Retail Education & Sales Manager

Expert Executive Recruiters (EER Global); Paris; Sur place; EUR 40 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading global beauty brand seeks a Retail Sales Manager to enhance sales performance and product education across top retail stores in France. The role includes relationship management, training, and maintaining visual merchandising standards, ideal for an experienced professional in luxury beauty.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in retail sales, field training, or education within cosmetics, beauty, or luxury goods.
• Native French speaker with fluent English.
• Comfortable working independently with frequent travel across France.

Responsabilités

• Build and maintain relationships with store managers and staff.
• Deliver product training to beauty advisors and sales associates.
• Ensure brand guidelines and merchandising standards are upheld.

Connaissances

Strong interpersonal skills

Coaching

Sales techniques

Visual merchandising

Customer experience principles

Description du poste

A leading global beauty brand in the premium haircare and personal care space is seeking a Retail Sales Manager to drive sales performance, elevate product education, and strengthen in-store brand execution across a key French retail network.

This role is field-based and ideal for a self-motivated professional with a background in luxury beauty or cosmetics retail, training, or field sales.

The successful candidate will operate as an independent contractor, managing relationships with approximately 50 top-performing stores (out of a national network of 230+), primarily in department stores and a prestigious retail chain . This is not a people management role, but an individual contributor position focused on store visits, training, merchandising , and sales enablement .

Key Responsibilities :

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with store managers and in-store staff.
• Execute local sales and marketing initiatives in collaboration with the brand’s retail team.
• Monitor sell-out performance and implement tailored action plans to increase conversion.
• Motivate store teams through incentive programs and ongoing engagement.
• Ensure the brand’s allocated retail space is well-maintained and maximized.

Training & Education

• Deliver engaging, brand-aligned product training to beauty advisors and sales associates.
• Coach store staff on sales techniques and product storytelling.
• Develop both digital and in-person training tools to support ongoing knowledge and performance.

Merchandising & Brand Excellence

• Ensure brand guidelines and visual merchandising standards are upheld across locations.
• Implement promotional displays, seasonal campaigns, and retail activations.
• Maximize brand visibility and presence in stores through optimal placement and execution.

Requirements :

Must-Have Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in retail sales, field training, or education within cosmetics, beauty, or luxury goods .
• Native French speaker with fluent English (spoken and written).
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to coach and influence at the store level.
• Knowledge of visual merchandising , store operations, and customer experience principles.
• Comfortable working independently with frequent travel across France.

Preferred Attributes

• Passion for beauty, haircare, or premium lifestyle products.
• Energetic, well-presented, and aligned with the aesthetics of luxury brands.
• Analytical approach to performance tracking and sales optimization.
• Based in Paris or immediate surroundings.