Fashion & Home Junior Buyer

You've picked a great time to join Avon. We're the company that puts purpose, people and relationships at the heart of everything we do. The company that is 135 years young and only just getting started. As part of the Regent LP family, we're committed to being the best beauty company for the world by generating a positive environmental, economic and social impact for our communities across the globe. Role Type Permanent

What you'll be doing:

At Avon, we're passionate about creating innovative products that delight our customers and drive business growth. We're looking for a Fashion & Home Junior Buyer to join our Beauty+ Innovation Team and help shape exciting, trend-led product ranges from concept through to launch. Reporting to the Beauty+ Innovation & Buying Lead, you'll work across a global network of partners, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to bring commercially successful products to market while supporting our innovation and category growth strategy. As a Junior Buyer, you'll play an important role in identifying new product opportunities and helping to build commercially compelling product ranges that align with business objectives. You'll use consumer insights, market trends, and performance data to inform decisions and support product innovation. Working closely with teams across Product Development, Brand, Procurement, Planning, Supply Chain, and Forecasting, you'll help manage the product development process from initial concept through to launch. You'll also contribute to supplier relationships, support sourcing activities, and use sales performance insights to continuously improve future product ranges.

Key responsibilities:

• Supporting product innovation and annual category planning activities.
• Identifying emerging trends, market opportunities, and customer insights.
• Developing product assortments and recommendations that balance creativity and commercial objectives.
• Creating clear product and design briefs for suppliers and development partners.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver products on time and within cost targets.
• Supporting supplier performance management, sourcing activities, and cost negotiations.
• Maintaining accurate product information and analyzing product performance data.
• Contributing to the development of Avon's international product pipeline and category strategy.

What we’re looking for:

• Experience in Buying, Product Development, New Product Development (NPD), Category Management, or a related field.
• A degree in Buying, Marketing, Fashion, Business, or a related discipline is preferred.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to balance customer, brand, and business needs.
• Analytical skills and confidence working with sales data, market insights, and trends.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across teams.
• Experience working with suppliers and supporting negotiations around cost, lead times, and product delivery.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• An agile, proactive approach and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience within beauty, fashion, home, lifestyle, or a related consumer product category would be advantageous.

What we offer:

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package along with wellness resources and work-life balance support in line with your country practices and Avon purpose aiming to help you live a healthier life, protect you and your dear ones, and ensure you're at your best.
• We also support reasonable adjustments both within our recruitment process and job design when required to empower you to work in a way that works for you.

We believe beauty is for everyone and that it's beautiful to be you. We celebrate our differences, champion self-expression and are committed to inclusion for all. We embrace diversity and individuality to build a culture that represents our communities and enables everyone to bring their best self to work.

Ready to be a part of it? Join us. #Avon Thank you for your interest in building a career with Avon and creating an account on our Career site. This will allow you to check the status of your applications and receive important updates, plus find out about the latest job alerts. We're committed to doing good with our people, purpose and product. Because the work we do impacts more than just our bottom line, it impacts people's lives. Working at Avon, you'll have opportunities to stretch your abilities alongside a team of passionate and talented people. You'll be part of a company that consistently brings breakthrough, award-winning products to market, with inclusive beauty that is open and accessible to all. You'll be part of a company that has been doing beauty differently for over 135 years. Pioneering in listening to women's needs and speaking out for them. Standing for what matters to them. Supporting their endeavours. We believe in the power of the collective. We create an environment where you can do purposeful work and have a meaningful career.

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