About The Hut Group:
THG is one of the world’s fastest growing and largest online retailers. We have over a decade of experience building and growing brands in the Beauty and Wellness sectors, in over 160 markets. We create brilliant digital brand experiences and our in-house team design, develop and build a bespoke proprietary technology platform that is used by hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
With a world-class business, a proprietary technology platform, and disruptive business model, our ambition is to be the global digital leader.
Our culture is fast-paced and ambitious we like to move twice as fast others believe to be possible. This belief is a fundamental part of the DNA that has supported our incredible growth. Our people are our strength and we have over 4,000 diverse, smart thinkers across the globe who are encouraged to think creatively and empowered to turn their ideas into actions.
To support our ambitious growth, we are looking for commercially astute, ambitious individuals that can bring fresh and innovative thinking to THG and play a part in driving the Group forward on its truly exciting journey.
About the Division:
GLOSSYBOX is the leading luxury subscription-based beauty box service trading in the Nordics, France, UK and US, alongside Germany. Our business concept unites premier brands from the cosmetics industry with customers and beauty enthusiasts in an innovative and direct manner. Whether one chooses to subscribe to our exclusively curated limited edition box or wants to opt for the monthly box subscription, our customers always receive selected beauty products delivered straight to their door - from well-known brands to exciting, upcoming brands.
About the Role:
Summary:
As senior sourcing manager you will be responsible for managing GLOSSYBOX end to end sourcing strategy. The successful candidate will be able to appraise and improve our sourcing strategy whilst analysing budgets, building relationships and successfully launching new innovative sampling solutions aligned to the global marketing calendar. The preferred candidate will exude an entrepreneurial spirit and have a good balance of creative and commercial skills.
Responsibilities
You will be responsible for setting localised strategies, managing budgets, quality scoring and setting local sourcing targets for GLOSSYBOX. As a strong, identifiable brand loved by celebrities and influencers, we are seeing remarkable growth. Our unrivalled marketing campaigns offer brands an incredible opportunity to sample and understand more from potential customers thanks to our monthly product surveys.
You will be a beauty addict. You will be responsible for introducing the world’s best brands, from adored premium, to everyday favourites to brand new, secret finds. Quality is paramount to instil trust in our loyal subscribers.
You will have a strong understanding of the UK beauty market to identify key partners for our business. You should have good political, cultural and economic awareness to identify opportunities, and potential issues, which we need to navigate as a business. You should have strong experience developing campaigns with major beauty brands at a senior level.
You will have strong commercial acumen, impressive sales pedigree, good people skills and you should be ambitious, quick-thinking and good at problem solving. Importantly you will understand the importance of best representing a global brand culturally, both with brand partners and ensuring high quality product for our customers.
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