an inclusive, collaborative and high-performance environment
• Owning and delivering the Category strategy, establishing Currys as the retailer of choice in our highest-growth opportunity categories
• Continuously identify new products, brands and market opportunities, making clear recommendations and building the business case for investment.
• Building and managing all supplier relationships  negotiating cost pricing, terms, exclusivity, stock availability, promotional funding, and go-to-market budgets to maximise E2E Commercial margin
• Developing a sourcing strategy as we launch into new areas of retail; leverage supplier roadmaps to plan ahead for emerging opportunities.
• Working cross-functionally with Merchandise Planning and Finance to forecast accurately, track trading account income and ensure all supplier funding is claimed on time
• Creating new frameworks and processes to accelerate speed-to-market as ranges, brands and categories expand
• Embeding AI into our ways of working to make us faster, more efficient and help give us a competitive edge.

You will need:

• Proven track record in a buying role within Electrical, FMCG, Fashion or Hard Goods retail, with experience managing and developing a commercial team
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to manage supplier relationships at varying levels of seniority
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills; comfortable reviewing data and translating it into clear commercial recommendations
• Natural influencer with the confidence to present to and challenge senior stakeholders, and to steer the wider business behind a new category agenda
• Entrepreneurial mindset with strong commercial acumen and the tenacity to land initiatives despite organisational complexity
• Curious and adaptable; open to new ways of working including the use of AI-powered tools to improve commercial decision-making
• Excellent planning, organisational and communication skills, with experience managing critical paths and working cross-functionally
• Degree or equivalent in relevant field
• Demonstrable experience in a buying or commercial role within the electricals or consumer technology sector.

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:

• Holiday benefits - 25 days of annual leave (plus bank holiday entitlement) 
• Private medical insurance
• Life Assurance
• Competitive pension scheme
• Access to discretionary bonus
• Hybrid working; our primary Currys Campus is at Waterloo (WeWork)

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 careers@currys.co.uk and we'll do our best to help.