Sephora Sales Manager

Employment
Full-Time
Seniority
Manager
Posted
Apr 8, 2026

About Sephora

Sephora is a leading global cosmetics and beauty retailer known for its broad assortment of prestige brands and proprietary innovations. As part of the LVMH group, the company combines a strong retail DNA with omnichannel capabilities and an emphasis on product expertise, customer experience and talent development.

Sephora Ajaccio (Sarrola-Carcopino): Sales Manager (CDI 35h) to lead a beauty department, drive sales and coach a retail team.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Lead a store department ('axe' such as Perfume, Skincare, Makeup, Cash or Operations) by organising and planning daily activity to achieve commercial and human-development objectives.
  • Drive sales growth through target-setting, performance monitoring and activation of commercial levers aligned with the store development plan.
  • Coach, motivate and develop a team of Sales Advisors through on-the-job training, product knowledge sharing and performance feedback.
  • Ensure exceptional client experience and service standards across the department; resolve client issues and maintain high levels of customer satisfaction.
  • Manage operational duties for the department including staff scheduling, stock availability, merchandising standards and loss-prevention practices.
  • Contribute to recruitment, talent evaluation and implementation of HR initiatives (onboarding, incentives, recognition).

Qualifications

  • Minimum 3 years of successful managerial experience in a customer-service led retail environment.
  • Demonstrated leadership and people-management capabilities with experience coaching frontline sales teams.
  • Strong commercial orientation with a track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, proactive problem-solving and a solutions mindset.
  • Flexibility and agility to operate in a fast-paced, evolving retail context.

Skills

Team leadership and coaching Commercial planning and KPI monitoring Product knowledge transfer (beauty & cosmetics) Customer service excellence Operational organisation and stock/merchandising oversight

Experience

Minimum three years' managerial experience in a retail or client-facing environment, ideally within beauty, cosmetics or luxury retail.

Education

Secondary education or equivalent; vocational training or diploma in retail, cosmetics, business or a related field preferred.

Workplace

This position is based in Sarrola-Carcopino, Corsica, France, within easy reach of Ajaccio.

Benefits

Health insurance (mutuelle), participation and intéressement (profit-sharing/incentive schemes) and other company benefits.

Culture

Sephora promotes an inclusive, team-oriented culture that values authenticity, diversity and personal development. The brand fosters leadership and offers resources for learning, innovation and internal progression within a fast-moving beauty retail environment.

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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Sephora

Sephora Sales Manager

Sarrola-Carcopino, France

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