Buyer Product & Packaging - Home & BeautyTech Category

Job description

At Rituals, we're seeking a Product & Packaging Buyer for our Home and BeautyTech Category to strengthen our Sourcing team. This category transforms our customers' homes into luxurious retreats filled with captivating fragrances and moments of relaxation. While our Innovation team develops new concepts, you'll 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. It’s a role built on collaboration, working closely with colleagues from Innovation, Supply Chain and Quality, as well as suppliers globally. 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 Product & Packaging Buyer, you go beyond negotiations. You build long-term partnerships, safeguard capacity, quality and sustainability, ensuring that our products stand out for their innovation, craftsmanship and commercial success. Key Responsibilities Manage relationships with suppliers: support performance assessment and prepare for key commercial negotiations Prepare and present supplier panel & award recommendations for NPD in line with the Sourcing strategy Prepare and present business cases using the AQSCIS framework Lead negotiations with suppliers for NPD Manage suppliers' capacity and timelines according to PLCM to ensure flawless product launches Ensure sourcing choices meet Rituals sustainability, quality, and ethical standards Collaborate with internal teams including Innovation, Supply Chain, Business Improvement, Quality, Regulatory and Impact Support the resolution of supply and quality issues within 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 products are developed and produced with care, quality and purpose. We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented professional with a strong commercial mindset and passion for our products. You’re analytical, structured and enjoy working collaboratively to turn creative ideas into tangible products. Bachelor's or master's degree in business, procurement, supply chain or a similar field 3 to 5 years of experience in the cosmetics industry: procurement of cosmetics ingredients/packaging, product development, or contract manufacturing Strong analytical skills with a passion for turning data and trends into actionable insights Excellent project management and organizational abilities Stakeholder management skills and the ability to communicate effectively across teams Collaborative, confident, and able to influence when needed Fluent in English, both spoken and written You bring energy, curiosity, and a hands-on approach. You are eager to grow, open to feedback and motivated to improve how things are done every day. We have a strong preference for candidates based in the Netherlands. Grow with us! The next steps are: Apply via our website (make sure you meet the requirements and tell us why you apply). Our recruiter Nadette Pluis will contact you within 10 working days. A first interview follows in our Central Head Office in Amsterdam. You do an online assessment. You have the second interview. In the event of a positive outcome, you will receive a proposal with the terms of employment.