Buyer/Vendor Manager (Range Extension)
London
Currys London Campus at Waterloo (LHO002)
Permanent
Full Time
Grade 4
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.
Positioned within the commercial team, you will be right in the centre of a fast-paced team, also working hand in hand with the go to market team, building strong relationships with our supplier partners. As a category buyer you will be accountable for all supplier negotiations in line with the category strategy. You will select and negotiate product ranges and pricing, all terms and conditions, and all investments in our business and its activity. You are accountable for ensuring cost pricing allows us to remain competitive for customers while maximising EBIT return and securing adequate differentiation against competitors.
You will need to have great relationship building skills, working closely with our Brands and vendors, the go to market team and use your influencing skills to secure support to drive the range extension business forward.
Commercial acumen is a must as you will be required to support our analysis of trading performance, providing recommendations of actions to drive our business. Our ideal candidate will be organised and self-motivated in order to prioritise their work whilst having strong attention to detail to ensure everything is right first time.
You will be responsible for supporting operations within dropship to ensure customer satisfaction and in line with the business priorities and NPS.
As a buyer you will be expected to support the development of an assistant/assistants ensuring we have a capable and committed team, who understand their role in delivering the company vision ‘we help everyone enjoy amazing technology’. As part of the new business squad there will be a focus on substantial growth and entrepreneurial skills in acquiring the latest and greatest tech alongside continued growth of maturing categories.
Role overview:
As part of this role, you'll be responsible for: Managing all category supplier relationships in line with our overall commercial supplier strategy and the category strategy (New Categories, Appliances, Computing and CE) Harness credible relationships with our suppliers and develop a sourcing strategy to both bring customers the best ranges and support the core category strategy, supported with availability and marketing roadmap Work with suppliers to develop a strong understanding of the future technology roadmap, enabling the category to adequately plan for likely changes in customer trends and demand Negotiating product ranges – cost pricing, additional terms, exclusivity, distribution, stock availability with distributors Negotiating additional fixed and variable financial terms related to ranging, activity and performance – maximizing EBIT across SBRE Negotiating promotional funding support to drive sales while maintaining margin in line with financial objectives Securing adequate product and promotional differentiation from competitors to support market share growth objectives Pricing the product range in line with agreed category CPI targets and pricing principles Working with the returns team to ensure adequate supplier returns agreements are in place contractually to both meet customer service requirements and minimise cost exposure after sale Uses customer and market data provided by the go to market team to ensure correct ranges and promotional plans are in place to drive customers for life Remedy all supplier issues relating to cost price, product, stock, financial claims, contractual issues and other Ensure supplier contracts are completed in line with the company DOA and pre-determined annual timetable Manage, coach and develop direct reports to deliver category targets and to ensure compliance with the Commercial critical path and processes Provide and regularly review team members’ objectives, priorities and performance via Personal Development Review and one to ones, supporting their professional and personal development You will need: Buying experience working within a FMCG/Fashion or Hard Goods fast paced retailer Educated to degree standard or equivalent ideally in Marketing/Merchandising/Retail/Business Experience of both the electricals market and products Negotiation skills and ability to manage all supplier partnerships Excellent numerical and analytical skills to review data and provide recommendations/actions plans to drive sales, profit and cash Excellent inter-personal and communication skills, capable of presenting to senior stakeholders as well as working cross functionally to achieve the desired results Customer champion with excellent commercial awareness and understanding of customer needs Good working knowledge of SharePoint, Teams, Excel, Word and PowerPoint as well as MS Office workflow tools Experience of working to deadlines and managing critical paths Ideally coaching/management experience Hybrid working Holiday allowance Competitive pension scheme Access to discretionary company bonus scheme Private Medical Insurance Life Assurance Staff discounts and offers 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. 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.
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As part of this role, you'll be responsible for: Managing all category supplier relationships in line with our overall commercial supplier strategy and the category strategy (New Categories, Appliances, Computing and CE) Harness credible relationships with our suppliers and develop a sourcing strategy to both bring customers the best ranges and support the core category strategy, supported with availability and marketing roadmap Work with suppliers to develop a strong understanding of the future technology roadmap, enabling the category to adequately plan for likely changes in customer trends and demand Negotiating product ranges – cost pricing, additional terms, exclusivity, distribution, stock availability with distributors Negotiating additional fixed and variable financial terms related to ranging, activity and performance – maximizing EBIT across SBRE Negotiating promotional funding support to drive sales while maintaining margin in line with financial objectives Securing adequate product and promotional differentiation from competitors to support market share growth objectives Pricing the product range in line with agreed category CPI targets and pricing principles Working with the returns team to ensure adequate supplier returns agreements are in place contractually to both meet customer service requirements and minimise cost exposure after sale Uses customer and market data provided by the go to market team to ensure correct ranges and promotional plans are in place to drive customers for life Remedy all supplier issues relating to cost price, product, stock, financial claims, contractual issues and other Ensure supplier contracts are completed in line with the company DOA and pre-determined annual timetable Manage, coach and develop direct reports to deliver category targets and to ensure compliance with the Commercial critical path and processes Provide and regularly review team members’ objectives, priorities and performance via Personal Development Review and one to ones, supporting their professional and personal development You will need: Buying experience working within a FMCG/Fashion or Hard Goods fast paced retailer Educated to degree standard or equivalent ideally in Marketing/Merchandising/Retail/Business Experience of both the electricals market and products Negotiation skills and ability to manage all supplier partnerships Excellent numerical and analytical skills to review data and provide recommendations/actions plans to drive sales, profit and cash Excellent inter-personal and communication skills, capable of presenting to senior stakeholders as well as working cross functionally to achieve the desired results Customer champion with excellent commercial awareness and understanding of customer needs Good working knowledge of SharePoint, Teams, Excel, Word and PowerPoint as well as MS Office workflow tools Experience of working to deadlines and managing critical paths Ideally coaching/management experience Hybrid working Holiday allowance Competitive pension scheme Access to discretionary company bonus scheme Private Medical Insurance Life Assurance Staff discounts and offers 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. 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.
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