Regional Sales & Education Manager - West

*Ideal candidates will be based in Southern California, either Los Angeles, Orange County, or San Diego*
About Westman Atelier

 A new standard of clean luxury. Founded by world-renowned editorial makeup artist Gucci Westman, Westman Atelier is a curated edit of skin-loving, performance-first makeup that is always effortless, never overdone. A mother, makeup artist, and champion of holistic living, Gucci believes passionately that ‘luxury’, ‘efficacy’ and ‘clean’ can be synonymous with exceptional makeup.

• A skincare approach to high performance make-up formulated with clean ingredients and no-compromise integrity
• Balancing perfect shades and buttery textures that melt into the skin with plant-based actives and cutting-edge science

About Our Founder

Gucci Westman has more than 20 years of professional experience as a major editorial makeup artist, contributing to publications like Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar.  Gucci is known for creating dewy, supernaturally glowy looks and her highly coveted “second-skin approach” to makeup, resulting in naturally beautiful, radiantly amplified skin.
Job Description:
The Regional Sales and Education Manager is responsible for, but not limited to lead region’s sales, education, and event strategy and execution:

Sales

• Accountable for achieving sales goals
• Partner with director to determine individual region priorities, retailer priorities and goals to drive sales
• Analyze business performance and respond to opportunities through education and operational adjustment
• Analyze and record sales on a weekly, monthly, quarterly basis
• Foster brand and retailer relationships by aligning strategic initiatives
• Lead strategic business planning with field and store management 
• Lead field team in sales achievement
• Analyze inventory needs and communicate any opportunities/ misses to planning 
• Consistently demonstrate a solid understanding of sales, product knowledge, events, operations, retail market, and cosmetic industry to keep business moving forward and using learnings to influence optimization of the field operation.

Education / Artistry

• Demonstrate high level of makeup artistry skills with the ability to teach
• Ability to develop others through hands on demonstration, team selling, and coaching
• Facilitate and support brand and retailer trainings - in store and remote locations
• Work with brand education team to develop personal artistry skills
• Assist clients with product knowledge, makeup applications, and purchases

Additional

• Provides side by side leadership and motivation on the sales floor with all staff and management
• Owns logistics of trainings and events including planning, execution, recap and follow up
• Partner with stores on merchandising and inventory to ensure the brand is represented at the highest level
• Follow brand budget guidelines 
• Manage gratis allocation including inventory, assembly and distribution as needed

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years relevant work experience in Sales and Education  
• Team player who leads by example
• Passionate about clean beauty
• Strong leadership skills
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Makeup artistry skills with ability to connect artistry and education to sales
• Available to work weekends
• Available to work weekends and to travel for events, trainings and store visits
• Ability to interact with all levels of management, work collaboratively and build positive/effective business partnerships
• Ability to work independently
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills (i.e.: verbal, written, group presentation and through facilitation)
• Effective planning, organizational, and time management skills
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PPT and proficient in Google Drive preferred

Westman Atelier offers a holistic total compensation package designed to support employees in all aspects of life, including a robust suite of health benefits, wellness perks, 401k, and paid parental leave. The base salary for this position will range from $97,000 - 108,000. Exact compensation may vary based on job related skills, experience, and location.