Buying Director | Lookfantastic

Location: UK, Manchester

Company

hirify.global is a global ecommerce group operating beauty and sports nutrition businesses, including hirify.global Beauty and the Lookfantastic online beauty retail brand.

What you will do

• Own Lookfantastic’s buying strategy and commercial direction across key beauty categories.
• Drive sales, profit, margin, budgets, Open-to-Buy, stock investment, and buying P&L performance.
• Shape the brand portfolio by identifying and securing established and emerging beauty brands.
• Lead supplier negotiations and strategic Joint Business Plans with major brand partners.
• Develop the product proposition using customer insight, market trends, and data.
• Lead and develop a high-performing Buying team while collaborating with Marketing, Trading, Merchandising, Supply Chain, and Operations.

Requirements

• Significant senior buying experience in beauty multi-brand retail.
• Experience leading a large-scale buying function with strong category, range, merchandising, and commercial expertise.
• Exceptional commercial acumen across sales, margin, ROI, P&L, stock management, and data-driven decision-making.
• Proven experience negotiating complex commercial agreements and maintaining relationships with major beauty brands, press, and trade bodies.
• Strong understanding of the global beauty industry, brands, categories, consumer trends, and competitive dynamics.
• Demonstrated ability to develop high-performing teams, influence cross-functionally, and represent a brand publicly.

Culture & Benefits

• Access to bespoke development programmes and an upskilling programme delivered with an industry training provider.
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, birthday leave, enhanced family leave, compassionate leave, and volunteer leave.
• Access to an in-house GP, a 24/7 Bupa Employee Assistance Programme, an on-site gym, and on-site physiotherapy.
• Salary sacrifice savings on personal technology, a subsidised bus pass from Manchester City Centre, and discounts of up to 50% on hirify.global brands.
• Additional benefits include an on-site staff shop, referral rewards, and anniversary gifts.