We’re a founder-led beauty brand. We do things differently, we move fast, and we don’t wait around for permission.
Boots is one of our biggest retail partnerships and it’s growing fast. We need someone to own it: someone who can keep a multi-billion pound corporate and a fast-moving founder-led brand pulling in the same direction, on the same dates, every single time.
The role
You’ll run the Boots account day to day: trading, forecasting, and always looking a few months ahead. You’ll be the person who brings every team inside P.Louise onto one timeline and keeps them there.
You’ll work hand in hand with our NPD team on Boots exclusives, activations and launches. You won’t be creating the products. You’ll be making sure they land on time, on plan, and tie straight back to the numbers.
Key responsibilities
- Run the trading: Own day-to-day performance on Boots: sales, stock, promotions and what’s working. Spot problems before they become problems.
- Own the forecast: Build it, challenge it and keep it honest. Flag risks early and loudly, and bring a plan with them.
- Get everyone aligned: Pull NPD, supply chain, marketing, creative and finance onto one critical path. Set the deadlines, then hold people to them.
- Land the launches: Partner with NPD on Boots exclusives, activations and new launches, and make sure every one ties back to the commercial plan.
- Look ahead: Plan months out, not days. Nothing on the Boots calendar should ever catch us by surprise.
- Push, both ways: Challenge senior people at Boots and senior people here when deadlines, standards or results are at risk.
About you
- Direct: You say what needs saying, clearly and respectfully. No fluff, no hiding behind email.
- Brave: Difficult conversations don’t scare you, whether it’s a Boots buyer or our own leadership team.
- Strict on deadlines: A date is a date. You set them, track them and chase them.
- Seriously organised: You know where every workstream is at without having to ask.
- Fast: You work at founder-led speed and still don’t drop the detail.
- Results-driven: You judge yourself on outcomes, not activity. Busy isn’t the goal; winning is.
- A strong key account background with a major UK retailer
- Senior experience managing a large corporate retail partner
- Confidence with forecasting and the commercial numbers
- A track record of juggling multiple stakeholders and deadlines, and delivering
- Experience in a founder-led or fast-scaling brand
- Beauty, health or FMCG experience
- Previous experience working with Boots
Why P.Louise?
- Real ownership: One of our biggest retail partnerships, and it’s yours to run.
- A seat close to the top: You’ll report directly to the Commercial & Finance Director.
- Founder-led energy: Decisions happen fast here, and good ideas actually get made.
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