Regional Educator

For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one business: Beauty. Our goal is to offer each person around the world the best of beauty in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity, and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity. At L’Oréal Professional Products, our mission is to support hairdressers and develop the hair industry sustainably and lead the digital transformation of our industry with a customer-centric approach. Our brands portfolio includes L’Oréal Professionnel, Kerastase, Redken, Matrix, and Pureology.

About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to join our team as a Regional Educator. In this role, you will execute education initiatives for our brand within your assigned region and support sales by ensuring successful education execution for top accounts, participating in new partnership activities, and growing our market share in salons.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate effective education classes and initiatives to support brand objectives within the assigned region, including conducting regional classes, participating in shows and events to inspire and educate hairdressers, and implementing a minimum of 30 classes/activities per month.
• Collaborate with the sales team to ensure seamless execution of education initiatives for salons in the market. Provide guidance and support to sales representatives in promoting sales and launch success through education.
• Actively participate in new partnership activities and prospect salons to expand our brand’s reach and influence within the region. Identify and establish strategic partnerships with key stakeholders to enhance our brand’s presence through education.
• Work towards increasing our market share in existing accounts by providing exceptional education experiences. Continuously assess market trends and competitor activities to develop strategies that drive customer loyalty and brand advocacy through your classes.
• Create and maintain an ideal adult learning environment using the brand’s learning methodology in all your classes. Utilize innovative teaching techniques, tools, and resources to engage hairdressers and foster their professional growth.
• Adhere to budgets for all field training activity and travel/expense management.

Requirements

• Current licensed cosmetologist with a minimum of 5 years of industry experience.
• High school graduate; college graduates are a plus.
• Superior technical hairdressing skills.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt communication style to different learning preferences.
• Demonstrated passion for education, training, and understanding of sales processes, with the ability to support sales representatives in achieving their targets.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, and leadership skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to be flexible, be a team player, and accept change.
• Must live within a 50-mile radius of the territory covered in Philadelphia, PA.
• Willingness to travel extensively to conduct classes, attend shows, and support sales activities (minimum 50% travel).

Preferred Qualifications

• Full comprehension of the Brand Education philosophy and training methodology.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401K, and pension plan.
• Flexible time off: paid company holidays, paid vacation, vacation buy program, volunteer time, summer Fridays, and more.
• Access to company perks: VIP access to L’Oréal’s internal shop for discounted products and a monthly mobile allowance.
• Learning and development opportunities: unlimited access to e-learnings, lunch and learn sessions, mentorship programs, and more.
• Employee resource groups: think tanks and innovation squads.
• Access to mental health and wellness programs.