Benefit Cosmetics Sales Development Manager

About Benefit Cosmetics

Benefit Cosmetics is a global beauty house born in San Francisco in 1976, renowned for its witty spirit, brow expertise, and feel-good approach to makeup. As part of the LVMH family, the brand offers employees the dynamism of an entrepreneurial culture with the reach and discipline of an international luxury group. Benefit cultivates talent across retail, artistry, education, marketing, and corporate functions, valuing warmth, confidence, and commercial flair as highly as technical skill. Its teams thrive in a playful yet performance-driven environment where client experience, creativity, and inclusive self-expression shape every career journey.

Role & Responsibilities

• Direct and develop Benefit counter operations across Austria, leading a team of Brow & Beauty Experts and managing regional revenue accountability
• Optimize sell-out performance, ensure product availability and visual merchandising standards, and plan promotional activities in coordination with retail locations and headquarters
• Conduct independent market analysis to identify local opportunities, establish team targets, and design sales-driving initiatives and activities
• Coach, mentor, and develop team members, delivering product knowledge and sales and service competencies while exemplifying brand values at the counter
• Recruit new team members and oversee structured, motivating onboarding processes
• Serve as primary liaison with retail partners, particularly Douglas, managing new product launches, counter animations, training delivery, and brand-compliant presentation standards
• Participate actively in promotional selling events to accelerate regional revenue growth
• Drive brand-building efforts, including counter openings and remodelings, ensuring contemporary, modern brand representation at point of sale
• Collaborate with internal teams (training, marketing, sales) and monitor KPIs to drive continuous regional improvement

Qualifications

• Multiple years of retail experience, ideally with prior leadership responsibility in beauty or cosmetics
• Demonstrated ability to motivate, coach, and develop team members with infectious enthusiasm and engagement
• Strong communication skills, organizational excellence, and pronounced commercial acumen
• Proactive, responsible, and personable demeanor with hands-on mentality to drive execution
• Proficient with MS Office
• Valid Class B driver's license

Skills

Experience

Minimum three years of retail experience, ideally including prior leadership experience in beauty or cosmetics sector.

Education

Not specified

Workplace

Compensation

The base compensation for this position ranges from EUR 2,535 to EUR 2,986 per month.

Benefits

Modern equipment including laptop, smartphone, and company car; complimentary Benefit services during leisure time; 30 days annual leave for full-time employment; professional development, training, and advancement opportunities within LVMH Group; access to career opportunities across 75+ LVMH maisons globally.

Culture

Benefit Cosmetics fosters a playful, energetic workplace where creativity, confidence, and self-expression are central to the employee experience. As an employer, it combines the dynamism of a bold beauty brand with a collaborative, people-focused environment that encourages teams to delight customers, support one another, and bring a sense of fun to everything they do.

About Cerulean

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