Valentino Beauty Deputy Business Manager Selfridges London (37.5 hours per week)

Last year Valentino Beauty has launched its first makeup collection, to sit alongside the already established fragrance lines and new icon Voce Viva that was launched in 2020. The collection combine the foundations of a luxurious and iconic brand built on superior product quality and customer experience, with the colourful & cool sense of creativity, individuality and freedom to explore and express oneself that Valentino embodies.

As a Deputy Business Manager for Valentino you’re passionate about our luxury products, creative in your techniques applying them and love continuing this brand journey online with your beautiful digital content, driving awareness and engagement in and out of store,

While a qualification in make-up artistry/previous retail make up experience is preferred, we welcome applicants who are able to demonstrate a high level of creative and technical expertise, someone who is truly excited to be introducing customers, clients and VIP’s to our brand new Valentino Beauty.

You’re passionate about exceptional service and luxury beauty which you use to inspire and educate our clients daily on counter. Being a true brand ambassador, you’re confident in presenting and sharing your make-up and product knowledge with customers, creating their desired looks. You’re approachable, friendly and thrive working in a team to create a positive working environment with your colleagues and for your clients on counter.

You’ll have the opportunity to attend Valentino Beauty training and education as well as benefit from L’Oréal learning opportunities so you can development yourself within your role, opening up career paths such as becoming a Business Manager or Area Manager in the future.

Mission: To lead and to drive the team to achieve store business objectives.

To be successful you have…

-       Excellent business acumen including sales analysis, inventory management and organising staffing.

-       Proven success achieving personal sales targets while leading a team to achieve and exceed their targets.

-       Develop and coach the team on counter to perform at the best of their ability and work on their personal development.

-       Experience delivering on counter events as well as the initiative to create events to drive your business in the community and store.

-       Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

-       Embrace digital business tools and be an ambassador for these within your team.

-       Identify business strengths at store level and use initiative to coordinate with retail and training team for actions to maximise selling opportunities.

-       Devise retention strategies for the individuals on counter.