Make Up For Ever Market Specialist

About Make Up For Ever

Founded in Paris in 1984 by artist and educator Dany Sanz, Make Up For Ever is a professional beauty house renowned for high-performance formulas, creative freedom, and close ties to the worlds of stage, fashion, and cinema. As an employer, the brand cultivates an environment where artistry, technical excellence, and inclusivity meet, empowering teams to innovate for both professionals and beauty enthusiasts worldwide. With its Parisian heritage and global reach, Make Up For Ever offers talents the opportunity to contribute to a bold, expert-led culture that values education, diversity, collaboration, and the transformative power of makeup.

Role & Responsibilities

• Achieve sales objectives through consumer selling and conversion growth.
• Develop and execute sales strategies for assigned regions.
• Drive conversion through coaching, negotiation, in-store selling and resources that support promotional activities.
• Apply a strong understanding of sales, product knowledge, events, operations and the Sephora environment.
• Create and oversee events, using territory field-sales insights to optimize schedules.
• Provide the Regional Manager with weekly feedback on sales performance and productivity, event activity and field needs.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships within Sephora and foster Beauty Advisor affinity for the brand.
• Manage gondola execution by observing, investigating, facilitating and following through on inventory and visual merchandising.
• Review, understand and act on Assortment Cycle Count (ACCR) reports.
• Partner with store teams to keep gondolas fully stocked.
• Partner with Sephora to develop and execute innovative in-store events.
• Communicate sales goals and client-engagement strategies.
• Maximize selling-staff productivity through clear goal setting, schedule optimization and overall goal management.
• Proactively identify inventory and stock issues that could affect business.
• Follow individual scheduling guidelines set by Sephora and ensure internal alignment.
• Maintain individual in-store bookings through Sephora’s Happening Now system.
• Model excellence in education and artistry skills, leading by example.
• Execute training objectives set by Education and Sales Leadership.
• Ensure Sephora teams understand brand messaging, differentiation and assortment.
• Provide feedback to support effective delivery of sales techniques for customer retention and acquisition.
• Deliver brand training to dedicated and department-wide Sephora teams on selling, product knowledge, service experiences and artistry, following the curriculum set by Education and Sales Leadership.
• Spend one office day per month managing sales reports, training trackers and other required reports.
• Build quarterly calendars strategically with the Sales & Education Executive (SEE) in Outlook.
• Complete monthly expense reports in a timely manner, where applicable.
• Communicate clearly and effectively by email in a timely manner.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years’ experience in field sales, leadership or retail management, preferably in the cosmetics industry; Sephora experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of sales, product knowledge, events and operations in the cosmetics industry.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Basic makeup application skills.
• Deep understanding of the retail market and current beauty trends.
• Ability to coach and develop staff to achieve goals.
• Enthusiastic mentor and strategic thinker.
• Charismatic, with strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Available to work Tuesday through Saturday and during key business hours as needed.
• Able to travel and drive, with a valid driver’s license and proof of insurance.
• Physically able to carry boxes of reasonable weight and work in a fragrance-filled cosmetics environment.
• Maintains a high standard of professional appearance and hygiene.

Skills

Experience

At least 2 years’ experience in field sales, leadership or retail management; preferably in the cosmetics industry. Sephora experience preferred. Minimum 3 years.

Compensation

The base compensation for this position ranges from USD 65,000 to USD 75,000 per annum.

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision insurance; 401(k) match; Employee Assistance Program; employee discount and makeup allowance; tuition reimbursement; pet insurance; work-from-home equipment stipend; potential for a competitive annual bonus; growth and development within the LVMH group.

Culture

Make Up For Ever fosters a dynamic, artistry-led culture where creativity, technical excellence, and education are central to the employee experience. As a brand rooted in the professional makeup community, it offers an inclusive and collaborative environment where teams are encouraged to experiment, share expertise, and bring bold beauty visions to life.

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