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About THG
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. What are you waiting for?
Life at THG Beauty
We know that beauty isn’t one-size-fits-all. Our portfolio of leading retailers and iconic beauty brands caters to everyone, everywhere, empowering customers all over the world to look and feel fantastic. By combining our portfolio of owned brands inclusive of ESPA, Ameliorate and Christophe Robin,
with a marketplace for over 1,300 third-party beauty brands through online retail sites LOOKFANTASTIC, Cult Beauty, and Dermstore, THG Beauty's ambition is to be the global digital partner of choice across the beauty industry, supporting the channel shift to online. THG Beauty’s breadth of relationships is unique to the beauty market; it engages with brands as a retailer, a brand owner, and a product developer and manufacturer, making it the industry’s digital strategic leader.
We’re
looking for an exceptional Buying Director to lead the buying strategy and commercial performance of
Lookfantastic, THG Beauty’s flagship global beauty retail brand.
This is a high-impact senior leadership role, with end-to-end ownership of the buying agenda across brands, categories, range, supplier partnerships, P&L
and team performance.
You’ll
play a pivotal role in shaping the future of
Lookfantastic
— ensuring we have the right
relationships,
brands, products, commercial
strategy
and customer proposition to drive sustainable growth and
maintain
our position as a leading global beauty destination.
What
You’ll
Do
Own the
Lookfantastic
buying strategy , setting the vision and commercial direction across our key beauty categories.
Drive significant sales and profit growth , with accountability for buying P&L, margin, budgets, Open-to-Buy and stock investment.
Shape our brand portfolio ,
identifying
and securing the most exciting established and emerging beauty brands.
Lead senior supplier relationships , negotiating best-in-class terms across margin, payment terms, marketing investment, promotional
funding
and rebates
whilst ensuring we support our partners goals as well as our own.
Oversee market leading
strategic Joint Business Plans
with our most important brand partners, unlocking incremental growth and investment.
Create an exceptional product proposition , using customer insight, market trends and data to continually evolve our range.
Partner closely with Marketing and Trading
to maximise the impact of launches, campaigns,
promotions
and key commercial moments.
Champion stock and availability , working closely with
Merchandising,
Supply Chain and Operations to ensure customers can access the products they want, when they want them.
Lead and develop a high-performing Buying team , creating a culture of commercial excellence,
accountability
and innovation.
Act as a senior voice across THG Beauty, influencing strategy and driving cross-functional collaboration.
What
We’re
Looking For
We’re
looking for a commercially driven, strategic and inspirational buying leader who combines a passion for beauty with a proven
track record
of delivering growth.
You’ll
bring:
Experience:
Significant senior buying experience in beauty multi-brand retail, with a proven record of leading a large-scale function, strong
category/range/merchandising/commercial
expertise, and confidence as a public speaker
representing
the brand.
Commercial Acumen:
Exceptional focus on sales, margin,
ROI
and P&L/stock management; strategic thinker able to
operate
at pace and in detail; highly analytical and
data-driven.
Partnership & Negotiation:
Proven negotiator of complex commercial agreements, with long-term relationships across major beauty brands,
press
and trade bodies.
Exceptional Strategist : Able to
demonstrate
ability to
identify
market white space and deliver industry leading strategies to differentiate
Lookfantastic
from
it’s
peer set.
Trend Forecasting:
Strong grasp of the global beauty industry, brands, categories, consumer
trends
and competitive dynamics.
Leadership:
Track record developing high-performing commercial teams, influencing cross-functionally in a complex organisation, with an entrepreneurial, opportunity-seeking mindset.
Why
Lookfantastic?
Lookfantastic
is one of the world's leading online beauty destinations, bringing together an exceptional portfolio of global beauty brands with a truly international customer base.
As Buying Director,
you’ll
have the opportunity to shape the proposition of a globally recognised beauty business, influence some of the industry's biggest brands and lead a team at the heart of our commercial growth.
This is a role for someone who wants real ownership, significant
scale
and the opportunity to make a visible impact.
If
you're
a commercially ambitious buying leader with a passion for beauty and
a track record
of delivering growth,
we'd
love to hear from you.
What’s in it for me?
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