Decruz Search
Business Development Executive
Get notified of more jobs like this · No spam, ever
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Business Development Executive
Salary: £40,000 per annum
Location: London
Working Pattern: 1 day in the London office, 4 days working from home
Contract: Full-time, Monday to Friday
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Development Executive to join one of the most exciting and fast-growing brands within the beauty and personal care industry.
Working closely with the Business Development Director, you will play an important role in supporting the continued growth and expansion of a highly recognised beauty brand with a strong presence across skincare, haircare, and cosmetics. The brand has been established for many years and has built a huge and highly engaged following, particularly across Instagram and TikTok, with a strong appeal to a young, digitally engaged consumer.
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious business development professional who wants to work with a truly exciting beauty brand and play a key role in identifying new commercial opportunities, developing partnerships, and supporting the launch of new products and initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Work closely with the Business Development Director to identify and develop new commercial opportunities.
- Support the continued growth and expansion of the brand across the UK and wider markets.
- Identify potential partnerships with major retailers, online retailers, and other strategic partners.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with retail and commercial partners.
- Support negotiations with retailers and business partners to secure new opportunities and maximize commercial growth.
- Research and identify new business opportunities across the beauty and personal care market.
- Assist with the development and execution of business development strategies.
- Work closely with internal teams across marketing, sales, product, and brand to support commercial initiatives.
- Support the launch of new products and brand initiatives throughout the year.
- Monitor market trends, competitors, and emerging opportunities within the beauty industry.
- Help develop presentations, proposals, and commercial plans for prospective partners.
- Contribute to the continued development of the brand's retail and online presence.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
About You
The ideal candidate will have 1–3 years' experience in a similar business development, commercial, sales, or partnerships role, ideally gained within the beauty, cosmetics, or personal care industry.
You will be commercially minded, confident speaking with external partners, and passionate about identifying opportunities that can help a brand grow.
You will have:
- 1–3 years' experience in a similar business development, commercial, sales, or partnerships position.
- Previous experience within the beauty, cosmetics, or personal care sector is essential.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
- A commercially focused and entrepreneurial mindset.
- The ability to identify and develop new business opportunities.
- Experience working with retailers and/or online retail partners.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- A genuine passion for beauty, skincare, haircare, and cosmetics.
- An understanding of social-first brands and the importance of platforms such as Instagram and TikTok.
- Experience supporting or being involved in new brand, product, or market launches would be highly advantageous.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Why Join?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established, highly recognised, and hugely exciting beauty brand at an important stage of its growth.
You will have the opportunity to work directly alongside the Business Development Director, develop relationships with major retail and online partners, and play a genuine role in helping to grow the business.
With new product launches planned this year and an already substantial social media presence, this is an opportunity to join a brand with huge consumer awareness, a loyal young audience, and significant growth potential.
£36,000 - £40,000 salary + the opportunity to work with one of the most exciting brands in the beauty industry.
1 day per week in the London office | 4 days working from home!
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills
Location