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.
This role can be based at either London or Ansty Store Support Centre.
Why join us
Joining our General Merchandise team at Argos as a Buyer offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to our ‘brands that deliver’ strategy. As part of a friendly, passionate team that loves all things Buying, you will play a crucial role in achieving our ambitious growth plans and providing customers with a great range of quality products at competitive prices. We prioritise work‑life balance and offer flexible working arrangements, including the option to work from home. As a Buyer, you will translate and execute category strategies, own target KPIs, foster relationships with stakeholders and drive profitable growth. With a focus on customer‑driven initiatives and a collaborative approach, you will have the opportunity to make an impact and deliver results in a dynamic and fast‑paced environment. Join us and become part of a team that values your expertise and offers endless opportunities for development and success. This role will be working within the electrical beauty and fragrance category.
What you’ll do
Working closely with our product development and global sourcing teams, you will support the Senior Buyer and Buying Manager in translating and executing the category strategy for a given product range to drive profitable growth. You will take ownership of buying own brand and branded ranges, ensuring a customer‑focused proposition and establishing strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of our strategy. Managing pricing, developing trading plans and conducting regular store visits, you will contribute to achieving target KPIs such as sales, margin, stock, availability, digital metrics and customer satisfaction. With your commercial awareness, passion for products and strong analytical and numerical skills, you will drive product performance and make decisions based on customer feedback. By working collaboratively, communicating effectively and demonstrating problem‑solving skills, you will contribute to the success of our buying team and help us maintain a great work‑life balance through flexible working arrangements.
Who you are
You are a highly motivated and commercially aware professional with a passion for delivering profitable growth and customer‑focused strategies. With your previous buying experience, preferably in a non‑food retail environment, you bring a deep understanding of market trends and suppliers to inform budgeting and trading plans. Your strong analytical and numerical skills, along with your ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with stakeholders, enable you to make data‑driven decisions and drive product performance. With your problem‑solving mindset, strategic vision and ability to balance product passion with commercial acumen, you contribute to the success of our category strategy and the achievement of key KPIs. Being customer‑focused and dedicated to delivering results, you thrive in a fast‑paced environment and are able to bring others along to execute the strategy effectively.
Essential Criteria
* Demonstrable experience in a buying role, preferably within a non‑food retail environment, with evidence of managing branded ranges.
* Proven ability to deliver against commercial KPIs, including sales, margin, stock, availability and customer satisfaction.
* Strong analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to interpret data and customer feedback to inform trading decisions.
* Experience in developing and executing category strategies, including pricing, promotional planning and supplier management.
* Effective stakeholder management skills, with a track record of collaborating across functions.
We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you’ll be welcomed whatever you are and wherever you work. We offer a range of benefits to support your wellbeing, such as colleague discounts, pensions, life cover, performance‑related bonus, annual holiday, additional holiday purchase, season ticket loans, cycle‑to‑work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance and an employee assistance programme. You’ll also receive 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).
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