Beauty Buyer

Beauty Buyer | Manchester | Cosmetics | £45,000 - £55,000

This role is for someone who is:

• Commercially switched-on - you think margin, mix, and momentum
• Entrepreneurial - you treat your categories like your own business
• Decisive - you're not afraid to make the call
• Curious & trend-driven - you live and breathe beauty & cosmetics
• Hands-on - you get stuck in and make things happen

What We're Looking For:

This isn't a "safe" buying role. This is for a savvy, commercially driven, get-it-done Buyer who wants to build something brilliant.

• Experience in Buying or Category Management (beauty is ideal, but not essential)
• A deep passion for beauty, cosmetics, trends and consumer behaviour
• Strong commercial instinct! you get what sells and why
• Confidence to make decisions and own your numbers
• Experience working closely with Merchandising and cross-functional teams
• Analytical mindset with the ability to turn data into action
• Organised, proactive, and thrives in a fast-paced environment

The Role:

We're looking for a commercially sharp, trend-obsessed Buyer / Category Manager to take ownership of a fast-growing beauty brand all of their categories. You won't be formulating products or designing packaging as their expert NPD team has that covered. Instead, your superpower & focus is all about turning great products into commercial success.

You'll sit at the heart of it all, working hand-in-hand with product developers to shape a balanced, high-performing range. You'll know when to back a hero, when to test newness, and how to build a pricing architecture that just works, for the brand, the customer, and the market.

If you're the kind of Buyer who can spot a gap before anyone else, react to trends in real-time, and isn't afraid to make bold calls… keep reading!

As the Buyer, you will:

• Build and evolve beauty ranges that delivers on both hype and profitability
• Create the perfect mix of hero products, newness and innovation
• Work closely with NPD to shape commercially viable, winning products
• Build smart pricing architectures that maximise margin while staying competitive
• Constantly scan the market for trends and competitor movements
• Partner with Merchandising to forecast, plan and optimise stock across retail, ecom and wholesale
• Confidently trade your categories; spotting risks, chase winners, cancel underperformers
• Make informed, data-led decisions using history, trend, demand and gut instinct
• Manage stock flow like a pro; phasing, scaling, protecting margin at every step
• Balance the needs of direct channels and key wholesale partnersBuild strong supplier relationships and negotiate like a pro
• Own all costs, margins, pricing, capacity plans, lead-times, and promotional strategy
• Ensure launches land on time, on brand, and ready to sell

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