Buying Director | Lookfantastic

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.

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Life at THG Beauty

We know that beauty isnt 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 Robinwith a marketplace for over 1300 third-party beauty brands through online retail sites LOOKFANTASTIC Cult Beauty and Dermstore THG Beautys ambition is to be the global digital partner of choice across the beauty industry supporting the channel shift to online.

THG Beautys 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 industrys digital strategic leader.

The Opportunity

Werelooking for an exceptional Buying Director to lead the buying strategy and commercial performance ofLookfantastic THG Beautys 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&Land team performance.

Youllplay a pivotal role in shaping the future ofLookfantastic ensuring we have the rightrelationshipsbrands products commercialstrategyand customer proposition to drive sustainable growth andmaintainour position as a leading global beauty destination.

WhatYoullDo

• Own theLookfantasticbuying 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 portfolioidentifyingand securing the most exciting established and emerging beauty brands.

• Lead senior supplier relationships negotiating best-in-class terms across margin payment terms marketing investment promotionalfundingand rebateswhilst ensuring we support our partners goals as well as our own.

• Oversee market leadingstrategic Joint Business Planswith 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 Tradingto maximise the impact of launches campaignspromotionsand key commercial moments.

• Champion stock and availability working closely withMerchandisingSupply 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 excellenceaccountabilityand innovation.

• Act as a senior voice across THG Beauty influencing strategy and driving cross-functional collaboration.
  
  

WhatWereLooking For

Werelooking for a commercially driven strategic and inspirational buying leader who combines a passion for beauty with a proventrack recordof delivering growth.

Youllbring:

• Experience:Significant senior buying experience in beauty multi-brand retail with a proven record of leading a large-scale function strongcategory/range/merchandising/commercialexpertise and confidence as a public speakerrepresentingthe brand.

• Commercial Acumen:Exceptional focus on sales marginROIand P&L/stock management; strategic thinker able tooperateat pace and in detail; highly analytical anddata-driven.

• Partnership & Negotiation:Proven negotiator of complex commercial agreements with long-term relationships across major beauty brandspressand trade bodies.

• Exceptional Strategist: Able todemonstrateability toidentifymarket white space and deliver industry leading strategies to differentiateLookfantasticfromitspeer set.

• Trend Forecasting:Strong grasp of the global beauty industry brands categories consumertrendsand competitive dynamics.

• Leadership:Track record developing high-performing commercial teams influencing cross-functionally in a complex organisation with an entrepreneurial opportunity-seeking mindset.

WhyLookfantastic

Lookfantasticis one of the worlds leading online beauty destinations bringing together an exceptional portfolio of global beauty brands with a truly international customer base.

As Buying Directoryoullhave the opportunity to shape the proposition of a globally recognised beauty business influence some of the industrys biggest brands and lead a team at the heart of our commercial growth.

This is a role for someone who wants real ownership significantscaleand the opportunity to make a visible impact.

Ifyourea commercially ambitious buying leader with a passion for beauty anda track recordof delivering growthwedlove to hear from you.

Whats in it for me

Career Development

• Access bespoke development programmes that have been designed and developed by our in-house L&D team.

• Continued development through our upskilling programme that is delivered in partnership with an industry-leading training provider.

Enhanced Leave

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.

• Dont want to work on your birthday We dont either! Enjoy your day off on us!

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay depending on length of service.

• Up to 10 days compassionate leave.

• Buy back up to 3 days each year.

• Unlock 2 days volunteer leave after 12-months.

Wellbeing Support

• Access face-to-face and virtual appointments with our in-house GP.
  
• Access our 247 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which is provided by Bupa.

• State-of-the-art on-site gym.

• Access to our on-site physio.

Other Perks

• Save up to 12% on the cost of personal tech through our salary sacrifice scheme.

• Subsidised bus pass from Manchester City Centre to our ICON office.

• Up to 50% staff discount on THG brands.
  
  
• On-site staff shop.
  
• Know someone who would be perfect for THG Refer them and get up to 1000 when they pass their probation.

• Anniversary gifts when you hit 5 and 10 years of service.

THG is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you are invited to interview please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.

THG is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment and hence welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Because of the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract it sometimes takes us time to review and consider them all. We endeavour to respond to every application we receive within 14 days. If you havent heard from us within that time frame or should you have any specific questions about this or other applications for positions at THG please contact one of our Talent team to discuss further.