Group Furniture Buyer - 12 months fixed term

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Fixed Term

Hybrid working, United Kingdom (Incl. Northern Ireland)

Competitive - Dependant on experience

November 15, 2025

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Job description

<div class="feature-text"><h2> Your new role</h2>We’re home to DFS, Sofology, and The Sofa Delivery Company - three distinctive brands with a shared mission to bring great design and comfort into every home, affordably, responsibly, and sustainably.At DFS Group, everyone plays a part. Whether you’re supporting our brands or serving our customers, you’re helping shape the future of furniture retail. Each brand has its own identity and creative direction, but we’re united by a culture that puts people and purpose at the heart of everything we do.About the role..The buyer will work with the group senior buyers and group head of buying & brands and their team to deliver their area of accountability and the product development and execution. Use market and trend analysis data to drive the required levels of profitability and growth for the group.Day to day..<ul style="margin:10px 0px 15px 20px;padding:0px 0px 0px 20px;"><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Manage smaller supplier’s / support with larger supplier’s product development & supplier relations, from design & innovation through to negotiation and sign off.</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Manage and differentiate product ranges across two group brands, ensuring clear identity, positioning, and price architecture for each.</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Contribute actively to the range planning process, maintaining structured pricing architecture/style wheel/ brand hierarchy within the proposition to ensure good, better and best mixes. Including range reviews and sign off presentations.</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Primary contact for price negotiation working closely with selected suppliers to achieve margin targets. Senior Buyer to sign off.</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Review market/ competitor observations to range a clear product strategy with recommendations to the Senior Buyer</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Build and maintain strong relationships with retail teams to ensure customer feedback is built into the product range plan</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Responsibility for the product set up packs (cost sheets/ price approvals, buyers packs, orders etc,), ensuring the data is handed over on time being the primary day to day contact for suppliers.</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Manage the execution of store display process and ensure the new store opening programme is effectively managed</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Shared responsibility for quality ensuring testing & FR compliance, working closely with the QA team.  </li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Ensure all areas of product development are accurate and all deadlines are kept and manage the critical path</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Drive sale campaign opportunities working with the Marketing/ Web team creating strong cross functional relationships.    </li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Work with Senior Buyer to deliver the promotional and pricing plan to ensure the expected sales, margin and product performance is achieved. </li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Manage the maintenance of product information, photography and sample management.</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Work with the senior buyer to ensure all product launches are in line with the critical path and product data is submitted accurately. </li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Conduct regular onsite visits to suppliers and exhibition events as needed to optimise relationships and support delivery of the buying strategy. </li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Be able to support on both MTO & stock strategies to deliver the required level of growth.</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Support Senior Buyer with managing the Junior Buyer & Buying Assistant to ensure all areas of administration/product development are accurate and all deadlines are kept</li></ul>What will help you succeed: <ul style="margin:10px 0px 15px 20px;padding:0px 0px 0px 20px;"><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Strong commercial understanding and negotiation skills</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Strong relationship management with strong communication and influencing skills</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Analytical approach with strong numeric skills</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Understanding of business and operational processes</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Experience of building relationships at all levels internally and externally</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Strong organisational skills</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Flexibility to travel for business needs throughout the UK with possible Far East & European travel.   </li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Resilient mindset to work effectively within a changing, challenging context. </li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Strong presentational skills.</li></ul>Ideal Experience:<ul style="margin:10px 0px 15px 20px;padding:0px 0px 0px 20px;"><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;"> Buying experience within retail: Furniture industry experience beneficial</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;"> Experience negotiating with UK and international suppliers (e.g. Europe, China, Vietnam).</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Advanced ability in using excel/work/powerpoint or google equivalents</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Analytical approach with strong numerical ability </li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Degree (optional)</li></ul>What's in it for you?..<ul style="margin:10px 0px 15px 20px;padding:0px 0px 0px 20px;"><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Sharesave </li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Annual Bonus Scheme: Contribute to our success and get rewarded for it</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Growth and Training: Learn new skills and develop your career with us</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Leave: Enjoy a great holiday allowance, with the option to buy 5 extra days. Take advantage of our enhanced leave for Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental, and Adoption, plus a paid volunteering day each year</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Discounts: Get 30% off DFS and Sofology products for yourself, plus discounts for friends and family - and savings at big brands like Sainsbury’s, ASOS, and IKEA</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Wellbeing Perks: Access healthcare services, an Employee Assistance Programme, and discounted gym memberships</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Pension and Savings: Join our Group Pension and Sharesave schemes</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;">Life Assurance & Sick Pay: Peace of mind with Life Assurance and Company Sick Pay</li></ul></div><a href="https://apply.dfscareers.co.uk/members/?j=2976&lang=en&" class="btn btn-apply apply_bottom">Apply</a>

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