Beauty jobs in United Kingdom

Passionate about Beauty and Health? Want to be part of an innovative, trend‑setting retailer? Our vibrant Head Office, based by East Croydon station, is a fantastic environment filled with hundreds of brilliant personalities.

We’re a team that puts our customers and our teams at the heart of everything we do. At Superdrug, we aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service and fun.

Our success comes from our people – they make the difference. We’re all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling.

• Work with department Contract Owners, Procurement Partners and Directors alongside finance partners, the legal team and the Own Brand Procurement Team to advise on all procurement matters.
• Line‑manage a Procurement Buyer with oversight of all non‑trade tender plans and contract signing, track project progress and deliverables with reporting responsibilities to Senior management and the business.
• Prepare and track investment business cases and tender recommendations for relevant approvals from the Business Unit Investment Committee and Group Investment Committee for high‑spend projects.
• Achieve cost‑saving targets, contract compliance and continuous improvement activities to reach a best‑in‑class procurement function, including comms, training plans and overall management of the UK Investment Committee (IC) commercial section.
• Identify and complete tenders according to company policies and established best practice within timescales that ensure contracts are in place and key services are not disrupted.
• Carry out supplier sourcing and spend analysis activities to identify opportunities to positively impact on commercial contracts, profitability and business efficiencies.
• Support different departments across the business in setting up and running tenders and quotation processes and category/supplier management.
• Run selected tenders from initial requirement, market analysis, tender/contract management, implementation, post‑analysis/lessons learned while working with subject‑matter experts from different departments.
• Record and share information to maintain an accurate UK contract database and feed into visibility of upcoming contract expiry dates, break options and potential savings opportunities.
• Support the relationship with Group Procurement Services (GPS) and collaborate on inter‑UK Business and international tenders that cover the UK.

• Solid procurement experience, particularly in partnering categories to support contract owners and assess category requirements.
• Experience in leading a formal tender process from start to completed contract.
• A degree in business or a CIPs qualification would be valuable.

• 33 days holiday, rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays).
• Part of a group working closely with Savers, The Perfume Shop and Three UK.
• 2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend.
• 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online.
• Company pension matching and bonus.
• Unrivalled Learning and Development programme.
• Working in a stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.

Hours: 37.5 | 9.00am - 5.30pm.

• Seniority level: Associate
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: General Business
• Industries: Retail
• Location: Greater London, England, United Kingdom