Job ID: 260481
Location Name: CA-FSC SF Off (0174)
Address: 350 Mission St, 20th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States (US)
Job Type: Full Time
Position Type: Regular
Job Function: Retail Operations
Remote Eligible:Hybrid Schedule
Company Overview:
At Sephora we inspire our customers, empower our teams, and help them become the best versions of themselves. We create an environment where people are valued, and differences are celebrated. Every day, our teams across the world bring to life our purpose: to expand the way the world sees beauty by empowering the Extra Ordinary in each of us. We are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty.
The Opportunity:
The Category & Brand Operations Manager is responsible for serving as the education contact for priority brand partners and merchants and serves as subject matter expert in the creation and curation of content related to the training and development of a category within the organization. The ideal candidate has category expertise, is a product enthusiast, and is passionate about designing best in class training, that inspires and enhances store teams and selling behaviors in a fast-paced and constantly changing retail environment. In addition you will...
Lead a top-performing portfolio of brands, optimizing their growth through store training programs Present on-going brand updates to various levels of leadership including executives, founders and CEO’s, gains alignment, and provides mitigation and resolution plans to support objectives Analyze data to deliver personalized strategies per brand in bi-annual market planning meetings. Consult with and guide brand leaders on their appropriate resource investments, including sales team growth & placement, and creation of training content/materials for Sephora Act as point person for annual brand programming and or areas of responsibility Collaborates, strategizes and aligns with merchant leads, brand leaders and senior team members, on ways to build and grow brands through training investment and brand programming Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) and contribute to the category point of view to be used in all aspects of content, education materials, tips/techniques, videos, and other digital and facilitated content Identify program and skill gaps to determine training needed to support client services, categories, product differentiation, and priority brands Create, collaborate on, and support the design of personalized and relevant content to develop product and category knowledge that support the client experience Work in partnership across teams to drive overall category strategies and organizational initiatives with a focus on top brands, products, and trends
Prioritize brand, product, and category business needs. Regularly communicate with stakeholders to collaborate on innovative learning solutions to solve organization needs as related to category and programs
We'd love to hear from you if you have...
Proven ability to develop and deliver effective educational programming 3-5 years of experience in retail or beauty education with ability to connect category education to the retail environment Experience and success with client interaction, service and selling skills Proven ability to manage projects and partner with various levels in the organization High-level attention to detail and accuracy in execution of work and tasks with ability to manage workload with shifting priorities Ability to be on-screen talent for presentations and digital trainings as needed Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office and preferred experience with project management tools (Smartsheet, Box, Outlook etc.) Ability to travel as required Bachelor’s Degree in a related discipline is preferred or equivalent experience Cosmetology certificate and/or hair expertise/experience is preferred
The annual base salary range for this position is $114,750.00 - $128,250.00 The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the applicant’s qualifications for the position; years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held; other legitimate, non-discriminatory business factors specific to the position; and the geographic location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the job. Individuals employed in this position may also be eligible to earn bonuses. Sephora offers a generous benefits package to full-time employees, which includes comprehensive health, dental and vision plans; a superior 401(k) plan, various paid time off programs; employee discount/perks; life insurance; disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; and an employee referral bonus program. This job will be posted for a minimum of 5 days.
While at Sephora, you’ll enjoy…
The people. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented leaders and teams – people you can be proud to work with. The learning. We invest in training and developing our teams, and you will continue evolving and building your skills through personalized career plans. The culture. As a leading beauty retailer within the LVMH family, our reach is broad, and our impact is global. It is in our DNA to innovate and, at Sephora, all 40,000 passionate team members across 35 markets and 3,000+ stores, are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty.
You can unleash your creativity, because we’ve got disruptive spirit. You can learn and evolve, because we empower you to be your best. You can be yourself, because you are what sets us apart. This, is the future of beauty. Reimagine your future, at Sephora.
Sephora is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military/veteran status, or disability status. Sephora is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.
Sephora will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.