Elite Stylist

Ulta Beauty, Inc. • Middletown, RI

5h • Onsite

About The Position

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

The Elite Stylist performs a range of salon and beauty services, builds guest relationships, recommends products and services, and contributes to sales, productivity, guest loyalty, and store goals. The role also supports events and promotions, follows safety and sanitation procedures, maintains salon and store standards, and participates in training and professional development.

Requirements

• Cosmetology license.
• Previous relevant work experience is required.
• Proficiency with current salon techniques for haircutting, hair color, lightening, styling, texture, treatments, extensions, makeup, brow services, and ear piercing where applicable, or aptitude to develop skills across service categories.
• Proficiency using the equipment and chemicals needed to perform technical work.
• Proficiency demonstrating, recommending, and selling 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 clientele.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule that includes days, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Perform hair design, haircuts, color, texture, treatments, styling, updos, perms, blowouts, keratin treatments, extensions, makeup applications, brow services, and ear piercing where applicable.
• Meet or exceed the average weekly sales goal of $1,900 and hair-service productivity goals through exceptional guest service; contribute to store retail and service sales, guest loyalty, and retail shrink goals.
• Demonstrate products to guests to drive sales and enhance 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 and regular attendance.
• Build guest relationships through consultations and suitable retail and service recommendations.
• Serve all guests, including walk-ins, 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 collaboratively deliver exceptional guest service.
• Promote the guest loyalty program, including credit and the Ulta Beauty app, in the salon and on the salesfloor.
• Attend mandatory trainings and meetings for ongoing professional development.
• Follow Ulta Beauty policies, procedures, and standards.
• Follow safety, sanitation, and infection-control procedures and comply with state board guidelines.
• Follow established service protocols.
• Use booking and clientele systems to schedule return services and events.
• Communicate supply needs to the Experience Manager.
• Maintain cleanliness and operational standards in the salon and assigned store areas.
• Follow the Ulta Beauty dress code.
• Protect company assets by following loss-prevention practices and providing exceptional guest service.
• 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 applicable law and tips paid by service guests.

What This Job Offers

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