Account Coordinator, Beauty Specialty (Bay Area)

Puig; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401K

Paid holidays

Paid time-off

Hybrid work environment

Career opportunities

Job summary

Puig is seeking an Account Coordinator to support field execution and retailer partnerships across the Beauty Specialty channel, including Sephora and Ulta Beauty. You will work directly with Account Executives, activate store teams, and help lead training, events, and brand storytelling in-store.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years in luxury beauty or fashion sales, strong communication skills, and a proactive, organized mindset with a willingness to travel up to 80% and a valid driver’s license.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in sales, marketing, or retail.
• 3+ years of sales or store-level experience, ideally in luxury beauty or fashion.
• Familiarity with Beauty Specialty retailers like Sephora or Ulta.
• Passion for fragrance, beauty and customer experience.
• Knowledge of local retail landscape and market dynamics.
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities with attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to engage store teams.
• Self-starter, organized, and goal-oriented.
• Curiosity to grow into broader sales strategy and leadership.
• Comfort with Microsoft Office; ability to create compelling presentations.
• Flexible Tuesday-Saturday schedule; availability for holidays.
• Field/in-store role with travel up to 80%; valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Support Account Executives to drive sales and execute business strategies for Beauty Specialty accounts (Sephora, Ulta).
• Monitor weekly sales reports with AEs to spot opportunities and trends.
• Build trust-based relationships with AEs, retailers, brand ambassadors, and cross-functional teams.
• Inspire and activate store teams to meet sales targets and enhance brand presence.
• Lead training sessions to boost Beauty Advisor engagement and product knowledge.
• Deliver customer-centric education to champion brand storytelling.
• Organize schedules for Beauty Advisors and develop a freelance talent pipeline.
• Represent Puig brands in-store and in the local market as an ambassador.
• Assist recruitment and onboarding of freelance talent and seasonal staff.
• Plan and evaluate in-store events and activations with AEs and store teams.
• Collaborate with Visual Merchandising and Store Design to create brand experiences.
• Ensure visuals meet brand guidelines and improve the shopper journey.

Skills

Sales

Retail

Training

Communication

Event coordination

Organization

Interpersonal skills

Self-motivation

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in sales, marketing, or retail

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

MS Office

Job description

This role supports the Account Executive (AE) in driving sales, strengthening retailer partnerships, and executing brand strategies across the Beauty Specialty channel, including Sephora and Ulta Beauty. The Account Coordinator plays a key role in supporting field execution, retail education, in-store activations, and business operations while helping to cultivate strong relationships with retailer partners and store teams. This role ensures Beauty Advisors are well equipped to support Prestige brands including Carolina Herrera, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Rabanne.

What you’ll get to do:

• Partner closely with Account Executives to support sales goals and execute business strategies across assignedBeauty Specialty accounts, including Sephora and Ulta Beauty
• Monitor and interpret weekly sales reports to identify opportunities, trends, and action steps in collaboration with your AE
• Build strong, trust-based relationships with AEs, Retailers, Brand Ambassadors, and cross-functional teams including Marketing, Visual Merchandising, and Sales Operations
• Inspire, support, and help activate store teams to meet sales targets and elevate brand presence
• Lead dynamic and interactive training sessions to enhance Beauty Advisor engagement and product knowledge
• Champion brand storytelling by delivering meaningful, customer-centric education
• Organize and maintain schedules for Beauty Advisors while helping build a strong freelance talent pipeline
• Represent Puig brands in-store and within your local market, becoming a true ambassador
• Support the recruitment and onboarding of freelance talent and seasonal staffing needs
• Plan, execute, and evaluate in-store events and brand activations in partnership with AEs and local store teams
• Collaborate with Visual Merchandising and Store Design to bring eye-catching brand experiences to life
• Ensure all visual elements meet brand guidelines and enhance the shopper journey

We’d love to meet you if you have:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in sales, marketing, or retail
• 3+ years of sales or store-level experience, ideally in luxury beauty, fragrance, or fashion
• Familiarity with theBeauty Specialty retail landscape, including Sephora, Ulta Beauty, or other specialty beauty retailers preferred
• Passion for fragrance, beauty, and customer experience
• Familiarity with your local retail landscape, including key players and market dynamics
• A proven record of meeting or exceeding sales targets in a fast-paced environment
• Confidence juggling multiple priorities, from training to events, with attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills that engage and inspire retail teams
• A self-starter mindset: independent, organized, and goal-oriented
• Curiosity to grow into broader sales strategy and account leadership over time
• Comfort with Microsoft Office (especially PowerPoint and Excel)
• Flexibility to work a Tuesday-Saturday schedule, as well as holidays as required in a retail-driven environment
• Comfort working in a primarily field and in-store based role, spending the majority of time supporting retail partners and teams on the ground
• A valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and willingness to travel up to 80%, including overnight travel

Compensation:

As required by California State’s salary transparency law, effective November 2022, the expected base salary for this position ranges from $75,000.00 - $80,000.00. Various factors are considered when extending offers, such as relevant skillset, training, years of experience related to the current job description, education, and our organizational structure. In addition to the base salary, PUIG offers a competitive benefits package that includes health and dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, 401K, paid holidays, a generous paid time-off policy, hybrid work environment, and career opportunities within a dynamic team.

EEOC:

Puig is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commitment:

At Puig, we are continually looking for enthusiastic and committed individuals from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences to join our team. We believe that creating an inclusive environment in which you feel welcomed, valued, engaged, and empowered strengthens our business and fosters a culture where we are inspired to work hard, challenge ourselves, and be innovative in our thinking. Additionally, we believe that the diversity of our employees makes us a stronger company and better able to serve our customers around the world.

About Puig:

Puig creates unique and highly desirable beauty and fashion brands that empower people to reinforce their self-esteem and find their own expression in a family-owned company that aims to leave a better world for the next generation.

Our brand portfolio is structured in three divisions: Beauty and Fashion, with the owned brands Carolina Herrera, Nina Ricci, Paco Rabanne, Jean Paul Gaultier, Dries Van Noten, Penhaligon’s, Byredo, Dr. Barbara Sturm, and L’Artisan Parfumeur; the licenses of Christian Louboutin and Comme des Garçons perfumes; and Lifestyle fragrances, among them Adolfo Dominguez, Antonio Banderas, Shakira, and Benetton. The Charlotte Tilbury division, which includes the luxury makeup brand and the Derma division, with the Apivita, Uriage and Isdin brands. We sell products in 150 countries and operate 26 subsidiaries.

At Puig we honor the values and principles put in place by three generations of family leadership. Today we continue to build on that legacy, through conscious commitments in our ESG agenda (environmental, social, and governance) aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.