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Senior Beauty Specialist
We're shaking up the beauty scene at Boots, and our Senior Beauty Specialists are leading the charge.
As a Senior Beauty Specialist, you will bring the energy, the passion, and the know-how to coach a team of Boots Beauty Specialists to create personalised experiences for every customer who visit our Beauty Halls.
What You’ll Be Doing
Reporting to the Beauty Assistant Manager, you’ll work across many premium beauty brands, guiding your team to offer expert, unbiased advice that helps customers find products that genuinely work for them across skincare, makeup and haircare.
This is a sales-based role, but it's all about team success, not individual competition. You'll energise your crew to meet shared goals and celebrate wins together - and with up to £2000 annual product allowance*, you'll get to personally test premium products.
You Will
- Work across all premium and luxury brands, offering unbiased recommendations
- Lead by example, coaching and inspiring your team to bring fun, energy and passion to everything they do
- Drive collaboration across your team to meet sales targets, it’s a group effort (no commission pressure here!)
- Use your product allowance to test and recommend your favourite finds
- Create standout experiences through confident customer conversations
- Bring new product and brand launches to life, creating buzz and excitement across the store
- Keep the beauty hall and counters stocked and spotless
- Attend brand training, immersive learning events and our famous virtual and in-person conferences
- Get involved in social content, events and campaigns
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What You’ll Need To Have (our Must-haves)
- A real passion for beauty, skincare, haircare and helping people feel their best
- Proven experience leading a team to success
- A warm, confident approach to starting conversations with customers
- Experience meeting and exceeding sales goals and influencing others to do the same
- Strong communication skills and an ability to understand people’s needs
- Curiosity and a proactive attitude to learning new techniques and products
It would be great if you also have
- Experience working in beauty retail or target-based roles
- An interest in creating social content
Where your brilliance can take you
There are endless possibilities here at Boots. Whether you’re ready to grow into a Beauty Assistant Manager role, step into store leadership, join our talented beauty training crew or explore opportunities in our Nottingham-based Support Office, the possibilities are wide open. Wherever you want to go, we’ll support you every step of the way to build a brilliant career you’re proud of.
Rewards designed for you
- Quarterly product allowance totalling up to £2000 per year* (*subject to number of hours worked per week.)
- Generous employee discount across Boots and our partner brands
- Ongoing expert training from leading beauty brands and experts
- Boots Retirement Savings Plan
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay, and a gift card for those expecting or adopting
- Flexible benefits scheme; holiday buying, gym discounts, life assurance and more
- 24/7 counselling and wellbeing support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme
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A Bit About Us
At Boots, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, creating a place where everyone feels welcome, supported and free to be themselves. We believe that when our people feel valued and included, they thrive, so we’re committed to creating a brilliant Boots for our people so they can make a difference for our customers and colleagues every time.
What’s next?
If this sounds like the role for you, we’d love to hear from you. If you apply, our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps.
Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options.
If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you be at your best.
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