About the Role
At Rituals, we are looking for a Co-Manufacturing & Packaging Buyer for our Beauty Category to strengthen our Sourcing team. In this role, you will help bring our beauty products to life, from luxurious Haircare to playful Lipcare & Make-up.
While our Innovation team develops new concepts, you make sure these ideas become reality: sourced, developed and delivered to the highest Rituals standards. You combine a strong commercial mindset with operational excellence, ensuring every product launch runs smoothly, on time and within budget, while upholding the premium quality our brand is known for.
This position offers the opportunity to work across a diverse and fast-growing product portfolio. You will directly influence the development and sourcing of the formulas and packaging that define the Rituals beauty experience.
It is a role built on collaboration, working closely with colleagues from Innovation, Supply Chain and Quality, as well as suppliers around the world. You will grow your expertise in an international environment while helping to create products that connect people and bring meaningful moments of wellbeing.
As a CoManufacturing & Packaging Buyer, you go far beyond negotiations. You build long-term partnerships, safeguard quality and sustainability, and ensure that our beauty collections stand out for their innovation, craftsmanship and commercial success.
Key Responsibilities
Manage relationship with suppliers: support on performance assessment, support on preparing key commercial negotiations
Prepare and present supplier panel & award recommendations for NPD, in line with Sourcing strategy
Prepare and present business cases using the AQSCIS framework
Lead negotiations with suppliers for NPD
Manage suppliers’s capacity and respect to timelines to ensure flawless product launches
Ensure sourcing choices meet Rituals sustainability, quality and ethical standards
Collaborate with internal teams including Innovation, Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory and Impact
Support the resolution of supply and quality issues on your portfolio
Identify and implement cost-saving initiatives and process improvements
Ensure accurate product data, compliance and documentation within our sourcing systems
In short, you are the link between creative innovation and operational delivery, ensuring Rituals beauty products are developed and produced with care, quality and purpose.