Buying Opportunities

GET TO KNOW US

At Brown Thomas Arnotts, we exist to imagine and create a sustainable future for our People, Customers and Communities. Our Values, Do the Right Thing, Go Above and Beyond and Drive Creativity and Innovation remain at the heart of everything we do. We are Reinventing Retail and the way we work to enable our teams to be more agile, flexible and responsive to our customer’s needs.

KNOW THE ROLE 

We are looking for an Ambitious, Commercial and Experienced Beauty Buyer ready for a new challenge with Brown Thomas Arnotts Beauty Buying Department.

The Beauty Buyer will be an inspiring market leader who will deliver on our commitment to Reinventing Retail and achieve an experience and offering that excites and enhances our customer’s lives. The ideal candidate will be a passionate Buyer operating at this level with extensive experience in the Beauty arena.

A forward thinker, you will be up to speed on seasonal trends and have the ability to curate the very best luxury beauty brands for the Brown Thomas Arnotts customer. As a curious individual and critical thinker, you will look beyond the obvious to identify opportunities and make sound decisions and strategic moves for the business. You will bring a leading edge to the Beauty category. This is an opportunity for an experienced Buyer who has a genuine passion for all things Beauty to join a talented and inspiring Buying team.  

• Work with the Buying Director to develop and implement a solid commercial and creative strategy for the area
• Strong leadership skills with an ability to inspire Buying teams and ensure productivity and development also
• Commercially focused, experience with budgets and a proven ability to achieve commercial targets
• Responsible for buying decisions based on a sound commercial framework to drive sales and profit
• To be aware of trends in public opinion, taste and understand their implications for the business. Applying your knowledge of Beauty Brands, you will lead the sourcing of our categories – keeping us one-step ahead of our competitors
• Analyse sales for the business and identify areas of improvements. Use your experience to manage and build commercial and business relationships with our suppliers and partners, monitor and evaluate existing suppliers
• Negotiate the best possible terms with suppliers i.e. margin, trade discounts, markdown support
• Ensure all vendor terms are managed ensuring monthly gross profit reports are checked, cost to sell and payroll terms are all being actioned correct
• Have full oversight on all stock related data and insights. Clearly define metrics such as Season forecasting, OTB, Stock levels, Stock clearance, RTV, Breakstocks and season forecasting across all brand
• To ensure your supporting team follow correct ordering procedure and complete any administrative duties associated with their role
• To communicate and consult with the Buying director and Head of Merchandising on merchandise matter
• Manage existing brands through analysis of performance, taking action when necessary and making decisions to keep or discontinue within the business
• To collaborate with head office teams within Marketing, Digital, Store Design, Retail Ops and Distribution Centre
• To engage regularly with the Head of Digital & their teams to ensure placement and productivity within the beauty category on website and Apps
• Meet and liaise Beauty Department managers and General Managers to ensure that merchandise is allocated to the correct space on and to achieve maximum return on productivity and cost to sell per square foot and that it is well presented
• Engage in regular floor walks to exchange information, receive feedback and take appropriate action based on performance
• Partner with Marketing and Creative leaders to ensure the creative commitment is delivered and impact realised
• To plan merchandise promotions, advertising in consultation with Marketing, Buying and General Managers
• Be aware and up to date with Group terms to ensure we are on par or above in relation to our market exclusivity
• Attend regular meetings with the buying team and where required business meetings including weekly trading updates

KNOW WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Commercially focused, experience with budgets and ability to achieve revenue growth
• An experienced people manager with experience leading, training & developing a buying team
• Ambitious and target focused
• Proven track record of managing relationships
• Strong influencing skills
• Excellent communication, presentation and a strong negotiator
• Highly organised and able to manage multiple projects

KNOW WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

We believe that every team member should have the opportunity to a meaningful career that enhances professional and personal development. That is why; we foster a culture of belonging and inclusiveness, one that provides learning and purpose. We show respect for individual needs and circumstances and we enable our people to work in a way that best suits their unique lifestyles and their roles. We place trust in our teams to do the right thing for Brown Thomas Arnotts and keep our customers and team at the heart of our decision-making.

• Competitive Salary
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Competitive annual leave entitlement
• Team Member discount across the world’s most iconic brands
• Recognition Days for Volunteering & Wellbeing
• Wellbeing Initiatives
• Extensive Learning & Development Offerings
• Leading Talent Programmes
• Flexible Working Model
• Additional Benefits

KNOW HOW WE WORK

We Drive Creativity and Innovation: Creativity runs through our veins and fuels everything we do. We are an enterprising team that thinks outside the box to bring new ideas to life and to create unrivalled experiences designed for our customers and our world. Fostering a culture of innovation, we keep ahead of the rest while growing sustainably.

We Go Above and Beyond: As agents of change within our industry we set the standard, always leading, never imitating. We love to go where others haven't and thrive on sharing our knowledge and expertise. We work to surpass expectations, inspiring everyone who comes in to contact with our brands.

We Do the Right Thing: We respect our world and everyone we interact with. Acting with decency, honesty and transparency, we strive to ensure that everything we contemplate or do, contributes to a sustainable future. Embracing diversity and inclusivity we build trust among our customers, partners, communities and with each other.

Brown Thomas Arnotts is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where culture and creativity come together. Our future success depends on the perspectives and contributions of all team members – their diverse backgrounds, abilities and experiences make our business stronger. We don’t discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, family status, age, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion and membership of the Travelling community.

We aim to ensure the candidate experience is accessible to all and every new team member who joins Brown Thomas Arnotts to become part of a progressive community where different backgrounds, views & personalities aren’t just welcomed – they’re positively nurtured. After all, we want to bring your whole self to work. Please contact us careers@brownthomas.ie  request accommodation.