Location: Albany,NY, USA
About the Role
As Beauty Team Leader, you will lead the team to drive sales and department initiatives through an authentic passion for beauty and engage the team and clients by identifying their needs with a consultative approach. You will maintain expert knowledge of top beauty brands, execute merchandise sets and support replenishment and visual standards. You will guide the team to meet Sephora at Kohls standards and ensure an excellent overall client experience.
What Youll Do
Lead the Beauty Team to deliver a positive and compelling client experience
Provide leadership for the Beauty Team through strong partnership with the Store Manager
Build a strong culture within the department and team through executing recognition programs to reward client experience and sales, providing feedback and coaching
Act as a point of contact for Store Manager, Sephora Training Team, and other partners
Drive sales performance, understand and execute the sales plans and hold the team accountable to support and meet goals
Build and maintain client loyalty and influence clients by identifying their needs and suggesting products to drive sales, including the opportunity to upsell products
Provide credibility to the client through knowledge of products and beauty trends
Inspire clients through demonstrating products and application of products
Actively engage and complete all required training to expand knowledge and ensure the team completes all required training according to established timelines
Work with Store Manager and Sephora partners to identify and address any additional training opportunities needed for Beauty Advisors
Ensure all Sephora visual merchandising and operational standards are executed according to company guidelines and established timelines, including merchandise sets, tester maintenance and department cleanliness and hygiene standards
Ensure timely and consistent sales floor replenishment to drive sales and enhance the client experience
Support omni-processing within the department
Support inventory management from receipt to sale, including freight processing, back stocking, inventory counts and price changes
All associates are responsible for:
Acting with integrity and honesty and fostering teamwork in an engaged and inclusive culture
Exercising good judgment and discernment when making decisions; taking appropriate partners as needed
Supporting and executing safety and shortage reduction programs following company guidelines
Accomplishing multiple tasks within established timeframes
Following company policies, procedures, standards and guidelines
Maintaining adherence to company safety policies for the safety of all associates and customers
Receiving, understanding and proactively responding to direction from leaders and other company personnel
Other responsibilities as assigned
What Skills You Have
Required
Authentic passion for beauty
5 years of Client-facing retail or service industry experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence in a clear and concise manner
Availability to work days, nights, weekends and holidays
Kohls offers a variety of benefits to associates depending on full-time/part-time status and work hours, including: WORK LIFE BALANCE (PTO, Vacation Buy Program, Parental Leave), HEALTH & WELLNESS (Medical, Dental, Vision and other short and long term disability programs, Emergency health and wellness programs such as Accident Protection Plans, Critical Illness Plans and more), SAVINGS & RETIREMENT BENEFITS (401k, Flexible Spending Accounts and associate discount programs with Kohls partners), INSURANCE PROGRAMS (Life Insurance for you, your family or your pet, as well as other protection programs), and LIFE EVENTS (Legal and adoption assistance benefits).