Job Description

GET TO KNOW US

L’Oréal Group , the world’s leading beauty company, where passion, innovation, and excellence drive everything we do. With over a century of expertise, L’Oréal has redefined the beauty industry, offering a diverse portfolio of iconic brands that inspire and empower millions of consumers worldwide. As a global leader in the dynamic retail world, we are committed to delivering exceptional experiences, setting new standards in customer engagement, and shaping the future of beauty. At L’Oréal, you’ll be part of a vibrant community that thrives on creativity, embraces challenges, and celebrates success. Together, we push boundaries, create trends, and redefine what’s possible. Are you ready to make an impact and be part of the journey?

KNOW THE ROLE

L’Oréal is looking for a Luxe Assistant Store Manager to join their team in Brown Thomas Cork.You will support leading and developing the store team to deliver a world-class consumer experience and exceed Retail Performance Targets for the portfolio of brands in your store. You are an ambitious go-getter who thrives on a challenge, stays ahead of the latest beauty and retail trends, and seizes opportunities to maximize the performance of your store. You are a growth champion, passionate about coaching and developing the team to drive a high-performance and service-driven culture. You will support monitoring the store’s performance closely and contribute to implementing strong growth plans to ensure the portfolio exceeds targets and grows ahead of the market. As one of the ambassadors of L’Oréal Luxe in your store, you will build strong relationships with key stakeholders, such as store and department managers.

Key Responsibilities:

Deliver a World Class Customer Experience

·Support to Deliver a world class Luxury Service Experience: Ensure through coaching & feedback that the team are delivering exceptional customer service throughout all our brands and touchpoints throughout the store.

·Embodying Brand Excellence: Act as a L'Oréal Luxe brand ambassador, providing a luxurious customer experience through personalised service and merchandising standards.

·Product Expertise and Storytelling: Confidently demonstrate products, immerse customers into the brands history, and offer tailored product knowledge, tips, and techniques to meet customer needs, as well as services across our categories & beauty tech offerings.

·Foster Omni Experiences: through your team Inform new and existing customers about upcoming in-store events, promotions, and brand activations & passionately represent L'Oréal Luxe brands and share your expertise on internal and external social media platforms, adhering to company guidelines.

Driving Retail Performance

·Exceeding Sales Targets: Support the Store Manager to execute the retail plans to achieve and surpass the stores retail targets and KPIs, driving long-term growth and profitability. Proactively identify risks and opportunities to maximize results and ensure sustainable success.

·Creating Engaging Events: Contribute to the development and implement a dynamic annual calendar of events and animations that create memorable customer experiences and generate excitement for L'Oréal Luxe brands to achieve greater growth for your store portfolio.

·Driving Innovation and New Business: Generate creative ideas and & suggest innovative strategies to drive new business growth, with a focus on leveraging product launches and brand anniversaries to maximize impact.

·Cultivating Client Loyalty: Build & support the team to grow & maintain a loyal VIP customer base, fostering long-term relationships and driving repeat business.

People Management and Development

·Talent Acquisition: Support the Store Manager in talent attraction & recruitment process.

·Team Onboarding and Training: Support the onboarding process for new team members, ensuring to promote teamwork & collaboration

·Performance Monitoring and Feedback: Support with regular coaching and timely feedback on team productivity, service levels, product knowledge, and selling skills, recognizing achievements and identifying areas for improvement.

Operational Excellence

·Maintaining Counter Standards: Ensure all Brand VM guidelines are implemented & embody the Luxury retail environment. Uphold the highest standards of hygiene and housekeeping, ensuring a clean, organized, and inviting counter environment.

·Teamwork and Training: Actively participate in team efforts and complete all required training programs to maintain up-to-date product knowledge and brand expertise.

·Administrative Responsibilities: Diligently complete daily and weekly administrative tasks, both online and offline, using designated platforms (Tamigo/One Retail).

·Stock & Operations: Support the store manager to ensure adequate stock levels are maintained & good level of stock in trade of top performing SKU, as well as tester & PLV management

DELIVERABLES/OUTCOMES:

·Achievement of Retail Targets

·Exceptional consumer experience

·Engaged High performance Team

·Development of Team

KNOW WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

·Retail Acumen skills

·People Management skills

·Stakeholder Management skills

·Coaching skills

·Operational Skills & Management skills

KNOW HOW WE WORK

Experience is our business Our customer engagement sets the bar in service and experiential retail, giving our customers something to love every time.

We Are More Than Shops: We create enjoyable places, to excite, where people socialise, discover, learn and are inspired, and where local communities are enriched.

We are Curators: Our unique range of product and services are key to the sense of excitement that Brown Thomas Arnotts is renowned for, whether for a special day or every day, things that make our customer’s lives better.

We Care for Our People: We believe a great customer experience starts with a great people experience. That is why we promote a culture where talent is nurtured and where creativity and learning are valued.

We Succeed by Working Sustainably: We are community-focused and our aim is to cultivate retail environments that are conscious, considerate and commercial.