Location
London or Coventry with hybrid working – typically two days a week in the office on average.

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Argos is entering an exciting new chapter, building a dedicated Procurement team to help shape its future. This is a rare opportunity to join a lean team at the start of its journey, combining a start-up mentality within a well-established business. As a Buyer, you will support the development and delivery of commercial sourcing strategies across a blend of categories rather than a narrow area. You will work closely with Procurement Managers, Heads of Procurement, and stakeholders across Argos to ensure sourcing decisions balance cost, quality, and risk effectively.

Day to day, you will prepare and run sourcing activities, negotiate with suppliers, manage contracts, and provide analysis behind category plans, all in line with Procurement Policy. A key focus will be managing legacy contracts transitioning to Argos and helping optimize the cost base by finding cost reduction opportunities, bringing creative thinking, and challenging established ways of working. In this lean team, your contribution will be visible from day one.

Working at Sainsbury’s means moving fast in a FTSE business, leading projects and supporting teams across the wider group. You will see the impact of your work immediately, giving you a strong sense of purpose and responsibility. The team values your ideas and opinions, offering every chance to try new approaches. The scale and complexity of the business ensure continuous learning, with full support every step of the way. You will be trusted to get on with it and make things happen.

Experience
Demonstrable knowledge of procurement principles, sourcing techniques, and category planning. Proven experience preparing and managing sourcing activities, including supplier negotiations and contract management. Experience working in fast-paced, complex organisations or smaller businesses with exposure across multiple categories is highly valued.

About you
You are comfortable managing suppliers and stakeholders, working cross-functionally, and owning your workload with limited supervision. You are curious about supply markets, methodical in problem-solving, and energised by pace, change, and challenging the status quo. Category experience in technology and digital, logistics, marketing, or property is a plus but not essential.

Qualifications
Strong commercial acumen and analytical skills to interpret supply-market information and prioritise work effectively. Commitment to inclusive working and continuous development. You will be supported to grow and develop within the evolving team and wider business.