Assistant Manager (40hrs/wk – Maternity Cover)

Clarins Group; Swindon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Employee discounts

Performance-based bonus

Wellbeing services

Job summary

Join CLARINS as an Assistant Manager (40hrs/wk - Maternity Cover) at McArthurGlen Swindon. In this role, you will support the Business Manager and take ownership of the Clarins business while providing top-notch customer service.

You will be passionate about skincare and beauty, helping to achieve business objectives, planning team resources, and ensuring optimal stock levels. The position offers a competitive compensation package and numerous benefits including employee discounts and a

Qualifications

• 2 years background in a management role, ideally in beauty or retail.
• Significant experience in a beauty retail or spa environment.
• Proven ability to coach and motivate a team.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Business Manager in achieving business objectives.
• Assist in planning team resources for customer service levels.
• Focus on maximizing opportunities through events and promotions.
• Ensure accurate stock and sales levels are maintained.
• Establish professional relationships for individual development.

Skills

Management experience

Customer service

Communication skills

Team coaching

Analytical skills

Job description

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Date: 8 Oct 2026

Location: Swindon, GB, SN2 2DY

Company: CLARINS

Ready to bring passion into your career?

A global leading skincare and make-up company, Clarins Group is the embodiment of a committed family history, with a fierce passion for innovation and spirit of independence. Its raison d’être is "making life more beautiful, passing on a more beautiful planet".

Operating in more than 150 countries, we are now the number one skincare company in Europe and are accelerating our development on all other continents, particularly in Asia and the Americas.

Because our 8,000 talents are unique, we are committed to promoting diversity in all its forms.

Do you want to help write the next chapter of our story? We are looking for aAssistant Manager (40hrs/wk - Maternity Cover) based inMcArthurGlen Swindon

The role:

Supporting the Business Manager you’ll take ownership of the Clarins business in order to grow and develop the account and team. You will lead by example providing excellent customer service at all times.

What you’ll do:

• Support the Business Manager inachieving all business objectives and targets relevant to counter retail.
• Assist in planning the team resource to deliver ultimate levels of customer service to meet the needs of the business.
• Focus on maximising opportunities through brand eventing, new launches and promotions
• Ensure accurate stock and sales levels are maintained and have an overall awareness of competitive / department / store performance in relation to that of the Clarins business
• Establish a professional working relationship with each team member in order to assist them in their individual development

You are:

• Passionate about skincare and beauty
• A confident and articulate communicator
• Customer-focused and results-oriented
• Genuinely looking forward to new challenges

You have:

• 2 Years background in a management role – ideally in a beauty or retail
• Significant experience in a Beauty retail or Spa environment
• Proven ability of coaching and motivating a team
• Excellent communication and analytical skills

We have:

• Competitive compensation package
• 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Clarins For You - Our Reward and Benefits Platform
• Generous employee discount and training allocation
• Potential to earn up to 3% performance based bonus
• Access to a range of Wellbeing services through our Employee Assistance Programme

If you have a curious mind, a thirst to go further and the drive to boldly take on new challenges, join us.

About Clarins Group

AB-Corp certified global leading skincare and make-up company, Clarins group is the embodiment of a committed family history, with a fierce passion for innovation and spirit of independence. Our purpose "making life more beautiful, passing on a more beautiful planet," is a core commitment outlined in our by-laws.

Operating in more than 150 countries thanks to our 8,000 employees worldwide, we are now the number one skincare company in Europe and are accelerating our development on all other continents, particularly in Asia and the Americas.

In line with our dual CSR mission of ‘Caring for people, caring for the planet’ we take pride in offering a rewarding yet challenging work environment where everyone can thrive.

This culture allowed us to achieve the certification of Forbes' World’s Best Employers 2024, Forbes' World’s Best Employers 2024 for Women.

We believe in making life more beautiful for our employees and our customers.

Inclusion and diversity are firmly grounded in our core values. We strive to achieve inclusiveness, and we foster an equal-opportunity culture where everyone can reach their full potential and do their best work.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are a member of the ILO (International Labor Organization) and the Employers Network for Equity and Inclusion (ENEI).