Sales & Education Executive - Makeup & Skincare - Travel Retail West (based Dubai)

Description Travel Retail West is seeking a Sales & Education Executive - Skincare and Makeup to support and drive the business across the MEIA. This role is based in Dubai, UAE and will report directly to the Senior Area Sales & Operations Manager. This role is responsible for the achievement of sales goals through the implementation of the brand and corporate strategy. A strong understanding of the retail environment including setting targets and executing 360 launch programs with excellence is key.The role involves leading, recruiting, coaching, developing and managing a team of Counter Managers and Beauty Advisors, driving the business with a passion for skincare and makeup. As a Sales and Education Executive you will work closely with the Regional Education Manager to identify and support with the education needs of your team including the execution of branded module trainings both in store and on line. Excellent communication and organisation skills is essential for this role as you will cross collaborate across function and region. It is important for the Sales and Education Executive to ensure the brand looks it best at all times by ensuring any Visual Merchandising guidelines are adhered to, maintaining store standards including tester orders, hygiene standards and counter maintenance. It also involves establishing and maintaining excellent working relationships with key stake holders including our retail partners, Head Office departments, Education, Visual Merchandising, Digital and HR teams. If you like to work in a fast-paced, dynamic and entrepreneurial environment, then Travel Retail is the place for you. Qualifications The right candidate will possess a positive and energetic approach with an open mind to test and learn new projects and new and better ways of delivering sales objectives. Excellent people management, organisational and leadership skills combined with strong commercial awareness and computer literacy including Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint are required. It is a field-based role with 80% of the time spent in the field. This is a particularly autonomous role requiring the selected candidate to work on their own initiative.

Strong people management, organisational and leadership skills; commercial awareness; computer literacy including Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; field-based role with 80% time in the field; ability to work autonomously; positive and energetic approach; open to testing new projects and methods.

Achieve sales goals by implementing brand and corporate strategy; lead, recruit, coach, develop and manage a team of Counter Managers and Beauty Advisors; drive business with emphasis on skincare and makeup; collaborate with Regional Education Manager to identify and support education needs; execute branded module trainings in-store and online; ensure brand presentation meets guidelines; maintain store standards, tester orders, hygiene, and counter maintenance; establish and maintain relationships with retail partners, Head Office departments, Education, Visual Merchandising, Digital and HR teams.