Account Coordinator, Prestige (New York Metro)

Puig; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401K

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Hybrid work environment

Career opportunities

Job summary

Puig in New York seeks a field sales professional to support Account Executives, drive sales at luxury beauty doors, and cultivate strong relationships with retailers and Brand Ambassadors. You will lead training, organize in-store events, and ensure premium brand presence across Carolina Herrera, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Rabanne.

The role focuses on hands-on in-store support, travel up to 80%, and collaboration with Marketing, Visual Merchandising, and Sales Operations to maximize shopper

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in sales, marketing, or retail.
• 3+ years of sales or store-level experience in luxury beauty, fragrance, or fashion.
• Passion for fragrance, beauty, and customer experience.
• Familiarity with local retail landscape and market dynamics.
• Proven record of meeting/exceeding sales targets in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to engage retail teams.
• Self-starter, organized, and goal-oriented.
• Curious to grow into broader sales strategy and account leadership.
• Comfort with MS Office, especially PowerPoint and Excel.
• Willingness to travel up to 80% including overnight travel.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Account Executives to exceed sales goals across assigned retail doors.
• Monitor weekly sales reports to identify opportunities and actions with your AE.
• Build strong relationships with AEs, retailers, Brand Ambassadors, and cross-functional teams.
• Inspire and support store teams to meet sales targets and elevate brand presence.
• Lead dynamic training sessions to boost Beauty Advisor engagement and product knowledge.
• Deliver brand storytelling through customer-centric education.
• Organize schedules for Beauty Advisors and build a freelance talent pipeline.
• Represent Puig in-store and in the local market as an ambassador.
• Support recruitment and onboarding of freelance talent and seasonal staff.
• Plan and evaluate in-store events and brand activations with AEs and store teams.
• Collaborate with Visual Merchandising to deliver compelling brand experiences.

Skills

Sales experience

Relationship building

Training delivery

Event planning

Fragrance/beauty knowledge

Communication skills

Self-starter

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in sales/marketing/retail

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

This role supports their Account Executive (AE) in optimizing sales and cultivating strong relationships within their retail doors and key business partners. This role assists in orchestrating captivating in-store events and experiences while ensuring Beauty Advisors are well trained to support the Prestige brands including Carolina Herrera, Jean Paul Gaultier and Rabanne.

What you’ll get to do:

• Partner closely with Account Executives to exceed sales goals and execute key business strategies across assigned retail doors
• 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
• 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 New York State’s salary transparency law, effective November 2022, the expected base salary for this position ranges from $75,000.00 - $90,000.00. 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.