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Senior Buyer - Beauty

Zachary Daniels
Posted a day ago, valid for an hour
Location

Manchester, Greater Manchester M17 1DJ, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A leading value retailer is seeking a Senior Buyer for their Beauty team in the North West, offering a salary of up to £70k.
  • The role involves developing beauty ranges that balance innovation, affordability, and mass appeal while collaborating closely with Merchandising, Marketing, and suppliers.
  • Key responsibilities include leading range development, building supplier relationships, and presenting strategies to senior stakeholders.
  • Candidates should have proven experience as a Senior Buyer or in a similar role, ideally within beauty, personal care, or FMCG, along with strong commercial acumen and leadership skills.
  • This position is ideal for someone with a passion for trends in the beauty landscape and experience in a fast-paced retail environment.

Senior Buyer - Beauty | North West | Value Retail | Salary up to £70k

A leading value retailer is looking for a Senior Buyer to join their Beauty team. This is a pivotal role for someone who loves trading fast-moving product, spotting emerging beauty trends, and creating ranges that excite customers and deliver strong results.

You'll be at the heart of developing beauty ranges that balance innovation, affordability and mass appeal - working in close partnership with Merchandising, Marketing and trusted suppliers.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead the development and execution of exciting beauty ranges aligned to trading and marketing plans

  • Build strong relationships with suppliers, identifying spot buys, negotiating the best costs and terms while spotting new brand opportunities

  • Present seasonal ranges and strategy to senior stakeholders, aligned to customer insight and commercial goals

  • Collaborate with Marketing and Merchandising teams on campaign planning, product launches and promotional execution

  • Manage and support a small team, driving delivery through the critical path and supporting development

About You:
  • Proven experience as a Senior Buyer or equivalent, ideally within beauty, personal care or FMCG

  • Passion for product, trends and the evolving beauty landscape

  • Strong commercial acumen and a sharp eye for value-led innovation

  • Great leadership skills - clear, confident, collaborative

  • Experienced in a fast-paced retail environment and comfortable trading seasonally relevant ranges

If you're a Senior Buyer who thrives in a dynamic environment and wants to help shape a beauty offer that customers love, apply today to find out more.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.