Ethical Buyer

2 weeks ago


Vancouver, Canada Lush Handmade Cosmetics Full time

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Ethical Buying Team as a Retail Construction Materials Buyer, sourcing top quality materials that align with our ethics, delivering the creative vision set by our Design teams while carefully controlling costs. You will work collaboratively with your UK counterpart, the Store Design, Construction, and Property teams.

Core **RESPONSIBILITIES** will include:

- Full assessment of existing suppliers and materials
- Working with Design, R&D, UK SSP (Shop & Space Planner) buyer and external suppliers to develop localized design solutions and innovative new options for consideration.
- Working with suppliers, Shop Design & Construction teams to create timelines for new launches, project managing the items to ensure everything is delivered in a timely manner and clearly communicating changes to timelines to all involved.
- Research and analyze all new materials, striving to reduce or eliminate the production of waste and pollution during design, construction, operation, and end of life.
- Advising internal teams (North America and global partner markets) on most appropriate local solutions related to environmental impact and industry cost.
- Finding local suppliers able to supply approved specification materials, or suitable alternatives that match environmental and financial requirements.
- Ensuring new suppliers are compliant with all applicable Lush policies & ethics
- Negotiating prices and lead times for all materials under the Shop Design Buyer remit, compiling pricing and procurement processes and getting items set up on the system internally as required.
- Develop and support a local internal testing and sign off process for new materials to ensure all options are fit for purpose
- Clear communication with other global Buyers within Lush.
- Working closely with the Procurement team and construction project managers on material specifications, prices and supplier information.
- Visiting suppliers, compiling trip reports and attending trade shows to make new contacts, build upon materials archive and bring inspiration to the teams
- Building and maintaining a supplier database - identifying new potential suppliers and understanding their capacities and ethics.
- Supporting the sourcing of other materials as required such as retail & spa sundries.

You bring the following

**QUALIFICATIONS**:
**Required**:

- 3+ years of experience in the North American Retail Fit Out, Construction industry, or Interior Design
- Specific US experience in Retail Fit Out, Construction industry, or Interior Design is required
- Demonstrable negotiation skills that showcase ability to reduce costs
- Organized, solution focused, and collaborative team player.
- Excellent communication skills and a strong attention to detail.
- Analytical thinker with strong determination, curiosity, and great problem solving skills.
- Proven ability to react quickly and build strong relationships with suppliers and internal teams.
- Comfortable presenting findings to the team and the wider business, providing context and rationale for your recommendations
- Ability to work well as part of a team whilst being confident to work independently.
- Strong ability to research your portfolio of materials in a dynamic and proactive way, identifying innovative new options and taking ownership of delivering projects in a timely and successful manner.
- True passion for ethical Buying coupled with a real understanding of our company ethics.
- Occasional travel to NA stores & offices is required

**Recruitment Process Overview**:

- 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._

**#LI-IS1**:
**Base Salary Range**
- $75,000—$85,000 CAD


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