Elite Stylist

Ulta Beauty, Inc. • Syosset, NY

15d

About The Position

The Elite Stylist engages with guests to consult on hair care needs and recommend products and services, delivering quality professional services with an emphasis on the guest’s total look. The role supports the Experience Manager and Assistant Services Manager and focuses on performance, guest service, and compliance with operating procedures. It requires a passion for the beauty industry, exceptional guest service, and the ability to learn and communicate product knowledge.

The stylist performs salon and related beauty services, builds guest relationships, recommends appropriate services and retail products, and contributes to service and sales goals. The role also supports store events and promotions, maintains professional relationships with team members and brand partners, follows safety and sanitation procedures, and helps maintain store and salon operational standards. The position requires a cosmetology license and previous relevant work experience. Scheduling is flexible and includes days, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

• Cosmetology license.
• Previous relevant work experience is required.
• Proficiency in current salon techniques for haircutting, hair color, lightening, styling, texture, treatments, extensions, makeup, brow services, and applicable ear-piercing services, or aptitude to develop skills in all service categories.
• Proficiency using equipment and chemicals needed to perform technical work.
• Ability to demonstrate, recommend, and sell professional hair care and makeup products.
• Developed communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to build and maintain strong customer relationships and develop a clientele.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule that includes days, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including continuous mobility and handling or moving items up to 10 pounds, frequent bending, reaching, and twisting, and standing for long periods.

Responsibilities

• Perform hair and other applicable beauty services, including design, haircuts, color, texture, treatments, styling, updos, perms, blowouts, keratin treatments, extensions, makeup applications, brow services, and ear piercing.
• Meet or exceed the average weekly sales goal of $1,900 and productivity goals for hair services; contribute to store retail and service sales, guest loyalty, and retail shrink goals.
• Demonstrate products to guests to support sales and the guest service experience.
• Support in-store events, promotions, and marketing initiatives.
• Stay informed about industry trends, products, and services, including their ingredients and benefits.
• Maintain prompt, regular attendance.
• Build guest relationships through consultations and appropriate retail and service recommendations.
• Serve all guests, including walk-in guests, in a timely and efficient manner.
• Partner with skin therapists and the retail team to provide a well-rounded guest experience.
• Build professional relationships with peers and brand partners to support collaborative guest service.
• Promote the guest loyalty program, including credit and the Ulta Beauty app.
• Attend mandatory trainings and meetings for professional development.
• Follow and ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, standards, and state board guidelines.
• Follow safety, sanitation, and infection-control procedures before, during, and after services.
• Follow established service protocols and use booking and clientele systems to schedule return services and events.
• Communicate supply needs to the Experience Manager.
• Maintain cleanliness and operational standards in assigned store areas.
• Follow the Ulta Beauty dress code and loss-prevention practices.
• Complete other operational tasks as directed.

Benefits

• Eligible full-time associates receive paid time off, health, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits.
• Eligible part-time associates receive dental, vision, life, and disability benefits.
• Eligible associates may earn overtime pay as required by law and tips paid by service guests.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed