Counter Manager

Benefit is Glowing… We Mean Growing… and we are currently searching for a Part-time 22.5-hour Counter Manager to make real connections in John Lewis, Exeter!

Please note: These weekly contractual hours will be split across 4 working days, covering peak trade on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Please note: As this is also a solo counter, we will not require any previous team management experience. However, there will be management aspects to the role that you will be responsible for.

As a Counter Manager for a solo store, you'll be instrumental in achieving sales targets and creating exceptional customer experiences

As a Counter Manager, your missions, will be as follows:
• Sales Management: Lead and motivate Brow and Beauty Experts to hit and exceed sales goals, ensuring high service standards. Delegate effectively and inspire the team to maximize performance.
• Brow Services & Revenue Generation: Provide waxing, tinting, and tweezing services to ensure exceptional customer satisfaction, leading to repeat appointments and increased service revenue.
• Target-Driven Sales: Personally connect with customers, demonstrate products with passion, and consistently achieve your individual sales targets and contribute to the overall counter goals.
• Teamwork and Motivation: Conduct engaging daily team meetings, promote open communication, and recognize achievements to keep the team focused on crushing individual and counter targets.
• Business Growth: Develop innovative in-store and external events through strategic linkups, collaborations, product launches, and impactful charity initiatives to boost sales and brand awareness.
• Stock Optimisation: Ensure the counter is always fully stocked, monitor inventory levels closely, and immediately report concerns to the Area Manager to minimise lost sales opportunities.
• Communication Leadership: Act as a key communicator between store/department managers and area managers, ensuring important information flows smoothly and the counter team is always informed.
• Efficient Administration: Oversee daily, weekly, monthly, and annual administrative tasks, supporting the Area Manager and ensuring smooth store operations.
• Staff Scheduling Excellence: Create fair and effective monthly staff rotas that optimize coverage and support sales goals.
• Brand Presentation: Maintain exceptional hygiene and housekeeping standards for the counter and displays, ensuring a visually appealing and professional shopping environment at all times.

Qualifications

The Bene-Fit for a Counter Manager:
• Dynamic, enthusiastic, and sales-driven
• Passion for make-up and Retail with a focus on achieving sales targets
• Result-oriented, who likes a challenge and exceeding sales expectations
• Desire to provide a unique customer experience that drives customer loyalty and repeat business
• Flexible availability including weekends, late nights, Bank holidays and holiday periods.
• Minimum 6 months retail experience with a passion for sales success
• Minimum 6 months of management experience

Bold Brows and even Bolder Opportunities as a Counter Manager!
The brand behind Benetint, The POREfessional, BADgal BANG!, and probably at least one eyebrow product in your bag. (After all, we're the world's No. 1 brand dedicated to eyebrows.)

At Benefit, we are all about feeling good, and nothing feels as good as belonging.

Benefits of our Counter Manager Position:
- Product Discount
- Staff Sale
- New Launch Gratis
- Annual Leave
- Full Training provided
- Refer a friend scheme
-Competitive Commission Scheme

Come paint the world PINK with us!
Apply to become a Counter Manager

We use video interview as part of our recruitment process, but if you have additional needs that requires some flexibility, please contact [email protected] .