- Location
- Cape Town Western Cape South Africa
- Employment
- Part-Time
- Seniority
- Entry-Level
- Department
- Retail & Boutique Operations
- Posted
- Oct 15, 2026
About Clarins
Founded in Paris in 1954 by Jacques Courtin-Clarins, Clarins is a family-owned beauty house renowned for its plant-inspired skincare, makeup and spa expertise. Combining scientific research with a close understanding of customers’ needs, the brand has built an international presence while preserving its French heritage. As an employer, Clarins brings together specialists across research, product development, manufacturing, retail and corporate functions, united by a commitment to quality and service. Its emphasis on responsible beauty, innovation and long-term stewardship offers a distinctive professional environment for those seeking to contribute to an established beauty house with an entrepreneurial spirit.
Clarins seeks a Beauty Advisor for a 50/50 FTE role at Foschini Canal Walk. The role combines personalised skincare and makeup consultations, customer recruitment and CRM, sales performance reporting, counter events and launch execution, and point-of-sale operations and merchandising.
Role & Responsibilities
- Represent Clarins and educate customers about its “unlimited” philosophy.
- Deliver attentive customer care by listening to and understanding customer concerns, providing personalised beauty advice, and ensuring customers feel valued and unique.
- Execute counter events, maximise new launches, and build customer loyalty.
- Lead consultations and personalise beauty rituals using the Clarins CARE Selling Ceremony.
- Demonstrate products in line with Clarins protocols; offer cross-selling and cross-sampling; and handle product objections.
- Collect, record, and maintain accurate customer data while preserving confidentiality; support store-level CRM activities.
- Recommend product combinations and alternatives, stay informed about brand information, and share relevant information with customers.
- Recruit new customers by collecting customer data, following beauty trends and competitor news, and promoting Clarins’ social media presence and e-commerce availability.
- Understand sales KPIs, report daily sales, and carry out daily administrative tracking, monitoring, planning, and reporting.
- Follow grooming and styling standards and guidelines, wear the Clarins uniform, maintain personal hygiene, and execute point-of-sale processes correctly.
- Support point-of-sale administration, maintain high hygiene standards, follow in-store merchandising guidelines, and maintain optimal stocks of products, testers, samples, and disposable sales tools.
- Contribute to the flawless execution of launches.
Skills
Workplace
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Culture
As a family-owned French beauty group, Clarins combines an entrepreneurial spirit with a culture rooted in botanical expertise, scientific innovation and close attention to customers. Its workplace values collaboration, the transmission of know-how and a shared commitment to responsible beauty, connecting professional excellence with care for people and nature.
About Cerulean
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