Creative Buyer

6 months ago


Vancouver, Canada Lush Handmade Cosmetics Full time

This is a brand new role and an exciting opportunity to join the NA Buying Team as a Store Design Buyer within the Store Design team, sourcing top quality materials while carefully controlling costs. You will work collaboratively with your UK counterpart, Design, R&D and the Property team.

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 localised 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 analyse 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**:

- 3-5 experience in the North American Retail Fit Out / Construction industry
- 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

**Preferred**:

- Specific US experience highly desirable

**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._

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