Creative Buyer – Store Design & Consumables

Key Responsibilities

• Sourcing & Negotiation: Own the commercial negotiations for your remit. Research and analyse materials to improve their environmental and social impact, including reducing waste across the product life cycle
• Project Management & Collaboration: Partner with internal teams (Design, Shop & Space Planning, Hair La, Spa, R&D & Manufacturing) and suppliers to deliver innovative design solutions on time
• Cost & Savings Management: Run cost comparisons and annual tenders to maintain competitive pricing and identify savings opportunities.
• Supply Security: Build a comprehensive supplier database, including backup suppliers and approved alternative products, to ensure business continuity
• Global Support: Support Global teams (including Partner markets and local design teams) with localised procurement while maintaining a consistent global approach
• Inventory & Resourcing: Monitor and resource existing items as needed to meet ongoing retail shop demands
• Market Research & Education: Visit suppliers and trade shows to find new innovations, and host internal/external training on buying ethics and values.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• A true passion for Buying coupled with a real understanding of our company ethics
• Negotiation skills to help you manage business costs, with previous experience in buying or project management, are highly beneficial.
• Excellent organisational skills to prioritise multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and prioritise effectively
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to build quick, effective relationships with suppliers and internal teams
• An analytical, creative thinker who makes confident, well-reasoned decisions and possesses strong attention to detail
• A proactive, self-motivated learner eager to develop alongside a dynamic business.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• 6 months of full pay for parental leave (primary caregiver must qualify for SMP)*
• Enhanced paternity leave*
• Bonus scheme
• Day off for weekday birthdays
• Holiday purchase scheme
• 50% discount on Lush products and spa treatments
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted rail and bus season tickets 
• Employee assistance programme
• There’s a big difference between "Flexible Working " (the legal minimum) and working flexibly. What that looks like varies from role to role and location to location. We actively welcome conversations about what working flexibly could mean and look like for you. 
• We’re 10% Employee Owned - all colleagues play a role in protecting our ethics, our independence, contributing ideas for the future and share in the rewards of success when the company is doing well.
• Wellbeing & mindfulness sessions
• Access to employee-led Community Networks, including Disability and Chronic Illness, Family Support, Global Majority (Race and Ethnicity), LGBTQIA+, Menopause and Neurodiversity communities.
• Tailored gender affirming care*