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Posted Mar 24, 2026

Sephora — Sales Advisor (Apprenticeship) in Albi, France. Entry-level retail role in cosmetics with hands-on training and career development.

Overview

Sephora is a global leader in beauty retail and forms part of the LVMH family of maisons. The brand is recognised for its broad portfolio of prestige and niche cosmetics, an experiential retail concept, and a structured talent pipeline that emphasises training, diversity and career progression within a luxury retail environment.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Welcome clients and deliver personalised, attentive consultations to identify needs and recommend Sephora products and services.
  • Convert footfall into sales through product demonstrations, merchandising, and targeted up-sell/cross-sell techniques.
  • Build and maintain client relationships to encourage repeat business and loyalty programmes.
  • Ensure excellent store standards: merchandising, stock replenishment, visual presentation and loss-prevention measures.
  • Participate in in-store events, commercial animations and collective sales challenges to achieve store targets.
  • Follow the apprenticeship training programme, complete assessments, and apply acquired technical and product knowledge on the shop floor.

Qualifications

  • Minimum Baccalauréat with a focus on sales and/or aesthetics; candidate must be eligible to prepare a Bac+2 (or similar) via alternance.
  • Strong customer-service orientation with a desire to learn and develop within retail beauty.
  • Team player with a proactive, goal-oriented mindset and enthusiasm for commercial challenges.
  • Availability to work retail hours including evenings, weekends and peak promotional periods.

Skills

Clienteling and personalised sales techniques Product recommendation for makeup and skincare Visual merchandising and presentation Point-of-sale (POS) operations and cash handling Ability to participate in promotional events and in-store activations

Experience

Entry-level — designed for candidates at the beginning of their professional career or recent graduates. Previous retail or customer-facing experience is advantageous but not required; full training will be provided as part of the apprenticeship.

Education

Baccalauréat (vocational stream in sales or aesthetics preferred) and eligibility to enrol in a Bac+2 apprenticeship programme.

Workplace

This position is based in Albi, Occitanie, France, within easy reach of Toulouse. The broader Occitanie area accounts for 3 active listings on Cerulean. In France as a whole, Cerulean currently features 4.401 open positions, with 236 posted this week.

Culture

Sephora cultivates an inclusive, team-oriented retail culture that prizes authenticity, creativity and continuous learning. Employees benefit from structured training, collaborative store environments and opportunities to develop expertise within the wider LVMH luxury ecosystem.

About Cerulean

Cerulean is the definitive career portal for the global luxury industry. We match exceptional professionals with exclusive opportunities at the world's most prestigious brands. From haute couture and fine watchmaking to prestige beauty, hospitality, and boutique retail, Cerulean centralises luxury employment to help you find the career for which you were destined.

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