Assistant Buyer

We’re Kingfisher, A team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas - to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.

At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices, Kingfisher - London (Paddington) / B&Q - Southampton (Chandlers Ford).

As a Junior Buying Manager (internally known as Assistant Product Sourcing Manager) you will drive performance, ensuring the triangular team and suppliers perform at their best.

Join us in shaping “Better Homes, Better Lives, For Everyone.” As an Assistant Product Sourcing Manager, you’ll drive performance across our sourcing operations, ensuring suppliers and teams deliver at their best. You’ll play a key role in building strong partnerships, optimising sourcing strategies, and supporting sustainable, high-quality products for our customers.

What's the job?

• Develop sourcing competencies within the team and foster a positive, high-performing culture.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement buying office priorities and vendor strategies.
• Identify and onboard new suppliers through vendor mapping, benchmarking, and alternative sourcing.

Ensure compliance with Kingfisher sustainability policies, contracts, and sourcing processes.

Manage supplier relationships and contribute to Supplier Relationship Management programmes.

Lead negotiations to deliver margin targets and cost optimisation through fact-based analysis.

Monitor KPIs, report progress, and support continuous improvement across sourcing activities.

What You'll Bring

• Strong negotiation skills with creative problem-solving ability.
• Ability to make decisions and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills to challenge and collaborate effectively.
• Proven experience in project management and stakeholder accountability.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).
  
  

Be Customer Focused – constantly improving our customers’ experience

• I listen to my customers
• I use available data to help make decisions
  
  

Be Human – acting with humanity and care

• I do the right thing
• I am respectful
  
  

Be Curious – thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious

• I build and share new ideas
• I try new things and share my learnings
  
  

Be Agile – working with trust, pace and agility

• I have courage to be creative
• Done is better than perfect, I aim for 80/20
  
  

Be Inclusive – acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together

• I embrace allyship
• I have self-awareness and a desire to learn
  
  

Be Accountable – championing the plan to deliver results and growth

• I own my actions
• I understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to my role
  
  

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.