Beauty Expert - Sales Specialist, San Francisco

Job Title: Beauty Expert/Sales Specialist

The Herms San Francisco Boutique opened in 1987 and focuses on providing extraordinary service to clients as a part of the Western Region. This position will report to the Floor Director and will work collaboratively with the sales team and selling support teams to support the client experience in a fast-paced, luxury environment.

The primary responsibilities of a Beauty Expert/Sales Specialist are to achieve selling and customer service objectives while adhering to the operational asset protection standards of the boutique. As the Beauty Expert, this person will serve as the representative of Herms Beauty products to clients and will advise on, sell and promote the house's latest cosmetic category with enthusiasm and for passing on the culture of the brand's newest product category. The Beauty Expert will sell across all mtiers within the boutique.

All other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

About the Role:

• Sales Objectives
  • Accountable for meeting personal sales goal and works as part of a team for boutique to achieve its collective target.
  • Utilize techniques and interpersonal skills through the makeup application and consultation with clients, ensuring the highest quality and personalized service.
  • Inform clients about new products and beauty trends
  • Provide beauty training and share product knowledge to boutique staff during morning meetings
  • Organize and prioritize work station and selling floor to support the sales effort. Ensure all items (bags, boxes, note cards, ribbon, stationary and the like) are stocked at all times. Maintain selling floor to meet standards to including straightening, filling in and replenishment of new receipts following VM guidelines, physical EAS tagging, ticketing, etc. Provides assistance as needed in inventory preparation.
• POS
  • Responsible for processing and ensuring the accuracy of all transactions including receipts, CRM files (which provide meaningful detail of purchase history and sales analysis, SKUs, monetary payment and client verification), and the administrative support of after sales service when needed.
  • Partners with management on POS decisions and communicates discrepancies, should they occur, during the opening, closing and general POS variances by end of business day.
  • Maintain cleanliness and organization of workstation at all times.
• Asset Protection
  • Responsible for complying with all asset protection procedures such as employee sign in sheets, bag checks in conjunction with AP as application. Practice appropriate AP techniques and follows all guidelines for key control and merchandise security. Respects physical EAS tagging guidelines and ensure all products are properly ticketed (on floor, back of house and merchandise returns). Properly prepares for physical inventory and participates in monthly cycle counts (or as directed by management).
• Customer Service
  • Consistently provide high levels of service to our clients within the Herms standard of service: prompt and friendly greeting, offer to assist and answer questions, and assistance with wrapping and packaging at POS.

Supervisory Responsibility: NO

Budget Responsibility: NO

Decision Making Responsibility: NO

About You:

• 2+ years of experience in a sales capacity (makeup, skincare, or fragrance experience preferred), experience in a luxury environment preferred
• Certified in Cosmetology and/or Beauty & Fragrance
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills to engage with clients
• Even tempered with ability to continuously multi-task.
• High attention to cleanliness and tidiness
• Self-starter and able to work independently.
• Strong team spirit
• Passionate about art and fashion
• Flexible with schedule changes to accommodate needs of the business.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to lift between 0-25 lbs. without assistance

The range for this position is $26.51 - $32.09. Actual rates are determined based on the job, location, and individual experience.

We are looking for a candidate that has a combination of the above attributes and can perform the key functions of the role with or without reasonable accommodations.

Company Overview:

Since 1837, Herms has remained faithful to its artisan business model and humanist values. We place people at the heart of what we do and aspire to make a positive impact on the world. The freedom to create, the constant search for beautiful materials, the transmission of a savoir-faire of excellence and the aesthetic of functionality define the singularity of Herms, a house dedicated to making highly-crafted, beautiful objects made to stand the test of time.

An independent, family-owned company, Herms is dedicated to keeping production in France through its 42 workshops, The Herms organization is also a truly global community with a network of 310 stores in 49 countries. Herms employs more than 15,000 people worldwide with over 6,000 of the workforce being Herms craftspeople engaged in making artisanal products, nurturing a 180+ year tradition of creativity and innovation.

At Herms, our actions for sustainable development and corporate social responsibility are founded in values passed down by generations of humble artisans who have shaped the story of our house and the integrity of our objects. The roots of Herms' success and longevity lie in a sense of responsibility; a quest for authenticity and respect for time and preservation of natural resources. All at Herms wish to leave a positive footprint on the world, a mission that's at the heart of our commitment to progress. This narrative can be experienced in a series of shorts films "Footsteps Across the World" available on our website.

Our Commitment:

Family is at the heart of Herms. At Herms of Paris, we are committed to being a Maison for All, a home where we make efforts to generate, support and advance the values of diversity, inclusion and family both within our own walls and in the wider world. At Herms of Paris we look to create a diverse workforce of talented and unique individuals with different backgrounds, skillsets and worldviews that will enrich our Herms of Paris family. We support our individual team members personal and professional success through a culture that values equality, individuality and fairness and through an environment where individuals can thrive and feel comfortable being their authentic selves. Beyond the walls of our Maison, we advance our DIF values through the work that we do in partnership with our community and non-profit partners.

At Herms of Paris, we are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. It is the policy of Herms of Paris, Inc. that applicants for employment are recruited, selected and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to positions being filled and potential for promotion or transfer which may be expected to develop. Applicants are recruited, selected and hired without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. In addition, personnel procedures and practices with regard to training, promotion, transfer, compensation, demotion, lay off or termination are to be administered with due regard to job performance, experience and qualifications, but without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Herms of Paris, Inc. also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws.

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