Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Argos Commercial & Digital is focused on building customer-led, commercially strong ranges that help customers find great products at the right value, across digital and store channels. As part of the wider Buying team, you will work with expert colleagues across Merchandising, Digital, Marketing, Finance, Product Development, Technical and Global Sourcing, as well as major supplier and brand partners. It is a fast-paced, insight-led environment where strong commercial judgement, collaboration and ownership make a real difference to category performance.

As a Buyer, you will translate and execute the category strategy for your assigned ranges, owning key parts of the buying process and helping deliver profitable growth. You will support the delivery of agreed category KPIs, including sales, margin, stock, availability, digital performance and customer satisfaction, while ensuring the range and proposition remain competitive, commercially effective and customer focused.

Day to day, you will use market, customer, competitor and supplier insight to shape range plans, pricing decisions, promotional activity and supplier business plans. You will work closely with Merchandising and cross-functional teams to phase budgets, update forecasts and deliver trading plans. You will also build strong relationships with suppliers and large brands, lead or support negotiations, manage supplier-funded activity, and guide Assistant Buyers and operational support teams to maintain pace, accuracy and compliance.

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.

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.

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, welcoming colleagues from all backgrounds. We offer flexible working where possible and take development seriously, supporting you to grow your career. Benefits include colleague discounts, pension scheme, life cover, performance-related bonus, annual holiday allowance with option to buy additional holiday, season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance and an employee assistance programme. We also provide generous maternity, adoption and paternity pay.

Experience
Buying experience with accountability for delivering a product range, category plan or supplier plan in a retail or consumer goods environment. Ability to analyse trading, customer, competitor, supplier and/or market data to make commercial recommendations. Experience managing supplier or brand relationships, including commercial negotiation or challenging performance conversations. Experience working cross-functionally with teams such as Merchandising, Digital, Marketing, Finance, Product Development or Sourcing to deliver plans.

About you
Commercially confident with the ability to make decisions using trading performance, financial metrics and customer insight. Comfortable working with large, established brands and managing supplier conversations with competing priorities or challenging negotiations. Collaborative and credible communicator who can influence across teams and levels. Able to balance short-term trading needs with longer-term category plans and take ownership in a fast-moving environment. Confident analysing complex data, identifying market opportunities and turning insight into practical commercial actions.

Qualifications
Not specified, but a strong commercial background and relevant buying experience are essential.