Sourcing Executive - Beauty Box | LOOKFANTASTIC

You will work closely with the Global Sourcing team to secure beauty products for our monthly subscription boxes, limited edition boxes as well as the LOOKFANTASTIC advent calendar ensuring the brands and products included meet the needs of our customers and represent LOOKFANTASTIC and THG as being at the forefront of beauty. As Sourcing Executive, you will have the opportunity to manage the accounts for at least one entire category and will lead the sourcing of this category for the boxes. Within the role, you will be working directly with some of the most prestigious beauty brands in the world, gaining experience both in pitching out our Box concept and buying in the product to be included. You'll be able to see the entire process from beginning to end, working closely alongside our Operations and Campaigns teams. You will be responsible for supporting the global sourcing team, ensuring communication with our partners is effective and timely to ensure the smooth running of our operation to deliver millions of beauty products to our customers. The right candidate will help to ensure our Beauty Boxes are packed full of the best beauty products, ensuring we're at the forefront of new beauty trends and working alongside new and existing LOOKFANTASTIC beauty brands to develop their sampling strategy. As a Sourcing Executive, you'll:

• You will be responsible for working directly with some of the biggest brands in the market to buy in product specifically for Lookfantastic The Box campaigns. Within this, you will align with wider LOOKFANTASTIC buying and marketing strategy, as well as managing your own category budget and quality scoring in order to bring the best and most exciting products to our The Box customers.
• You will be a beauty addict. You will be responsible for introducing our customers to the world's best brands; from well-known favourites to up and coming. To do this, you will have knowledge of the latest trends in beauty and an understanding of how we can reflect them well within our Boxes.
• You will have strong problem-solving skills with experience within a fast-paced working environment to be able to find solutions quickly and effectively.
• You are a people person, with proven skills in building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders whilst representing a global retailer and/or brand. You have good commercial knowledge and excellent negotiation skills.
• Work alongside the Sourcing, Campaign & Logistics Team to ensure all boxes are fulfilled to the required brief, in line with the objectives, customer needs, and monthly themes.
• You will see our Box campaigns from beginning to end including administrative tasks required to ensure a smooth operation of our Box business
• Work collaboratively across multiple functions to deliver exceptional results for customers.
• You will research and report on the latest beauty trends as well as working in collaboration with your brands to develop an exciting and strategic Box curation. You'll also be first in the know about new brands launching onsite, working closely with the New Business team to plan sampling campaigns for new brands in line with their launch.
  
  Passion for beauty with a knowledge of latest trends and must-have products
• Experience working with brands/retailers within a buying role, account management or similar
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Commercial awareness with proven negotiating skills
• Outstanding relationship-building and communication skills
• Motivated self-starter, detail-orientated and organised with high energy and an ambition to learn and grow within the role
  
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UK, Manchester About THG We're a fast-moving, global technology group that specialises in taking brands direct to consumers. We're home to a portfolio of leading brands and sites including Myprotein, ESPA, LOOKFANTASTIC, and Cult Beauty, all of which are powered by our fully integrated digital commerce ecosystem, THG Ingenuity. We handle everything in-house, including technology, content creation, e-commerce, marketing, manufacturing, new product development, and logistics. This comprehensive approach ensures we can fully realise our vision and maintain our leadership in a rapidly evolving global industry. Life at THG Beauty We're home to market-leading websites like Lookfantastic, Skinstore, Dermstore, Cult Beauty and the beauty subscription box brand Glossybox. And our portfolio of premium brands includes the likes of ESPA, Ameliorate and Grow Gorgeous - all of which are loved and trusted by millions of fans worldwide. We also partner with a network of more than 19,000 influencers to ensure brands can reach their audience anywhere in the world. It's an incredibly exciting time to be joining the team.


• 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.
• Don't want to work on your birthday? We don't 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 in-house CBT therapist.
• Access our 247 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which is provided by Bupa.
Other Perks
• Save up to 12% on the cost of personal tech through our salary sacrifice scheme.
• Up to 50% staff discount on THG brands.
• 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.
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