Buyer Beauty Packaging

• Bring ideas for new packaging designs, constructions and finishes that lift the unboxing experience.
• Review technical drawings, dielines and tooling, and approve them for production.
• Run the sample review process and guide Subscriptions Operations on decisions and specification changes.
• Coordinate packaging with box components from multiple suppliers, so everything lands in time for kitting.
• Communicate clearly and regularly with the Subscriptions team, flagging any change to the critical path early.

• Recommend the best sourcing route to Subscriptions Operations for each project, based on requirements, cost and timelines.
• Match packaging requirements to each supplier's manufacturing capabilities.
• Manage supplier relationships with a focus on critical path delivery and quality assurance.
• Make sure purchase orders are raised correctly and on time, and confirmed by the supplier.
• Identify, communicate and mitigate risks to quality, product, compliance, cost or key dates.
• Solve problems as they arise and always come with a solution.

• Lead and support packaging projects for other THG Beauty brands outside Subscriptions.
• Share knowledge and best practice on materials, print and finishing across the group.
• Support packaging sustainability goals, such as material reduction and recyclable substrates.

• Take new packaging requests from Subscriptions and other brands, and run them through tender with clear specifications.
• Support wider procurement activity where required, including tenders, quote comparison and cost negotiation.
• Track packaging costs and find savings that protect box margins.
  Experience in packaging, supply chain or project management, ideally in beauty, FMCG or retail.
• A track record of managing multi-component critical paths to fixed launch dates.
• Knowledge of a range of sourcing options and what each can do.
• Working knowledge of board, plastics and print and finishing techniques.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships.
• Organised, self-motivated and a real team player.
• Excellent time keeping and attention to detail.
• A proactive problem solver who stays flexible in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel.

• Experience in beauty packaging, gift sets or subscription boxes.
• Ability to read technical drawings, dielines and tooling designs.
• Experience of procurement, tendering or cost negotiation.
• Knowledge of packaging compliance and sustainable materials.
  We are THG, a global ecommerce group on a mission to be the global online leader in beauty and sports nutrition.

Our portfolio of leading retailers and brands such as LOOKFANTASTIC, Myprotein, ESPA, Perricone MD, and Cult Beauty form our two core businesses: THG Beauty and THG Nutrition. From Manchester to New York, we're powered by a team of over 2500 people who work together, lead by example, and think BIG. With us, you'll go further, faster.

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You will join THG Beauty's Procurement team, which sources the products, packaging and services behind the division's brands. The team runs tenders, manages suppliers and negotiates cost, so every brand gets the best production source. You will work side by side with the Subscriptions Operations team. The Subscriptions team gives customers an exciting selection of essential and new beauty products every month, plus limited edition boxes, at great value.

Subscriptions Operations owns the end-to-end supply chain, from moving product from source, through kitting the boxes, to profitable stock management.

As Procurement's packaging specialist, you will…