Slough
LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY – BUYING DIRECTOR EUROPE (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) Overview We are seeking an ambitious and commercially astute Buying Director to lead and evolve our health & beauty buying strategy across Europe. With a remit spanning multiple international markets, this high-profile role offers the opportunity to shape the product vision, drive category growth, and strengthen supplier partnerships at scale. As a key member of the leadership team, you’ll be responsible for creating a forward-thinking, trend-led product offering across own-label, branded, and exclusive ranges – ensuring we remain competitive and relevant in an ever-changing global retail environment. Key Responsibilities • Set and deliver the long-term European buying strategy across health, beauty, wellness, and personal care, in line with business growth objectives., • Inspire, coach, and lead a high-performing buying team, fostering a culture of innovation, agility, and accountability., • Develop differentiated category plans using insights, data, and European market trends to drive sales and margin growth., • Own supplier relationships and sourcing strategies, building international partnerships that unlock exclusivity, innovation, and scale., • Define promotional and pricing strategies that balance short-term trading success with sustainable long-term value., • Partner closely with marketing, supply chain, digital, and finance to deliver seamless execution across all European channels., • Influence at board level, providing commercial leadership and input into transformation and expansion initiatives., • Be the customer champion, ensuring product ranges are trend-led, relevant, and aligned with evolving consumer needs across European markets. 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: