Kendo Supervisor - Sephora, Liverpool

Kendo Brands, Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Kendo Holdings, Inc. seeks a Supervisor to lead the Sephora team in Liverpool. You will manage Retail Artists, ensure brand guideline compliance, plan staffing rotas, and drive sales targets while delivering exceptional customer experiences.

The role requires luxury retail experience, high-level makeup artistry, and strong leadership to build a loyal clientele. You will work with the Sales & Education Executive to optimize performance and maintain top-notch service.

Qualifications

• Experience in a luxury store environment is required.
• High-level make-up artistry background essential.
• At least 2 years of retail experience at the supervising level.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking with strong business acumen.
• Experience building and executing clientele strategies.
• Ability to lead, develop and motivate staff including conflict resolution.
• Experience in forward planning and achieving financial goals.
• Strong customer service, clientele and communication skills; excellent organization.
• Strong commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Guide and motivate a team of makeup artists, manage staffing rotas and coaching.
• Lead the Artists to deliver exceptional customer experiences and build loyal clientele.
• Monitor sales goals and payroll investments to meet financial targets.
• Strategically develop the store’s brand presence and performance.
• Foster strong relationships with Sephora management and internal teams.
• Develop ongoing training plans to elevate sales, artistry and service.
• Manage testers and samples in-store in adherence to guidelines.
• Maintain professional brand representation and grooming standards.
• Build collaborative relationships with team and store partners.

Skills

Luxury retail

Make-up artistry

Retail experience

Strategic acumen

Clientele strategy

Staff leadership

Conflict resolution

Forward planning

Customer service

Commercial awareness

Job description

Location: Sephora, Liverpool

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours over 5 days.

About Kendo

Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world’s largest luxury group. A play on the words “can do”, Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.

• “CAN DO” SPIRIT: We work together to make our wildest dreams a reality: As entrepreneurs, we embrace optimism and find creative ways to reach our goals.
• ADVOCACY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION: We recognize + celebrate the full spectrum of personal identities. We create safe spaces, so everyone’s voice is heard. We listen with humility and act with courage.
• STORYTELLING: We tell authentic stories like no one else: It’s our key to inspire trust and build relationships, rallying our people, partners, and consumers around our brands.
• RESILIENCE: We embrace challenges as opportunities: Change is ever constant, and agility is our strength.
• PRODUCT EXCELLENCE: We put the consumer first: We constantly raise the bar to create products of the highest quality that everyone just has to have.

Position: Supervisor

Location: Sephora, Liverpool

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours over 5 days.

About Kendo

Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world’s largest luxury group. A play on the words “can do”, Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora. Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring, and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail, and direct-to-consumer partnerships. This shows up in everything we do and in what we stand for:

Position Summary

As a true ambassador for all Kendo Brands in Sephora, the Supervisor will support the business and lead the team in store. This role is responsible for the management of Retail Artists and ensures that the team represents the brand according to guidelines; working closely with the Sales & Education Executive in planning staffing rotas and coverage within budget; driving daily/weekly/monthly/annual sales goals; managing testers, samples, and other non-sellable goods within budget; and delivering an exceptional customer experience. This position reports to the Sales & Education Executive.

Requirements/Responsibilities

Job responsibilities

• Guide, inspire and motivate a team of full/part time Makeup Artists including staffing rotation schedules, coaching of sales & artistry skills, and set individual sales goals.
• Set the example in exceptional product knowledge and service; lead team of Artists to create a flawless customer experience and a build a loyal clientele base to drive sales.
• Oversee sales goals and payroll investment to achieve financial goals.
• Take a strategic approach to building and developing the brand business within the store.
• Build strong, effective relationships with Sephora management and within Kendo to drive strong business results and implement best practices.
• Develop a plan to continually develop and refine the sales, artistry and customer service skills of the team.
• Manage the testers and samples in store.
• Models respect, initiative, enthusiasm, and flexibility at all times; representing the brand in a professional and ethical manner at all times, following all Kendo, brand and Sephora guidelines.
• Builds effective, positive and collaborative relationships quickly with team and store partners.
• Excellent personal grooming standards

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Previous experience working in a luxury store environment.
• Accomplished, high level make-up artistry background.
• At least 2 years of retail experience, at the same level Supervising an account.
• Proven ability to be strategic with strong business acumen.
• Can demonstrate experience of building and executing clientele strategy.
• Ability to lead, develop and motivate staff including conflict/resolution and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in forward planning and achievement of financial goals.
• Strong customer service, clientele, and communication skills.Excellent organization skills.
• Have strong commercial awareness.

Profile

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES: Self-starter. Confident and professional. Must be a candidate who demonstrates a real knowledge and passion for the beauty industry Someone who is adaptable. Energetic, modern, with a firm yet fair approach. Demonstrates a drive for results. Conducts self in a professional and courteous manor to maintain positive brand image.

Additional Information

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