Marketing/Project Manager
Quintessa Marketing
Category Manager – Direct Materials, Raw Materials & Actives
Charlotte Tilbury Beauty
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Own commercial relationships with suppliers across Raw Materials and Active ingredients with a global remit
- Lead sourcing and cost reduction activities for high-volume and specialist raw materials across multiple Third Party Manufacturers (TPMs)
- Negotiate direct deals with RM suppliers and with TPMs on unit cost of key raw materials to deliver directed buy cost management and savings
- Project manage ad-hoc support projects and define sourcing strategy for Raw Materials and Actives across the business
- Work closely with Product, Regulatory, Supply Chain Planning, and Activation teams to source in line with strategy and minimise risk from crash reforms
- Provide Activation Gate support and investigate TPM-driven RM change requests to protect existing materials
- Horizon scan via manufacturer/distributor relationships to map RM risks and plan regulatory impacts with suppliers and regulatory team
- Support Packaging Procurement Category Manager on plastic commodity cost trends
- Ensure sustainable and competitive sourcing solutions for NPD with minimum 3-year lifecycle from RM supplier/distributor perspective
- Define and manage VAVE pipeline for key raw materials in coordination with Regulatory and Product teams
- Act as key commercial relationship holder (SRM), assess supplier performance, and hold suppliers accountable
- Redefine onboarding processes for directed buys ensuring regulatory and ESG compliance
- Lead contract negotiations with new and existing suppliers in collaboration with Legal and internal stakeholders
- Develop and implement comprehensive category strategy including market analysis, supplier evaluation, and gap/risk mitigation
- Proactively identify cost-saving opportunities, monitor market indices and commodity pricing trends
- Support operations as first point of escalation after TPM supply chain, quality and NPD for quality and cost claims/issues
- Drive sustainable sourcing initiatives and stay updated on import/export tariffs and industry regulations
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, NPD, Pack Development, ESG, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Legal, Finance and Tax
- Work with PUIG teams to identify and implement sourcing synergies, joint MSAs and business reviews
Requirements
- Proven experience in global procurement/strategic sourcing within luxury cosmetics or personal care
- Appropriate procurement experience working within a fast-paced environment
- Must be from within the Luxury Cosmetic or Personal Care industry
- Experience using Monday.com and PowerBi
- Deep raw materials (RM) market knowledge, global market dynamics and pricing trends, including index tracking methodologies
- Strong experience buying colour cosmetics and skincare products; knowledge of supplier capabilities and manufacturing processes
- Must be able to demonstrate significant cost savings within this category
- Analytical mindset and advanced Excel analytical expertise (VLOOKUPs, nested IF statements, pivot table filters)
- Familiarity with quality assurance and compliance standards in the cosmetics industry
- Familiarity with risk management, contract negotiation, and legal aspects related to sourcing
- Low-Cost Country Sourcing background is a distinct advantage
- Comfortable working with ambiguous and/or incomplete information
- Use and implementation of ‘source to contract’ e-sourcing tools is a distinct advantage
