Buyer

• Source pharmaceutical products within the UK and worldwide to support client-base expansion
• Ensure compliance with importation requirements
• Negotiate prices with manufacturers and expand the product portfolio
• Quote customers and build supplier relationships
• Work with sales, operations, quality, regulatory, and finance stakeholders
• Research and identify new products and suppliers
• Find alternatives for difficult-to-source products
• Maintain supplier relationships to ensure product availability and best pricing
• Maximise inter-group purchases
• Monitor supplier performance, volumes, pricing, and lead times
• Support the PS team with unlicensed demand in the UK market
• Monitor stock levels, expiry dates, supply disruptions, and excess stock
• Act as the main supplier point of contact and expand import/export lines
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and finance teams
• Ensure procurement complies with European and international trade and customs regulations
• Maintain purchasing and sales records and produce procurement, supplier, customer, and market reports
• Work with the quality team on QMS compliance, training records, and supplier/customer qualifications
• Create items and update internal documents
• Chase outstanding supplier orders
• Run transaction and shortage-line reports
• Raise purchase orders
• Run reports for shortage lines and products on the export ban list

Pharmaceutical Buyer

• Build, manage and report on the performance of brands and product offerings across Space NK stores and online for allocated categories
• Identify new trends and products with existing brands
• Plan and launch new products to maximize performance
• Manage underperforming products and brands through internal and brand-partner communications
• Communicate range changes and discontinuations to brands
• Identify and activate quick-win commercial opportunities
• Maintain regular contact with brand partners and conduct performance meetings
• Conduct Market Week planning meetings alongside the Senior Buyer
• Develop long-term plans jointly with brands alongside the Senior Buyer
• Communicate brand and product information to Marketing, Merchandise Planning, Training, and E-Commerce
• Create and maintain joint brand and product marketing plans with Marketing, PR, and Events
• Support business improvement and commercial opportunities across departments
• Meet go-to-market deadlines
• Track category and brand sales, new-customer targets, newness contribution, exclusive-launch contribution, range productivity, stock position, intake margin, and incremental brand marketing spend

Junior Buyer – Skincare

• Attend multiple home visit appointments per day across 3 or 4 days per week as an expert and buyer
• Travel to customers’ homes, with drive times generally targeted within 2 hours
• Provide valuations and offers for customers’ items
• Present a professional, informative and respectful demeanour with all customers
• Make offers to buy customers’ items
• Negotiate offers when required
• Explain why items may not be suitable for purchase
• Attend regular buying roadshow events as an expert and buyer from time to time

Home Visits Buyer – Jewellery & Antiques

• Attend multiple home-visit appointments per day across 3 or 4 days per week
• Provide expert valuations and purchase offers for customers’ antiques, jewellery and collectibles
• Quickly assess items presented for purchase
• Present a professional, informative and respectful demeanour with customers
• Negotiate purchase offers when required
• Explain why items may not be suitable for purchase
• Attend regular buying roadshow events as an expert and buyer from time to time
• Travel daily to customers’ homes across Wales

• Attend multiple home visit appointments per day across 3 or 4 days per week as an expert and buyer
• Travel to customers’ homes across the South East, with drive times generally targeted within 2 hours
• Provide valuations and offers for customers’ jewellery, antiques, collectibles and other items
• Assess items quickly for potential purchase
• Present a professional, informative and respectful demeanour with customers
• Make purchase offers and negotiate confidently when required
• Explain why items may not be suitable for purchase
• Attend regular buying roadshow events as an expert and buyer from time to time