Sephora Store Manager
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Manager
- Department
- Retail & Boutique Operations
- Posted
- Jun 12, 2026
About Sephora
Sephora is a global prestige beauty leader, renowned for redefining the retail experience through creativity, inclusivity, and expert service. Founded in France and now part of LVMH, the company brings together an exceptional portfolio of beauty brands with a distinctive culture of discovery and innovation. As an employer, Sephora offers a dynamic, customer-centered environment where talent is encouraged to learn, experiment, and grow across retail, digital, merchandising, operations, and corporate functions. Its teams are united by a passion for beauty, entrepreneurship, and belonging, making Sephora a compelling workplace for professionals seeking impact within a fast-moving international brand.
Sephora UK Store Manager role in London – lead a prestige beauty boutique with strategic vision, team excellence and operational mastery.
Role & Responsibilities
- Lead strategic store operations across sales, customer experience, team development and compliance
- Provide market analysis and strategic insights to the Regional Retail Manager to identify business growth opportunities
- Motivate, coach and develop the management team through regular feedback, recognition and personalised development plans
- Develop short- and long-term commercial plans to maximise sales performance and exceed targets
- Monitor key performance indicators and implement data-driven action plans to drive results
- Ensure exceptional customer experience through SEPHORA service standards and live coaching
- Maintain operational excellence including cash handling, stock management, replenishment and visual merchandising
- Create a safe, organised and compliant store environment, upholding health and safety and loss-prevention practices
- Partner with Supervisors to align on service, promotions and department performance goals
- Lead recruitment efforts in partnership with the HR team to attract exceptional talent
- Communicate business priorities effectively to ensure team alignment on strategy, goals and expectations
- Manage team scheduling and annual leave to maintain strong floor coverage aligned with store needs
Qualifications
- Minimum 10 years of proven retail leadership experience managing high-performing teams
- Strong commercial and operational capability with demonstrated impact on sales and profitability
- Advanced digital and analytical skills to interpret sales data and drive informed decision-making
- Deep expertise in operational excellence including stock management, cash handling, compliance and visual merchandising
- Passion for coaching, mentoring and developing people for long-term growth
- Leadership style aligned with SEPHORA values: inclusive, creative, empowering and customer-obsessed
Skills
Experience
Minimum 10 years of proven experience leading high-performing retail teams with strong commercial and operational capability. Demonstrated expertise in driving sales growth, managing store operations, and developing people in a fast-paced retail environment.
Education
Secondary education minimum; higher education or retail management certification preferred.
Workplace
The role is situated in London, England, UK.
Benefits
SEPHORA University industry-leading training programme; role and location-specific allowances (shoes, lunch); competitive salary with annual reviews; performance-based commission tied to collective store success; generous employee discount across prestige beauty brands; paid birthday day off; access to perks and wellbeing platform offering discounts and wellness support; generous holiday allowance with option to purchase additional days.
Culture
Sephora fosters a dynamic, inclusive workplace where creativity, curiosity, and a passion for beauty are encouraged at every level. As an employer, it is distinguished by its focus on empowerment, continuous learning, and a collaborative retail culture that celebrates individuality and client-centric innovation.
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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