Bolton
Beauty Buyer | Manchester | Cosmetics | £45,000 - £55,000 Is this your next job Read the full description below to find out, and do not hesitate to make an application. 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 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 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. xrnqpay 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