Aesop Retail Sales Associate

About Aesop

Aesop makes skin, hair and body care, fragrances and scents for the home. It began in a Melbourne hair salon in 1987 and joined L’Oréal in 2023.

Role & Responsibilities

• Contribute to store goals by understanding and driving key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Agree on and execute a personalized SMART monthly commercial plan with the Store Manager, breaking targets into weekly and daily goals.
• Use data and insights to optimize performance and identify growth opportunities.
• Share innovative ideas to increase traffic, conversion and customer loyalty.
• Connect with customers through storytelling, understand their needs and present products in a way that relates to their lives.
• Create a personalized customer journey, from a warm welcome and genuine engagement to product demonstrations and regimen building.
• Guide customers to the sink or fragrance area using hands, body language and words, and demonstrate recommended products on their hands.
• Provide attentive service, offer full regimens and samples, create a memorable departure and invite customers to return.
• Embody Aesop’s values and seek support for continuous improvement.
• Complete retail induction and ongoing learning pathways (Methodos).
• Practice and refine customer experience capabilities, particularly during quieter periods.
• Attend and apply learning from product and campaign training, and share expertise with colleagues.
• Seek feedback and coaching to develop knowledge, skills and career within Aesop.
• Follow Aesop’s grooming guidelines and retail standards to deliver the five-senses experience consistently.
• Complete stock, inventory and store presentation tasks diligently.

Qualifications

• Experience working successfully as part of a customer-focused team, ideally in retail or hospitality, with a keen eye for detail in selling and delivering tailored experiences.
• A customer-focused and commercially driven merchant mindset.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with confidence in tactile product demonstrations.
• A strong interest in selling premium products and enthusiasm for Aesop’s skincare and fragrance offerings.
• Flexible scheduling availability, including the ability to work five full days per week with at least one guaranteed weekend day.
• Ability to work on the sales floor for extended periods, walk up and down stairs and/or a ladder as needed, and regularly lift up to 25 lbs.

Skills

Compensation

The base compensation for this position is USD 20.50 per hour.

Benefits

Eligible for a monthly sales-performance incentive program; vacation and, depending on locality, paid time off or paid sick leave; VIP access to L’Oréal’s internal shop for discounted products; learning and development opportunities, including e-learning, Lunch & Learn sessions and mentorship programs; Employee Resource Groups; access to mental health and wellness programs.

Culture

In an Aesop store, consultants demonstrate products and help visitors choose a routine. The architecture varies by location, down to the materials used around the demonstration basin.

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