Buyer, Retail

Buyer – Branded Beauty

We’re looking for a commercially minded Buyer with a passion for beauty, new brands and discovering the products customers will want next.

You’ll be responsible for sourcing and managing an exciting range of third-party branded beauty products for our online platform – identifying emerging brands, viral products and new beauty trends across the UK and international markets.

Working closely with the Buying Manager and wider Ecommerce, Trading, Merchandising and Marketing teams, you’ll help shape a distinctive and commercially successful beauty assortment.

What you’ll be doing:

• Discover and source exciting new beauty brands and products
• Build strong relationships with brands, distributors and suppliers
• Negotiate pricing, margin, payment terms and promotional support
• Keep ahead of emerging beauty trends, viral products and market newness
• Build a strong pipeline of new brands and product launches
• Manage and review range performance across sales, margin and stock
• Identify opportunities to grow sales and profitability
• Support promotional planning, pricing and competitor analysis
• Work cross-functionally to bring new brands and products to market quickly

What we’re looking for:

• Previous buying experience within beauty, cosmetics, skincare, fragrance, haircare or another fast-moving branded consumer category
• Experience sourcing and buying third-party branded products
• Strong commercial and negotiation skills
• A genuine passion for beauty and natural curiosity for emerging brands, products and trends
• Confidence using sales, margin, stock and customer data to make buying decisions
• An entrepreneurial, proactive approach and the ability to move quickly when opportunities arise
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced ecommerce environment
• International sourcing experience would be an advantage

This is a great opportunity for a Buyer who loves the commercial side of retail but is equally excited by discovering what’s next in beauty and getting the right brands and products in front of customers at the right time.