Boots Beauty Specialist

Boots Opticians; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Boots Beauty Specialist in Edinburgh, where you will inspire customers with tailored beauty advice and help them discover the right products from iconic brands. This exciting role offers ongoing training and the opportunity to work in a vibrant beauty retail environment. With a focus on customer satisfaction, you will be part of a passionate team that values creativity and inclusivity. If you have a knack for beauty trends and a desire to make others feel amazing, this is the perfect opportunity for you to shine.

Benefits

Product Allowance

Generous Employee Discounts

Ongoing Training

Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary Annual Bonus

Enhanced Leave Pay

Flexible Benefits Scheme

24/7 Counselling Support

Qualifications

• Creative individuals with a passion for beauty retail.
• Ability to provide tailored advice to customers.

Responsibilities

• Guide customers in selecting the right beauty products.
• Provide personalized advice across various premium brands.

Skills

Beauty Retail Knowledge

Communication Skills

Empathy

Makeup Trends Awareness

Customer Service

Job description

Job Description

The hourly rate for this role is £12.98 (up to £14.36 across selected locations within London) plus a product allowance for all team members and ongoing training from our amazing brands and beauty experts.

We've re-invented the Beauty at Boots shopping experience to create a beauty retail playground where customers can get hands-on with products and receive personalised, advice on all our beauty and skincare brands from our Boots Beauty Specialists.

About the role

As a Boots Beauty Specialist, your role will be to provide impartial, tailored advice, and guide customers to select the right products for them across a range of premium brands in our Beauty Halls.

You will report to the Assistant manager or Store manager. You will also:

• Work amongst iconic brands including Fenty, Huda Beauty, MAC Cosmetics, Clinique and The Ordinary with many more exciting brands to come.
• Receive immersive training, get to experiment with the latest products and work with beauty experts to develop your skills further.
• Be part of a passionate and like-minded beauty team. Whilst you'll still have targets to meet, your focus as a Beauty Specialist is to provide each individual customer with the right beauty and skincare products for them regardless of brand.

What you’ll need to have

We're looking for Beauty Specialists who really understand beauty retail – creative individuals who've perfected their beauty skills and want to inspire others.

These are the essential skills or experience needed to succeed in this role.

• Obsessed with the latest make-up trends
• Be empathetic and approachable
• Have a passion for making others feel amazing
• Be great at communicating you can assist customers in finding the right products for them, with honest and impartial advice
• Be up to date with beauty trends and be able to share knowledge with customers to enhance their shopping experience

It would be great if you also have

These are desirable skills or experience and are not essential, so we would welcome applications from candidates that don’t match these additional criteria.

• Experience working to targets
• Knowledge on the benefits of skincare routines

Our benefits

• Product allowance
• Generous employee discounts
• Ongoing training from our amazing brands and beauty experts
• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards . Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.

What's next

If this sounds like the perfect role for you, we look forward to receiving your application. If your application is successful, you'll be invited to complete an in-store assessment.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best

Information about the role

We are now recruiting Boots Beauty Specialists for our Edinburgh St James Centre store.

We are looking for candidates to join us onwards and who can be flexible to meet our customers needs.

Your basic hours will be 37.5 hours per week, and your days of work will be across Sunday to Monday.

Shifts could be :-
Mon - Fri 9 - 20.00
Sat 9 - 20.00
Sun 10.00 -18.00

The exact shift patterns will be discussed at interview stage.

Business Area

Retail

Function

Store Colleagues

Keywords

Beauty, Skincare, Cosmetics, Beauty Advisor, Sales, Retail, Counter Sales, Beauty Consultant, Makeup Artist, Make-up Artist, MUA, Makeup, Beauty Specialist, Blogger, Vlogger, Influencer

Hours per week

37.5

Latitude,longitude 1

55.955136,-3.188867

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Weekdays and Weekends

Airport

No

Hours per week

Over 35 hours per week

Company

UK Stores

Division

16 - United Kingdom

Should this vacancy be excluded from being posted onto the Boots.jobs career site?

No

Region

1 - Scotland

Area

104 - Edinburgh

Store

1993 - Edinburgh St James Centre

Req Posted Date

01-May-2025

County

Midlothian

Country

UK

Address 1

Unit 1.16 St James Centre

Address 2

Edinburgh

Address 3

Midlothian