Buyer – Gaming

Salary:
Competitive Plus Benefits

Location:

London Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1M 6HA

Hours:

Full time
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
Argos
Closing date: 29 September 2026

Requisition :

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.

Gaming is one of Argos’ most fast-moving commercial categories, bringing customers the latest consoles, accessories, software and digital products from leading global brands. The team works across Buying, Merchandising, Digital, Marketing and suppliers to turn new announcements and release plans into compelling customer propositions, often at pace.

As Buyer for Gaming Accessories, you’ll own a significant product range and translate category strategy into plans that deliver sales, margin, stock, availability, digital and customer measures. You’ll lead range selection, pricing, supplier negotiations, funding and promotional activity, using customer, market and competitor insight to make decisions.

Your day could include responding to a product announcement, reviewing trading, agreeing plans with suppliers, working with the Assistant Buyer on product set-up, or collaborating with Digital and Marketing on a launch. You’ll also contribute to an early-stage own-brand opportunity and support planogram work at Bradwell Abbey when required.

You’ll bring buying experience with direct accountability for commercial decisions and be able to show how data informed measurable outcomes. You’ll understand gaming products, customers, suppliers, launches or competitors.

You’ll work independently, manage supplier negotiations and deliver through cross-functional teams. You’ll also provide clear guidance to an experienced Assistant Buyer while retaining ownership of the commercial agenda.

Buying experience with direct accountability for range selection, pricing, supplier activity and commercial KPIs.

Evidence of using sales, margin, stock, availability, customer and competitor data to make and evaluate decisions.

Demonstrable knowledge of gaming products, customers, release cycles, suppliers or competitors.

Experience of supplier management and negotiation, including pricing, funding, terms or performance actions.

Evidence of independently delivering a category or range plan through cross-functional stakeholders in multi-channel retail.

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We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new-whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working.

When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing…