Assistant Buyer

Salary:
Competitive Plus Benefits

Location:

Coventry Store Support Centre - Ansty Park and Home, Coventry, CV7 9RD

Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
Argos
Closing date: 10 June 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.

Our Buying team is at the heart of delivering great value and choice for our customers. You’ll be part of a fast-paced, commercially driven environment where decisions are made quickly and your impact is clear.

We work flexibly, balancing time in the office with working from home, so you can do your best work in a way that suits you. As an Assistant Buyer, you’ll support across a diverse and dynamic product range, helping shape offers that land well with customers and drive performance.

What you’ll do

You’ll support the delivery of category plans that offer customers the right products at the right price. Working closely with your Buyer, you’ll help build and execute promotional plans, ensuring pricing is accurate and competitive across all channels.

You’ll build strong relationships with suppliers and brands, working collaboratively to deliver a compelling customer offer. A key part of the role will involve negotiating supplier funding to support promotions and drive sales and margin performance.

You’ll play a hands‑on role in analysing performance, identifying opportunities, and supporting range optimisation. Day to day, you’ll manage key processes, maintain accurate data, and keep activity on track in a fast-moving environment.

Who you are

You’re an Assistant Buyer with a strong understanding of retail and what drives product performance. You’re confident working with data, using insight to support decisions that improve sales and profit.

You’re comfortable building relationships with suppliers and brands, and have experience supporting negotiations, including funding discussions. You’re organised, detail‑focused, and able to manage multiple priorities at pace.

Most importantly, you’re commercially curious, proactive, and motivated to deliver great outcomes for customers.

• Experience working in a Buying or Assistant Buying role
• Understanding of key commercial KPIs (e.g. sales, margin, profit)
• Intermediate Excel skills (including VLOOKUPs and pivot tables)
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to prioritise effectively in a fast‑paced environment
• Confident working with multiple stakeholders
• Clear and effective communication skills
• Flexibility to work hybrid (Store Support Centre + home)

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you’ll be welcomed whatever 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 range of benefits. Here are some of them:
Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've also got you covered for your…