Job Description

GLOBAL SENIOR BUYER RETAIL - GIFT WITH PURCHASE

The Senior Retail Buyer plays a pivotal role in shaping Coty’s in-store brand experiences globally by leading sourcing strategies and delivering retail materials, driving innovation, cost efficiency, and quality across all touchpoints while supporting impactful retail execution.

THE ROLE

OPTIMIZE, ENABLE, INNOVATE!

As our Senior Retail Buyer, you play a critical role in strategically sourcing and delivering retail materials and activations, ensuring alignment with brand standards while optimizing cost, quality, and speed to market across global retail execution.

You will be reporting to Director, Global Retail Procurement, and you will manage:

1. Category Leadership & Strategy Execution:

• Lead the development and implementation of global retail category strategies
• Gather supplier and business insights to inform strategy for GWP, uniforms and collateral
• Incorporate sourcing, tariffs, risks, innovation and cost targets into category plans
• Collaborate with global stakeholders across Marketing, MMS, Finance and Supply
• Support strategy execution aligned with global procurement priorities

2. Strategic Sourcing & Value Creation:

• Identify and execute cost-saving initiatives and value creation opportunities
• Contribute to sustainable and cost-effective solutions across categories
• Enable faster-to-market execution while delivering measurable impact
• Lead supplier negotiations and support contract management activities
• Ensure alignment with global category strategies and business needs

3. Supplier Management & Performance:

• Build and maintain strategic supplier relationships to drive innovation and performance
• Manage supplier partnerships to deliver long-term business value
• Analyze market, competitor and industry insights to inform sourcing decisions
• Support resolution of supplier and business-related issues
• Ensure compliance with data privacy, information security and code of conduct

YOU ARE A COTY FIT

As a procurement professional with strong analytical and strategic capabilities, you thrive in a fast-paced and diverse environment. You are result-oriented, collaborative and able to manage multiple priorities while influencing stakeholders across global teams.

• 6–8 years of experience in Procurement, preferably in Retail Marketing or Merchandising categories
• Strong analytical, project management and negotiation skills
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders
• Degree in Business, Engineering or a related field
• Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus
• Strong influencing, communication and presentation skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of the retail sector is a plus

If you’re ready to support and shape the future of beauty, we want you on our team!

WHAT WE OFFER

This is a unique role with a genuine opportunity to make an impact. You’ll get to work in a diverse environment with a team of professionals who are passionate about the work they do and know how to have some fun along the way.

Coty’s global omni-working policy provides the option to work up to 50% of your month remotely.

We believe that a more flexible philosophy of remote working will give everyone the freedom to choose what works for their individual circumstances and empower them to always perform at their best.

ABOUT US

Our people make us who we are. They are the brightest minds bringing the boldest ideas to life every day. If you’re the kind of person who refuses to settle, if you want to think bigger, learn faster and go further than you ever thought possible – we’d love to hear from you.

Coty is deeply committed to Changing the Conversation around Diversity, Equity & Inclusion to create a more open, inclusive, and diverse workplace where all employees can be their authentic self.