Senior Category Manager Sourcing - Beauty

Rituals is looking for a Senior Category Manager Sourcing - Beauty to help ensure innovation and supply at the right price, with sustainability and quality as guiding stars in product development.

“The best supplier for our customers & the best customer for our suppliers.”

Sourcing is a cornerstone of Rituals. Our mission: to secure the right innovation, quality, and sustainability at the right cost, enabling meaningful Beauty products that reach millions of customers around the world.

As Senior Category Manager Sourcing - Beauty, you take the lead in executing the sourcing strategy for Beauty packaging and formulations. This key role ensures we have the right suppliers, innovation capabilities, capacity, and cost structure to fuel Rituals’ growth. You will own the Sourcing Beauty category end-to-end.

You will collaborate closely with Innovation, R&D, Quality, Supply Chain, and our suppliers, ensuring we accelerate innovation while securing quality and operational excellence.

You lead a team of three Buyers and report to the Head of Sourcing Cosmetics.

Your responsibilities

• Category Strategy Execution in Sourcing (Category Management in Sourcing is a MUST). You are responsible for implementing our Sourcing strategy at category level from A to Z. Your expertise in sourcing, ideally built within cosmetics or premium FMCG, enables you to the action plan, managing internal & external stakeholders and monitor & report progress.
• Supplier Partnership & Innovation. You build and strengthen relationships with key global suppliers, fostering innovation needs in packaging and formulations, ensuring compliance, and mitigating supply risk. You are the owner of the supplier relationship.
• Negotiation & Contracting. You lead complex negotiations that drive value for Rituals, ensuring optimal terms, long-term scalability, and risk management. You oversee the full contract lifecycle.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration. You work closely with Innovation, R&D, Supply Chain and Quality to ensure category strategies enable our business goals. You provide critical early procurement input throughout the NPD process.
• Market Intelligence. You track sourcing market trends, materials, formulation developments, sustainability requirements, and shifts in capacities — translating these insights into category opportunities.
• Performance Management. You define and track KPIs around supplier performance, value creation, risk, and category growth.
• Team Leadership. You lead a team of three Buyers, setting the right frameworks, empowering decision-making, and developing capabilities in line with Rituals’ values.

Must-haves

• Minimum 6 years of experience in Sourcing within cosmetics or FMCG, with proven category management experience (not just operational buying).
• Strong Cosmetics packaging and/or formulation understanding.
• Demonstrated ability to implement sourcing/supplier strategy and deliver value at scale.
• Master’s degree in Business or Procurement, Supply Chain, Technical field, or related.

Skills that make you successful

• Strong influencing skills across senior stakeholders.
• Confidence in negotiation and contractual strategy.
• Ability to link data, insights, and strategy into clear recommendations.
• Experience with global supplier management.
• First managerial experience is a plus.

Who you are

High energy, low ego, collaborative, structured, and passionate about building long-term partnerships. You combine strategic thinking with a hands-on mentality and strong execution power.

Benefits of working at Rituals

• Unique opportunities for personal and professional growth
• Staff discount on Rituals products
• Attractive bonus
• Flexible working hours tailored to your personal rhythm
• Company & team events