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Beauty Buyer

My client, an iconic department store retailer, is seeking a confident and commercially focused Beauty Buyer to join its established head office in Portlaoise. The ideal candidate will be an experienced Buyer with a genuine passion for beauty and a proven ability to manage relationships with suppliers, stores and internal stakeholders. This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly successful, long-established retail business and take ownership of a key product category.

Package

• Competitive salary
• Pension
• Agile working
• Staff Discount

Responsibilities of this Beauty Buyer role include:

• Develop and deliver the commercial buying strategy for the beauty category, ensuring alignment with the company’s overall product, buying and merchandising strategies.
• Source, select and price compelling product ranges across beauty, cosmetics, skincare and personal care.
• Build customer-focused ranges for assigned product groups, incorporating seasonal launches, planned promotions and multi-buy activity.
• Manage sales, margin, stock-turn and category budgets, taking timely action to maximise commercial performance.
• Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships, negotiating commercial terms and joint business plans that deliver maximum value.
• Create and manage a robust promotional calendar in collaboration with suppliers, marketing and retail operations.
• Review promotional performance and provide clear commercial insights and recommendations to management.
• Contribute to weekly trade meetings with proposed actions to drive sales, margin and stock performance.
• Develop merchandising principles and planograms, ensuring ranges, promotions and customer-facing messages are executed consistently in stores.
• Communicate category plans, pricing, promotions and merchandising requirements clearly to retail operations and store teams.
• Regularly visit stores to review category execution, gather feedback and identify opportunities to improve performance.
• Represent the buying department at supplier meetings, trade shows and industry events where appropriate.

Requirements for this Beauty Buyer role include:

• At least three years’ relevant buying, category management or wholesale experience.
• Previous beauty, cosmetics, skincare, personal care, pharmacy or department store buying experience is highly desirable.
• Strong range-building, product selection and category planning skills.
• Proven experience in supplier management and commercial negotiation.
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret sales, margin and stock data.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and confidence using reporting or business intelligence systems.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• A relevant third-level qualification is desirable but not essential.

Aoife Clarke is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below, and she will be in touch should you have the appropriate experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website or call 01 871 7613 for further information. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications, only suitable candidates can be contacted.

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