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We wear many hats around here, and we're looking for team players to join us. The open position is described below, with opportunity for growth and to become a Pipton ambassador and a beauté guru. If you have experience in customer service and retail, with an all around eagerness to learn and be a rockstar team player, check out the job listing info below and apply.
Available Position
Beauty Advisor / Sales Associate
Pipton is hiring a Beauty Advisor and Sales Associate to be responsible for managing the store floor during open hours, assisting customers with information and recommendations, creating a welcoming and professional shopping experience, and promoting and educating audience on its luxury and lifestyle brands including cosmetics, accessories, and home decor items.
About Pipton:
Pipton, formerly Blush Haus of Beauté, is a beauty and lifestyle brand created by Elisha Smith in 2006. At Pipton, Elisha carries heritage labels as well as scrappy up-and-comers, along with a range of accessories, art books, gadgets, and quirky knick knacks, travel items, haircare, and cosmetics. Pipton has quickly become a focal point for the beauty obsessed cool that sends fashionistas flocking. Through a carefully curated interior design at Pipton's physical location in the thriving coastal town of Wilmington, North Carolina, Elisha has transformed a typical retail store into a walk-in branded image of a person well versed and traveled. This allows for a creative space where everyone who walks through will find something of interest. Pipton offers a seamless consumer experience between branded apps and the in-store experience, creating a shopping destination with something to offer to everyone.
About the Role:
A Pipton Beauty Advisor / Sales Associate is key to building relationships and providing excellent customer service that keeps customers and guests coming back. The Beauty Advisor / Sales Associate will be responsible for clienteling, accurately recording all sales, assisting with merchandising and stocking responsibilities, pricing, and keeping the store neat, clean, and organized. The Beauty Advisor / Sales Associate reports directly to the Store Manager, as designated.
Responsibilities Include:
- Arrive on time and floor ready
- Maintain a healthy work environment
- Professional phone presence when texting and calling clients
- Provide constructive feedback to the shop management
- Respond well to feedback from management and follows directives
- Able to identify a problem and properly report it
- Understand surrounding community and suggests ideas
- Maintains a visually enticing store that is neat, clean, and organized
- Actively pursues additional product knowledge
- Prioritize workloads to maximize efficiency and minimize impact on customer experience
- Ability to think creatively in business and seek sales opportunities
- Restocking what has been sold
- Assist in tagging new merchandise and existing
- Respond promptly to emails and texts from management
- Ability to effectively communicate with store manager
- Abide by Pipton policies and procedures
- High level of ownership, accountability, and initiative
Qualifications & Experience:
- Associates Degree or Trade School
- Work experience
- 2+ years of retail experience
- Strong verbal and written skills
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Strong eye for fashion
- Interest in cosmetics and beauty industry
- Willingness to learn in depth about brands and products
- Ability to perform effective selling techniques to achieve sale and repeat business
- Basic computer skills
Physical Requirements:
- Lift/Carry/Move 40lbs. minimum including fixtures and product
- Ability to work a flexible schedule including holidays, nights, weekends, to meet the needs of the business.
FAQ:
- Compensation: Hourly rate, with the ability to control your pay with commissions
- Perks: Generous Pipton discounts, special offers with brand partners
- Location for this Role: Pipton, Lumina Station, Event Location
- Type of Hire: This is a part time staff, non-exempt position
- Job Disclosures: No applicant disclosures related to physical requirements or ADA- related considerations are relevant for this role
- Candidate Requirements: Applicants must have US work authorization
- Job Type: Part-time with potential for full-time hours
To apply for the above position, please submit the form below at the link below. You can also email your resume and availability to hello@pipton.com, and/or call or text us 910-616-3320. Please put 'Pipton Beauty Advisor' in your email subject line along with a few notes about yourself and why you're interested in joining the Pipton team!