Elite Stylist

Ulta Beauty, Inc. • Toms River, NJ

4d

About The Position

The Elite Stylist engages with guests to understand their hair care needs and recommend suitable products and services. They provide professional salon services with an emphasis on the guest’s overall look, while supporting the Experience Manager and Assistant Services Manager. The role focuses on service sales and productivity, guest service, and compliance with operating procedures and standards. It requires a passion for the beauty industry, strong guest service, and the ability to learn and communicate product knowledge.

The stylist performs a range of salon and beauty services, builds guest relationships, and contributes to service and retail goals. They also support store events and promotions, maintain professional and brand relationships, follow safety and sanitation procedures, and uphold store operational standards. The position requires a cosmetology license and previous relevant work experience.

Requirements

• Cosmetology license.
• Previous relevant work experience.
• 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 in these service categories.
• Proficiency using equipment and chemicals needed for 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.
• Ability to remain mobile during the shift, continuously lift or move up to 10 pounds, frequently bend, reach, and twist, stand for long periods, and continuously coordinate and manipulate objects.

Responsibilities

• Perform hair and beauty services, including hair design, haircuts, color, texture services, 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 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, and understand their ingredients and benefits.
• Maintain prompt and regular attendance.
• Build guest relationships through consultations and appropriate 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 collaborative professional relationships with peers and brand partners.
• Explain the benefits of the guest loyalty program, including credit and the Ulta Beauty app.
• Attend mandatory trainings and meetings for continued professional development.
• Follow Ulta Beauty policies, procedures, and standards.
• Follow safety, sanitation, and infection control procedures and comply with state board guidelines.
• Follow service protocols and use booking and clientele systems to schedule return visits 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

• Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits.
• Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits.
• Eligible associates may earn overtime pay as required by applicable law and tips from service guests.

What This Job Offers

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