Our Argos Commercial & Digital team shapes the products, ranges and experiences that help customers find what they need for their homes. Within Home, Utilities and Bathroom is our biggest category, bringing together everyday essentials, recognisable market-leading brands and a fast-moving promotional agenda. It is a visible part of the business where strong commercial judgement, customer insight and supplier partnerships can make a meaningful difference to growth.
As Senior Buyer, you will lead the Utilities and Bathroom category, with responsibility for key areas including laundry and airers and partnerships with brands such as Minky and Brabantia. You will shape the category and range strategy, translating customer, market and commercial insight into plans that deliver profitable sales, margin and market share growth across our digital and store channels.
This is a high-profile, promotionally driven role. You will oversee range architecture, product selection, pricing and launch planning; lead strategic supplier relationships and commercial negotiations; and work closely with Merchandising, Digital, Marketing, Finance, Product Development, Technical and Global Sourcing. You will use trading performance, customer trends and competitor activity to adjust plans at pace, while coaching and developing Buyers and Assistant Buyers to deliver against clear commercial objectives.
You will bring strong non-food Buying experience from an omnichannel retail environment, with evidence of owning category or range decisions and delivering against commercial targets. You can move confidently between long-term category strategy and immediate trading priorities, using complex data to make clear decisions on range, price, promotion, stock and supplier investment.
You are an effective commercial negotiator and relationship builder who can influence major suppliers and senior stakeholders. You will also have experience leading and developing a Buying team, creating clear accountability and helping others perform at their best. Knowledge of legal and ethical requirements relevant to retail Buying, including competition law, anti-bribery and intellectual property, will support your judgement in the role.
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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.
Over 150 years old and still going strong, we’re the UK’s second-biggest retailer. Every day, the nation shops with us because they know they’ll get affordable, good food and excellent service.
We focus on great value and convenient shopping across our family of brands, from Argos, Nectar and Habitat to Sainsbury’s Bank, Smart Charge and Tu.
What’s next for Sainsbury’s?
We've put food back at the heart of our business and we’re taking Sainsbury’s to the next level. We’re investing in technology and people and we’re thinking bigger about how we attract and connect with our customers, while doing everything we can to create a more resilient UK food system.
