Salon Leader

SmartStyle Hair Salon•Bedford, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

American Salon Group is hiring a motivated, licensed Salon Manager / Salon Leader / Hair Stylist who is ready to take the next step in their beauty career. This is not a management-only position. Our Salon Leaders are working stylists who perform services behind the chair, build and retain their own clientele, drive salon sales, and lead their team by example. If you're a licensed cosmetologist or hair stylist with strong customer service skills, a passion for the beauty industry, and the drive to grow both a client base and a successful salon team, we want to meet you.

Requirements

Current cosmetology license as required by the state
Professional hair styling and salon service experience
Strong customer service and communication skills
Ability and willingness to perform services behind the chair
Motivated to build and maintain a personal clientele
Strong sales mindset with the ability to recommend professional retail products
Ability to motivate and develop a team
Dependable, professional, organized, and goal-oriented
Comfortable working in a fast-paced salon environment

Nice To Haves

Leadership, coaching, or management experience preferred

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, motivate, and develop a team of professional hair stylists
Work behind the chair and perform professional hair services
Actively build, grow, and retain your own clientele
Deliver exceptional client consultations and guest experiences
Perform haircuts, styling, color, treatments, and other salon services within your skill set
Drive salon revenue through service sales and retail product sales
Recommend professional hair care products to clients
Recruit, interview, onboard, train, and develop salon team members
Set performance expectations and coach stylists toward their goals
Build client loyalty, repeat business, referrals, and salon traffic
Monitor productivity, client retention, wait times, and salon performance
Manage scheduling based on business and client needs
Handle guest concerns professionally and provide service recovery when needed
Maintain salon inventory, merchandising, and product ordering
Oversee daily opening and closing procedures and salon operations
Help create a positive, professional, team-focused salon culture
Promote the salon locally and identify opportunities to attract new clients
Lead by example in customer service, professionalism, sales, and technical performance