Beauty Advisor - Chantecaille

Saks Fifth Avenue Stores (SFA); Houston (TX); On-site; USD 25,830 - 31,684; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Voluntary Benefits

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Beauty Advisor to deliver exceptional customer service and drive sales in a dynamic retail environment. This role is perfect for someone with strong interpersonal skills and a proven sales track record, eager to build relationships and create a memorable shopping experience. As a Beauty Advisor, you'll utilize clienteling tools to enhance customer interactions and ensure a well-merchandised counter. Join a world-class team that values career advancement, work-life balance, and a culture of excellence, where your contributions will be recognized and rewarded.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of retail experience in a cosmetics environment.
• Proven sales experience with a track record of exceeding quotas.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding customer service and maintain customer relationships.
• Achieve individual and vendor line sales goals.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Sales Experience

Problem Solving

Attention to Detail

Customer Service

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Clienteling Tools

Job description

Under direction from the Cosmetics Selling Manager, the Beauty Advisor is responsible for providing outstanding customer service, building individual and vendor line sales volumes, establishing and maintaining customer relationships, working effectively with other team members and establishing new Saks Fifth Avenue accounts, while demonstrating consistent adherence to company standards and procedures. Additionally, the Beauty Advisor will focus on in-house training programs, pre-booked facial consultation events, and maintaining a properly merchandised counter while proficiently closing the retail sale. Utilizing Saks Fifth Avenue's clienteling system, the Beauty Advisor is responsible for driving their own business and creating their own success.

Who You Are:

• Strong interpersonal skills who can gain ground without damaging relationships. Can be both direct but diplomatic and gain trust from others quickly.
• You often go above and beyond your goals. You are a consistent performer with a proven track record in driving positive outcomes through objectives and measures within a large complex organization.
• Generates a variety of approaches to problem solving quickly including new and novel ideas.

You Also Have:

• Minimum 1 year retail experience, preferably in a customer focused, cosmetics environment.
• Previously demonstrated successful sales experience, exceeding quota.
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced, team oriented environment that requires a high degree of multi-tasking with minimal supervision.
• Ability to learn and utilize online clienteling tools and software proprietary to Saks Fifth Avenue.
• Focused on attention to detail, taking initiative, and working in a positive working environment.
• Ability to work well with others, as well as the ability to work independently to drive a successful business.
• Demonstrate sound business judgment and organizational ability.
• Demonstrate professional make-up and treatment consultation and application.

As The Beauty Advisor You Will:

• Model all Saks Fifth Avenue Principles (Greet, Relate, Exceed, Attend and Thank).
• Focus on achieving and exceeding individual and vendor line sales goals, event sales goals, and department daily monthly sales goals.
• Maintain a consistent high level of customer service by creating and developing excellent customer relationships as the brand expert and department representative.
• Maintain a positive image as a liaison between Saks Fifth Avenue and your designated Account Executive.
• Utilize Saks Fifth Avenue's online clienteling resource tool to record and maintain client information and preferences to drive your business.
• Focus all efforts on providing an exceptional customer experience from approach, to application, to closing the sale and following up with the customer.
• Maintain counter standards by ensuring a clean, tidy and welcoming selling area.

Your Life and Career at SFA:

• Be part of a world-class team; work with an adventurous spirit; think and act like an owner-operator!
• Exposure to rewarding career advancement opportunities, from retail to supply chain, to digital or corporate.
• A culture that promotes a healthy, fulfilling work/life balance.
• Benefits package for all eligible full-time associates (including medical, vision and dental).

Thank you for your interest with Saks Fifth Avenue.

We look forward to reviewing your application. Saks Fifth Avenue provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Saks Fifth Avenue complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. SFA welcomes all applicants for this position.

Salary and Other Compensation:

The starting hourly rate for this position is between [$18.75 - 23.00 per hour]. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include market, skills, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is eligible for commissions in accordance with the terms of the Company’s plan.

Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, disability insurance, and a variety of additional voluntary benefits (such as critical illness, hospital and accident insurance).

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Thank you for your interest in SFA. We look forward to reviewing your application.