Sales & Education Advisor - Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada (Freelance)

ILIA Beauty; Kelowna; On-site; CAD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly product stipend

Job summary

ILIA Beauty is seeking an experienced Sales and Education Advisor to enhance in-store client experience in the Kelowna area. You will champion ILIA’s clean color category and educate store teams on our unique point of difference, driving sales and loyalty through training and relationship-building.

The role reports to the Canada West Sales, Artistry & Education Account Executive and requires strong communication, organization and a willingness to travel between stores to support initiatives.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of beauty industry experience as a professional makeup artist or brand ambassador
• Must live in the Kelowna, BC metropolitan area or listed territory
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including weekends, evenings and holidays
• Reliable form of transportation
• Ability to lift at least 30 lbs
• Exceptional time management and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Drive and exceed sales goals through store visits, events and relationship building
• Coordinate store visit schedules with managers and strategize plans to achieve goals
• Create monthly calendars to support focus doors and achieve sales goals
• Educate store teams on hero products to increase recommendations and sales
• Develop brand advocates in stores by training on selling and service behaviors
• Track and monitor event sales impact and post-visit opportunities
• Initiate innovative ways to impact sales and retail results
• Train all retail staff on brand products and selling skills
• Activate store visit calendar and recap successes, opportunities, and action plans

Skills

Sales

Customer service

Communication

Time management

Training skills

Job description

We are seeking an experienced beauty advisor that is passionate about the clean color category and safe, performance driven ingredients. They will be an example and advocate of the ILIA lifestyle and a champion of our in-store presence and client experience. Strong communication skills are critical for this candidate as it will enable them to educate the store teams on our unique point of difference. This entry level position will have significant positive impact on our retail sales performance and overall ranking.

This role is open to candidates located in the Kelowna, British Columbia metropolitan area and reports into the Sales, Artistry & Education Account Executive, Canada West.

ILIA Sales and Education Advisor’s responsibilities include:

Sales

• Drive and exceed sales goals as determined by ILIA through store visits for support, events and relationship building.

• Coordinate store visit schedule with manager and strategize plans to achieve sales goals and execute corporate initiatives.

• Create monthly calendar to support focus doors and to achieve sales goals.

• Superior selling skills with proven ability to set and achieve sales goals

• Effective and engaging training skills that deliver consistent sales results

• Proven ability to build relationships, drive sales and provide outstanding customer service

• Partner with store and brand field leadership team, to ensure new store openings are executed

Training, Events & Education

• Educate store teams on hero products to increase the BAs ability to recommend products to clients and drives retail sale

• Develop brand advocates in stores by training them on key selling and service behaviors that drive sales, building relationships with clients and grow loyalty.

• Track and monitor event sales impact.

• Initiate innovative ways to impact sales and drive retail results.

• Train all retail associates, inter-sell associates and freelancers on all brand products and the appropriate selling skills needed to achieve sales goals.

Calendar Execution

• Activate store visit calendar, and recap store successes, opportunities, and action plan post-visit.

• Provide detailed weekly recap of business opportunities, callouts, and celebrations.

Communication

• Communicate with manager regularly via status call. Prepare updates as directed.

• Communicate with store Leadership in collaboration with manager regarding brand opportunities.

• Communicate stock concerns to manager and retailer partners as needed to support business.

• Must have reliable form of transportation

• 2+ years of beauty industry experience as a professional make-up artist or brand ambassador

• Currently live in the territory listed in job posting

• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, evenings, and holidays

• Exceptional time management and communication skills

• Ability to work on your feet for 6-8 hours

• Ability to lift at least 30 lbs

What can help you really stand out:

• 1+ years Sephora training and selling experience with established relationships

• Passion in the Clean Beauty Category

What we would like to offer...

• Base rate: $25-28/hour CAD*

• ILIA Products - Quarterly stipend to replenish your favorite products and try new ones

*This is the anticipated hourly rate for this position. The hourly rate offered will carefully consider a few factors including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

About ILIA

ILIA makes clean skin-centric beauty. We see skincare and makeup as one and believe that skin should look like skin. With transparency as our guide and color as our vehicle, we challenge the conventions of clean beauty to create something radically new, through safe, groundbreaking formulas that protect + revive the skin. Headquartered in Laguna Beach, California, ILIA brings together a strong group of innovative thinkers, rule-breakers and creative problem solvers. We pave the way forward as the leading clean makeup brand in what is being called the Clean Beauty Revolution. Fast paced growth provides constant learning, collaborative teamwork, and the desire to be the best at what you do. We celebrate taking risks and doing what hasn’t been done before.