At SEPHORA UK beauty isnt just what we sell - its who we are. Its the freedom to express yourself the thrill of discovering something new and the power of belonging to a community that celebrates every identity. From our beginnings in France in 1969 to becoming part of the LVMH family weve always pushed boundaries through creativity innovation and inclusivity.
Today with nearly 500 iconic brands and our own SEPHORA Collection were redefining the future of prestige beauty as we continue our bold expansion across the UK. If youre ready to bring passion energy and a love for immersive retail experiences to one of the worlds most dynamic beauty markets this is your moment to shape what comes next.
The Opportunity
As a Store Manager at SEPHORA UK youll play a central role in bringing our bold inclusive and innovative spirit to life. Reporting to the Regional Retail Manager youll lead the store with passion and precision - driving commercial performance elevating the customer experience and inspiring a highperforming team to deliver the worldclass service SEPHORA is known for.
Youll set the tone for excellence across every part of the store ensuring our presentation operations and service reflect the creativity and energy of one of the worlds most loved beauty brands. With strong business acumen and a talent for developing others youll unlock the full potential of your leadership team while driving both short and longterm growth.
If you thrive in a fastpaced retail environment love building empowered teams and are excited to shape SEPHORAs next chapter in the UK this is your moment.
What youll be doing
Youll lead the store across strategy service people and operations including:
- Providing strategic insight to the Regional Retail Manager through market analysis competitor reviews and identifying opportunities for business growth.
- Motivating coaching and developing the management team through regular feedback recognition and personalised development plans.
- Developing short and longterm plans to maximise sales and elevate store performance.
- Using customer insights and local trends to inform product recommendations stock decisions and instore opportunities.
- Ensuring exceptional client experience through SEPHORA Attitude behaviours supporting the team with live coaching and service elevation.
- Leading sales performance by monitoring KPIs analysing results and implementing action plans to exceed commercial targets.
- Ensuring operational excellence across all areas including cash handling stock management replenishment and visual merchandising ensuring high standards and seamless execution.
- Creating a safe organised and compliant store environment upholding company policies health and safety measures and lossprevention practices.
- Partnering with Supervisors to align on service promotions and performance goals across departments.
- Driving accountability for results across all categories including exclusive brands and Sephora Collection.
- Motivating coaching and developing the management team through regular feedback recognition and personalised development plans.
- Leading communication of business priorities ensuring the whole team understands strategy goals and expectations.
- Managing team scheduling and annual leave effectively to maintain strong floor coverage aligned with store needs.
- Partnering with the Recruitment team to attract and hire exceptional talent for your store.
What youll bring
Youll be a strategic inspiring and commercially minded leader who thrives in a dynamic retail environment. You will also bring:
- Proven experience leading highperforming retail teams with strong commercial and operational capability.
- The willingness to develop a deep understanding of SEPHORA product categories and exceptional customer experience standards.
- Strong digital and analytical skills to interpret sales data and drive informed decisionmaking.
- A passion for coaching mentoring and developing people to support longterm growth and performance.
- Expertise in operational excellence including stock cash compliance and store presentation.
- A leadership style aligned with SEPHORAs values: inclusive creative empowering and customerobsessed.
Beautiful Benefits at Sephora UK
When you join Sephora youre joining a team that we truly value - and our benefits reflect that. Heres what you can look forward to:
- SEPHORA University - receive industryleading product customer care and development training to help you grow your skills and your career.
- Allowances tailored to your role and location - including shoes lunch and more.
- Competitive pay that grows with you - including annual salary reviews based on your performance and our company results.
- Performancebased commission tied to collective store success.
- A generous employee discount across the worlds best beauty brands.
- A paid day off on your birthday - because you deserve to celebrate!
- Access to a perks and wellbeing platform offering discounts wellness support and more.
- Generous holiday allowance plus the option to buy extra days.
- And more!
Start a beautiful career with us. Together we belong to something beautiful.
SEPHORA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace for all. We do not discriminate in recruitment hiring training advancement or other employment practices. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating and fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.