Houston 40 (Lake Colony) Cosmetics - Beauty Advisor - Part time

Job Summary

As a Beauty Advisor, you'll be responsible for providing a well-stocked and well-maintained department while providing superior customer service.

Key Responsibilities & Essential Functions

• Customer Service: Provides superior customer service that's focused on hospitality. Answers customer questions regarding products; assists them with selections; helps customers locate merchandise. Engages Customers to offer individual beauty solutions based on their needs.
• Sales: Merchandises product effectively, using advanced knowledge and skills. Uses suggestive selling techniques to meet customer needs and build department sales. Applies advanced knowledge of all current trends on a daily basis in beauty for hair care, skin care, and makeup. Assists in the execution of the sampling, testing, and demos events to drive customer engagement. Applies understanding of department financials and how to drive results.
• Stocking / Sanitation: Interacts with vendors as needed. Stocks / rotates items as needed. Assists with inventory control to ensure in-stock conditions. Maintains standards in shrink, safety, inventory control, and sanitation. Cleans / sanitizes sales floor, display cases, prep areas, and equipment. Properly handles and maintains the operation of all equipment. Complies with departmental SOPs and store operating procedures.

Qualifications & Key Requirements

• Age Requirement: 18+
• Work Experience: 1+ years of experience
• Education: HS Diploma or GED or equivalent required
• Licenses/Certifications: Completion of company orientation, safety training, and selling training required
• Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
  • Advanced knowledge of all current trends in beauty for hair care, skin care, and makeup
  • Working knowledge of Store / department financials
  • Understanding of technology
  • Strong communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills
  • Reading and writing skills
  • Planning and organizing skills
  • Ability to demonstrate techniques by applying to themselves

Physical Demands & Working Conditions

• Constantly reach at waist, grasp
• Frequently stand, walk
• Occasionally sit, reach at overhead, reach at shoulder, reach at knee, reach at floor, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, kneel, climb stairs, pivot, twist, push / pull with arms, pinch, perform fine motor movements
• Occasionally be exposed to loud noise, and wet conditions
• Demonstrate the ability to lift 45 lbs, and manage in excess of 30 lbs
• While there may be exceptions, the measurements noted are generally defined as—Constantly: 5.5+ hours per 8-hour day; Frequently: 2.5–5.5 hours per 8-hour day; Occasionally: 0–2.5 hours per 8-hour day
• It is Partners' responsibility to never lift beyond their own safe lifting limit. If an item is too heavy to lift, push or pull, and / or carry, the Partner must break the box down into lighter, smaller, more manageable components, or ask for assistance from another Partner or a manager.