Interim Head of Buying - Consumer Electronics

Global eCommerce organisation are looking for a highly commercial Senior Buying Manager / Head of Buying - Consumer Electronics - 12 months interim role.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage several Electronics categories including proposition, Brand, acquisition and development, trading plans.
• Lead strategic initiatives, testing and iterating on strategy.
• Overlook campaign planning and monitoring competitors, identifying market trends, inventory gaps and additional sourcing opportunities.
• Knowledge of eCommerce and strong relationships with Electronics brands and suppliers are a must.

Key experience and skills:

• Commercial experience in a multi-national electronics-retailer. Ecommerce experience preferred.
• Strong negotiation and relationship building skills.
• Excellent analytical skills and comfortable working with numbers and large volume of data.
• Customer focused.
• Comfortable to work with ambiguity or with an incomplete set of data/ parameters.
• Motivated and structured in very fast-paced environments, embracing change and always proactively looking for solutions.
• Driving innovation in how the company transforms their trading organisation and customer relationships to deliver great value.