Description
We’re looking for an experienced and commercially driven Online Furniture Buyer to shape and deliver a profitable, customer-focused furniture range for the UK online market.
This is a key role within our Commercial Team, responsible for building a compelling range that drives sales, margin, and brand growth — ensuring the right products are sourced, costed, ranged, and delivered at the right time and quality.
What’s the opportunity?
As Online Furniture Buyer, you will own and develop a profitable, commercially compelling online furniture range that:
* Meets customer needs and expectations
* Supports our brand and price architecture
* Delivers sustainable sales, volume, and margin growth
The role balances commercial judgement, supplier management, trend awareness, and financial discipline to ensure consistent performance and long-term category growth.
This role is based in our Customer Support Centre but will require travel to support operational needs.
What does the role involve?
Product Range & Buying Strategy
* Develop and deliver a balanced, commercial online furniture range aligned to customer needs and demands, brand and price strategy
* Own the online category from concept through to launch and lifecycle management
* Monitor range performance and take corrective action where required
Commercial Performance
* Deliver agreed margin, sales, and stock targets for the online category
* Ensure pricing is competitive, sustainable, and aligned to strategy
* Support promotional planning while protecting long-term profitability
Supplier Management
* Build strong, professional relationships with key suppliers
* Lead negotiations on lead times and quality standard
* Manage supplier performance, addressing issues
* Identify and on-board new suppliers where required
Cross-Functional Collaboration
* Work closely with Merchandising to align buy quantities, stock flow, and availability
* Partner with the Quality team to ensure products meet required standards
* Support Marketing
* Act as a commercial point of reference for the category
Who are we looking for?
* Proven experience as a Buyer or Assistant Buyer within furniture, home, or durable goods retail
* Strong understanding of furniture construction, materials, and finishes (e.g. frames, upholstery, foams, fabrics, leathers)
* Ability to manage Lead times, manufacturing constraints, and supply-chain risk (including offshore sourcing)
* Retail margin structures, pricing architecture, and promotional mechanics
* Experience managing supplier negotiations
* Strong commercial numeracy including margin, intake margin, mark-up, stock, sell-through
* Experience working cross-functionally with other key stakeholders in the business – Merchandising, Quality, Digital, Marketing, Retail
* The ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task as required to meet schedules in a changing environment
* Maintain a strong customer-focus
What’s in it for you?
* 33 days holidays including bank holidays
* Employee benefits platform – access to 100s of high street discounts and more – holiday discounts, gym discounts, cinema discounts, e-vouchers, cashback and more!
* Colleague Discount
* Career progression
* Long service awards
* Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave
* Access to our dedicated Employee Assistance Programme – to give you free access to advice and information on a range of topics
* Virtual GP – Access to a GP service 24/7
* Salary finance scheme
* Pension Scheme
* Death in Service
* Life assurance
We are one of the UK’s leading sofa specialists, and you can find us on numerous retail parks all over the country.
We have over 100 retail stores, serviced by 9 distribution centres, a Digital Hub based in Coventry and a support centre based in Sunderland. For over a century, ScS has been providing customers with an excellent customer experience, selling beautiful products with outstanding value, quality and choice. Our primary product focus helping customers to create the home they’ll love and that’s where you come in…
At ScS, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We believe that diversity in our workforce strengthens our company, sparks innovation, and drives success.
We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and veteran status. Our aim is to create a supportive environment where every team member has the opportunity to reach their full potential and contribute to our shared goals.
If you share our passion for equality and diversity and want to be part of a team that values your unique contributions, we encourage you to apply and join us on our mission to make a difference.