Estee Lauder Counter Manager - Full Time

Belk; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly bonus eligibility

Job summary

Belk is seeking a Beauty Counter Manager to drive personal and team results and build genuine client relationships in the cosmetics, beauty, and fragrance categories.

You will execute promotions, events, and customer outreach while thriving in a fast-paced, commission-based environment with monthly bonus eligibility.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of retail experience.
• Commitment to customer service excellence.
• Flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Comfortable with makeup application and skincare services.
• Associates must maintain all required professional licenses (state-specific demonstrator or cosmetology) as required by local boards.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate ownership and accountability to achieve store objectives and key metrics.
• Create memorable store experiences through relationships with team, vendors, customers, and community.
• Lead team in customer service, driving sales and executing promotions, events, and outreach.
• Build product knowledge and artistry to engage customers and drive repeat interactions.
• Enhance selling skills by onboarding and ongoing teaching opportunities for associates.
• Ensure associates communicate inventory and assortment effectively; utilize clienteling tools for omnichannel experience.
• Support merchandising, replenishment, recovery, and cleanliness to maintain visual standards.
• Coordinate with store leaders to align schedules with business needs and events.
• Adapt to changing business needs and adjust tactics accordingly.
• Lead inventory accuracy and asset protection through timely price changes and transfers.

Skills

Retail experience

Customer service

Team leadership

Communication

Technology comfortable

Job description

The Beauty Counter Manager drives personal and team results within an assigned brand, demonstrating a passion for building personalized client relationships and sharing a genuine enthusiasm for cosmetic, beauty, and fragrance trends. This role utilizes engaging selling behaviors and strategies to enhance customer experience, while executing promotions, special events, and customer outreach initiatives. The Beauty Counter Manager possesses a competitive drive and entrepreneurial confidence to excel in a fast-paced commission environment. This is an hourly position, with monthly bonus eligibility.

What You Will Do

• Demonstrate a high level of ownership, accountability, and initiative in achieving store objectives and driving the accomplishment of personal and store key metrics.
• Create memorable store experiences through building genuine team, vendor, customer, and community relationships.
• Lead team in providing excellent customer service, driving sales, achieving goals, and executing successful promotions, special events, and customer outreach to advance beauty business. Foster a positive store culture by sharing team successes, celebrating associate achievements, and modeling behaviors that strengthen performance and enhance customer service.
• Build personal and team product knowledge, suggestive selling behaviors, artistry skills, and expertise in the latest industry tips and beauty trends to create exciting customer engagement. Drive repeat client interactions as a knowledgeable and trusted resource.
• Enhance team’s selling skills by assisting with onboarding, initiating teaching opportunities, and supporting associate continued learning. Connect with Beauty Advisors through team meetings and one‑on‑one touch bases to review goals and performance results.
• Ensure associates are well‑informed and confident in speaking to available inventory and assortment. Leverage clienteling tools and technology to provide a personalized and seamless omnichannel experience. Support store fulfillment in designated areas by accurately and efficiently executing omni processes.
• Support team with merchandising product, replenishment, recovery, and cleanliness to maintain visual merchandising and beauty hygiene standards daily. Align presentations with vendor and company directives.
• Partner with store leaders to ensure team schedules align with business needs, traffic plans, and event strategies to maximize associate and department productivity.
• Demonstrate adaptability and respond to changing circumstances, adjusting tactics and shifting focus based on evolving business needs.
• Lead shortage control and inventory accuracy in designated areas by executing price changes, product transfers, and processing damaged items timely. Champion team knowledge of inventory management, asset protection procedures, and safety guidelines.

Skills And Abilities

• Ability to use data, guidance, and judgement to support timely and effective decisions that contribute to team and business success.
• Skills and experience to perform in the role and a commitment to continuously learn.
• Ability to take ownership of assigned tasks and contribute to store success by teaching, partnering, and encouraging others.
• Self‑directed and able to work with minimal supervision in a deadline‑driven environment.
• Communicate with excellence.
• Comfortable with technology, including smart phones, tablet computers and Windows‑based operating systems.
• 1+ years of retail experience and a dedication to customer service excellence.
• Available to work a flexible schedule based on business needs, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must regularly move around all store areas and be accessible to customers.
• Must bend, reach, stretch for product as well as lift, carry, and move at least 40 lbs.
• Comfortable with and enjoy assisting customers with makeup application and skincare services.
• Associates must maintain all required professional licenses and certifications, including any state‑specific demonstrator or cosmetology licenses, as required by applicable state and local regulatory boards.

The job posting highlights the most relevant / essential responsibilities and requirements of the role. It is not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, responsibilities, and qualifications for this job.