Creative Buyer (m/ž)

- Source top-quality raw materials in accordance with company policies, ensuring defined specifications, legislative and regulatory requirements - Simultaneously manage multiple projects of either a continuous improvement nature, sustainability, or to fulfil a specific product/ R&D need, building timelines and project milestones to ensure timely delivery - Build a strong knowledge and understanding of the supply chain and processes for your material remit. These are likely to include: safety synthetics, natural ingredients; herbs, spices and flowers, fresh produce - Work with the Ethical Compliance team to ensure all new suppliers are compliant with the Lush Buying and Non-Animal Testing policy - Use the Buying Policy and Questionnaires to support our suppliers in achieving our vision of creating a regenerative supply chain - Pitch and progress raw material projects with a focus on positive environmental impact - Build and maintain a supplier database – identify new potential suppliers and understanding their capacities and ethics - Critically assess supply options to offer the best fit in supporting company ethics and values - Negotiate prices, track, and maintain optimal stock quantity required for production to ensure the production requirements are always met - Negotiate lead times, providing information to the Creative, Forecasting, Costing and System teams - Identify opportunities for improvements in our supply chains, working towards regenerative sourcing - Build strong relationships with suppliers, identifying opportunities to source directly from producers and working towards full traceability on all materials - Develop strategy targets in collaboration with your global colleagues and a pipeline of innovative material development projects - Visit suppliers, compile trip reports, attend trade shows and conduct market research to stay ahead of new developments, presenting ideas back to the business - Identify and drive opportunities to “close the loop” The creative buyer is an integral role ensuring sourcing and timely supply of the best, safest and most beautiful ingredients, bought in a respectful way, safeguarding the environment and the social impact.

Skills and experience: - You’ll have a true passion for Buying coupled with a real understanding of our company ethics - Previous experience in sourcing and supply chain processes - Ability to react swiftly and troubleshoot when issues arise, acting with a sense of urgency and diligence to resolve them - Good understanding of circular economies, agriculture, and ecology - Excellent communication, relationship building, and problem-solving skills - Strong understanding of raw materials used in cosmetic industry - Strong network within the supply base and wider industry - Excellent negotiation skills - Math and IT skills - Knowledge of different manufacturing techniques and processes - Bachelor's / Master’s degree in Chemistry, Economics, Ecology, et. al. - Minimum 5 years’ experience in Buying - Preferred experience in manufacturing and/or cosmetics industry - Language proficiency: full professional English (fluency in other foreign languages is desirable)