Business Development Manager - Beauty

The Hut Group ,
Manchester, Greater Manchester
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About The Hut Group: THG is one of the worlds fastest growing and largest online retailers. We have over a decade of experience building and growing brands in the Beauty and Wellness sectors, in over 160 markets. We create brilliant digital brand experiences and our in-house team design, develop and build a bespoke proprietary technology platform that is used by hundreds of millions of people worldwide. With a world-class business, a proprietary technology platform, and disruptive business model, our ambition is to be the global digital leader. Our culture is fast-paced and ambitious we like to move twice as fast others believe to be possible. This belief is a fundamental part of the DNA that has supported our incredible growth. Our people are our strength and we have over 4,000 diverse, smart thinkers across the globe who are encouraged to think creatively and empowered to turn their ideas into actions. To support our ambitious growth, we are looking for commercially astute, ambitious individuals that can bring fresh and innovative thinking to THG and play a part in driving the Group forward on its truly exciting journey. About the Division: Lookfantastic is Europes No1 Online Destination for Premium Beauty. Our mission is to empower people globally to look and feel fantastic every day. To enable us to do this we have offices across the UK, Europe, America and Australia filled with passionate beauty fanatics who are committed to delivering rapid growth in this exciting industry. We work with over 800 of the worlds greatest beauty brands such as MAC, Kerastase, GHD, Tom Ford and YSL to bring our customers the widest offering of beauty products from around the globe. Passion, innovation and commitment are key characteristics in this ever expanding team as we strive to become the Worlds No1 Online. About the Role: Duties and Responsibilities: * Develop and maintain strong relationships with key beauty brand partners * Negotiating optimum trading terms with new and existing suppliers * Developing promotional plans and obtaining optimal space onsite, on emails and through affiliate partners * Completing regular competitor analysis to ensure our ranges and prices are in line with the current market * Support brands to grow with us by working collaboratively across multiple functions to build market leading joint business plans * Understand beauty trends and incorporate understandings into business strategy * Management of the wider team and ensuring their continued development Requirements * Experience working in a senior level sales, account management or recruitment role * An excellent relationship builder who builds rapport with ease - a 'people person' * A commercial thinker - always thinking about the numbers * Strong negotiation skills * Demonstrate a track record for successful management of account relationships * Ability to work in a fast-paced environment Benefits * Competitive salary * Company bonus scheme * Company pension scheme * Onsite Doctor * Employee discounts

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