Buyer - Colour Cosmetics

QVC, Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Parental leave

Paid volunteer hours

Company discounts

Job summary

QVC Group is seeking a Buyer for Colour Cosmetics to lead sourcing, buying and merchandising of a differentiated portfolio for QVC UK across omni-channel channels.

The role is hybrid and onsite at Chiswick Park, West London two days a week. You will negotiate costs, manage vendor relationships and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive sales, margin and customer excitement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Buyer or comparable commercial buying role.
• Strong expertise in beauty and makeup with understanding of customer, product and market trends.
• Excellent negotiation and vendor management skills.
• Strong commercial and analytical capabilities to monitor sales, margin and inventory.

Responsibilities

• Source, select and secure a differentiated colour cosmetics portfolio aligned with strategy and customer needs.
• Negotiate costs and trading terms with suppliers while building strong vendor relationships.
• Collaborate with Planning, Category Merchandising, Digital and cross-functional teams to review performance and optimise inventory.
• Develop short- and long-term product and brand strategies for colour cosmetics including pricing and promotions.
• Oversee launches, campaigns and hero products ensuring timely and accurate delivery.
• Analyse sales, margin and inventory to inform buying decisions and drive improvements.
• Collaborate with brands on new concepts and opportunities while maintaining quality standards.

Skills

Buyer experience

Beauty & makeup

Customer insight

Market trends

Negotiation

Vendor management

Analytical skills

Job description

Your Opportunity, Your Team

The Buyer, Colour Cosmetics supports QVC UK, and leads the sourcing, buying and merchandising of a differentiated Colour Cosmetics product portfolio to drive sales, margin and customer excitement across an omni-channel environment.

Where You'll Work

This role is hybrid and will require you to be onsite at Chiswick Park, West London two days a week.

What You'll Do

• Source, select and secure a clearly positioned and differentiated colour cosmetics product portfolio that supports long-term brand strategy, target customer needs and commercial objectives.
• Negotiate the best possible cost prices and trading terms with suppliers, while building strong vendor relationships to deliver innovation, quality and value.
• Partner closely with Planning, Category Merchandising, Digital and cross-functional teams to review performance, optimise inventory and grow the category across multiple channels.
• Develop short- and long-term product and brand strategies for colour cosmetics, ensuring pricing, assortment and promotional plans align with category targets and market trends.
• Oversee the critical path for key launches, campaigns, events and hero products, ensuring strong execution and accurate delivery.
• Regularly analyse sales, margin, inventory, vendor performance and market conditions to make informed buying decisions and drive continuous improvement.
• Work collaboratively with brands to develop new concepts and product opportunities, while maintaining quality standards and supporting QVC's long-term commercial goals.
• Travel as needed for trade shows, supplier meetings and industry events to identify trends, strengthen partnerships and bring fresh ideas into the category.

What You'll Bring

• Proven experience in a Buyer or comparable commercial buying role, with strong expertise in beauty and make up with a solid understanding of customer, product and market trends.
• Strong commercial and analytical skills, with the ability to manage key performance indicators including sales, margin, inventory and vendor performance.
• Excellent negotiation, relationship-building and supplier management skills, with the confidence to influence internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience developing assortments, product strategies and pricing plans within a fast-paced retail, omni-channel or multi-channel environment.
• High levels of initiative, sound decision-making and the ability to prioritise effectively under pressure.

Disability Confident Scheme QVC UK is a Disability Confident Leader, level 3 accredited employer and operates a Disability Confident Scheme ("DCS"). For any UK based roles, if you'd like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this on the application form.

Our Total Rewards package includes benefits you'll love such as competitive compensation, paid time off, an employee assistance program, parental leave, paid volunteer hours, and amazing company discounts! In our US market, you can also expect health care benefits starting on day 1, 401(k), and tuition reimbursement benefits.

QVC Group is committed to inclusion and belonging for all and ensuring that our workplace provides equal employment opportunities for all team members and candidates and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. As an equal opportunity employer, QVC Group is committed to a barrier-free employment process. If you need reasonable accommodations/support throughout, please contact us at [e-mail] for assistance.

If provided, salary ranges are a general guideline only, and actual salaries will vary and are based on factors such as a candidate's qualifications, skills, experience, and geographic location as well as business and market conditions.

Join Our Team! QVC Group, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company with six leading retail brands - QVC®, HSN®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Garnet Hill® and Grandin Road. We are a live social shopping company that redefines the shopping experience through video-driven commerce on every screen, from smartphones and tablets to laptops and TVs. QVC Group brings innovative products, compelling content, and unforgettable moments to millions of shoppers worldwide via social platforms, streaming apps, ecommerce sites and TV channels, making every screen a doorway to discovery, delight and community. QVC Group has team members in the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Japan, Italy, Poland and China. We're an inspired and diverse team that comes together to combine shopping and entertainment for millions of highly discerning shoppers. It's a fun, fast-paced world, and what really sets us apart is our culture and talent experience. Best of all, working with QVC Group means friendly teams, ambitious projects and fast-moving careers!