Buyer – Personal Electricals

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: 2 October 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.

About the team

Our Argos Commercial & Digital team shapes product ranges that make it easier for customers to find the products they need at the right value. Within Personal Electricals, you will join a commercial, fast-moving buying team responsible for well-known brands across Male and Female Personal Grooming and Dental. Working with major suppliers and colleagues across Merchandising, Digital, Marketing, Product Development and Global Sourcing, the team combines customer insight with strong commercial judgement to build competitive ranges and deliver profitable growth.

More about the role

As Buyer for Personal Electricals, you will translate the category strategy into compelling ranges, effective pricing and strong trading plans. You will own assigned ranges, from strategy and range selection through to launch, promotion, ongoing performance and exit plans at the end of the product life cycle. You will be accountable for key measures including sales, margin, stock, availability, digital performance and customer satisfaction.

This is a highly promotional, competitive category, so you will use customer, market and competitor insight to make timely commercial decisions. You will build productive relationships with major branded suppliers, negotiate funding agreements and develop joint business plans that support growth and market share. You will also work closely with Merchandising on budgets and forecasts, partner with Digital and Marketing on customer-facing plans, and lead and support an Assistant Buyer responsible for Dental category.

More about you

You will bring experience from within a Buying role and be comfortable taking ownership of a retail product range. You can interpret complex commercial data, including sales, margin, stock, availability and competitor information, and turn it into clear decisions across ranging, pricing, promotions and supplier plans. Experience in electricals, technology or another branded hard-goods category would be particularly relevant.

You will be confident building relationships and negotiating with suppliers, while collaborating with colleagues across multiple functions. You will work with pace, stay close to the detail and maintain clear accountability in a complex retail environment. You will also be able to guide an Assistant Buyer, prioritise activity and communicate recommendations clearly to stakeholders at different levels.

• Current or previous experience in a Buying role, with responsibility for owning or supporting a retail product range.
• Experience working with branded products or suppliers in electricals,…