Buying Director
24 hours ago
Slough
LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY – BUYING DIRECTOR (LEADING HEALTH & BEAUTY RETAILER) Job Title: Buying Director, Europe Reporting To: Director - Western Europe Location: Slough or Weybridge Salary: £100,000–£120,000 (depending on experience) Package: Car Allowance, Private Medical, Pension, Holiday Allowance, Product Discounts, Onsite Parking Type: Full Time, Permanent (Hybrid: 3 office / 2 home) We’re looking for a dynamic and commercially driven Buying Director to take ownership of our Health & Beauty buying strategy and performance. This is a high-impact leadership role with full accountability for shaping compelling customer propositions, building supplier strategies, and accelerating category growth. As a senior leader, you’ll set the strategic direction for our product mix – spanning own-label, brand partnerships and exclusive ranges – ensuring our offer is competitive, trend-led and customer-focused in a fast-moving retail landscape. Key Responsibilities • Define and deliver the long-term buying vision across health, beauty, wellness and personal care, aligned to business-wide goals, • Lead, inspire and grow a high-performing buying team, creating a culture of accountability, innovation and agility, • Build differentiated category plans using data, insights, and trends to drive performance, • Own supplier partnerships and sourcing strategies, unlocking growth, exclusivity and innovation opportunities, • Shape promotional and pricing frameworks that balance immediate trading wins with sustainable long-term value, • Collaborate across marketing, supply chain, digital and finance to ensure flawless execution across all channels, • Influence at board level, bringing commercial leadership to transformation and growth discussions, • Champion the customer – ensuring our ranges remain relevant, trend-led and aligned with evolving shopper needs Required experience and background • Proven leadership in a senior buying or trading role – ideally within Health, Beauty, FMCG or Retail, • Strategic mindset with the ability to balance vision with delivery, long-term growth with short-term results, • Strong supplier relationship and negotiation expertise, with experience driving large-scale joint business plans, • A track record of leading, developing and inspiring buying teams across multiple categories, • Highly analytical and confident using data to inform decisions and shape strategy, • Strong understanding of customer behaviour, category drivers and the competitive retail landscape, • A collaborative, influential leader, comfortable operating at senior executive level This is a rare chance to shape the future of health and beauty retail during an exciting period of momentum and innovation. If you’re a strategic, commercially-minded leader ready to make a big impact – we’d love to hear from you. Apply today or reach out directly: