Platinum Search Looking for Beauty Education specialist at City of Westminster , London Full Time

Do you enjoy inspiring, engaging and educating people? Our client a well-known makeup brand are looking for a talented Sales & Education executive to join the growing team. This is a regional role and you must have previous beauty/cosmetics experience.

The Sales & Education Executive will be responsible for driving sales within a well known retail chain portfolio in the assigned territory. In this role you will be at the forefront of the brand, educating and engaging the beauty advisors in store. We’re looking for someone who enjoys inspiring others to drive brand goals, awareness, and retail sales. This role will also be responsible for ensuring all brand guidelines and operational standards are in place in all stores.

The Sales and Education Executive will cover the North / South of the UK with approximately 30 doors. Please note there are 2 roles, one covering the North and one the South.

This role will be field based and approximately 90% of your time will involve travelling to stores with some occasional visits to the London head office.

Responsibilities will include:

• Lead and develop the retail Team and develop a culture of passionate, high performance people. Inspire and guide through coaching, mentoring and leading by example. Set clear expectations and hold teams accountable for performance results.
• Ensure brand presentation is executed in all stores in territory and provide feedback to leadership. Ensure merchandising standards are met in stocking, cleanliness and product availability to the customer. Support all stores to ensure all stock levels are correct and the brand sales potentialized.
• Responsible for developing and leveraging positive retailer relationships to maximize store level support related to all areas of driving the business.
• Partner with the National Account Manager, Retail Director and Education Manager to develop and execute a strategic sales, training and event plan, to accelerate brand awareness and sales plans within assigned territory.
• Ensure flawless execution of events and promotional activities. Solicit and compile feedback pertaining to programs before and after completion.
• Manage budget, resources and operations in accordance with business priorities.

Experience required:

• Strong training experience and proven track record in delivering a high-performance culture in a team through coaching, mentoring, and leadership.
• Previous cosmetics / beauty industry experience required. Cosmetic artistry experience a plus but not necessary.
• Proven track record of achieving and building territory sales targets and KPI’s
• Must have a valid driving licence
• Must have a genuine passion for beauty

This is a fantastic position to join a growing beauty brand. Please get in touch for more info.

We regret that due to volume, only successful candidates will be contacted.