Head of Dermalogica Procurement at Dermalogica in Carson, CA

Job description

• The Head of Dermalogica Procurement owns the end-to-end direct materials and sourcing strategy for Dermalogica, with full accountability for cost structure, margin performance, ingredient and packaging supply resilience, and innovation enablement. This role partners closely with R&D, Supply Chain, and central portfolio team to translate Dermalogica’s clinical grade positioning into competitive advantage, while ensuring speed-to-market and sustainable value creation for the brand.

Responsibilities

• Own the Dermalogica sourcing strategy, aligning brand growth priorities, innovation roadmaps, regulatory requirements, and margin targets into an integrated plan.
• Lead cost and margin improvement initiatives across Dermalogica formulations and packaging, leveraging value engineering, alternate ingredient/pack development, supplier consolidation, etc.
• First point of contact for escalated supplier issues and brand questions regarding procurement topics. Primary interface with Planning, R&D, Marketing, Quality and Portfolio Procurement.
• Serve as the procurement voice in brand forums, translating commercial and market insights into clear brand impact and decision recommendations.
• Drive supplier relationship management (QBRs, performance scorecards, innovation engagement, continuous improvement).
• Maintain robust risk and contingency plans (dual sourcing, capacity reservations, alternates) for critical Dermalogica formulations and components in partnership with planning
• Consolidate brand-level spend and supplier data to identify trends and inform strategy; contribute to executive dashboards for savings, risk, and margin performance.
• Promote effective use of digital procurement tools and process improvements; partner with central portfolio procurement and brand supply chain on change management and capability building.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, or related field.
• 8–10 in procurement roles within beauty, luxury, or FMCG sectors, with expertise in skincare ingredients and packaging.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional projects with R&D and supply chain and drive adoption of best-practice procurement processes.

Skills

Required

• Exceptional business partnering
• Stakeholder management
• Strategic thinking
• Communication
• Escalation handling
• RFx
• Negotiation
• Procurement tools
• CLM tools
• Digital reporting
• Analytical skills

Benefits

• The expected annual base salary range for this position is $215K to $230K. The exact base salary is determined by various factors including experience, skills, education, and budget. This role is eligible for participation in our company bonus plan, rewarding personal performance and company results.