Address: 350 Mission St, 20th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States (US)
Job Type: Full Time
Position Type: Regular
Job Function: Merchandising
Remote Eligible:Hybrid Schedule
Company Overview
At Sephora we inspire our customers, empower our teams, and help them become the best versions of themselves. We create an environment where people are valued, and differences are celebrated. Every day, our teams across the world bring to life our purpose: to expand the way the world sees beauty by empowering the Extra Ordinary in each of us. We are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty.
The Opportunity
Position: Sr. Merchant, Global Merchandising
Location: San Francisco, CA
About Merchandising At Sephora
Our merchandising team is constantly building brands, starting trends, and developing entirely new product categories. These experts roll up their sleeves and advise our brands on the best way to bring our clients what they crave—and what they will be craving soon. Our product pipeline is so robust and exciting that many of the items that will be most in-demand in our stores next year don’t even exist yet. And our merchants don’t stop at selection—they bring the assortment to life through breakthrough curation and storytelling across our stores and digital properties.
Your Role At Sephora
As a Sr. Merchant, you will be responsible for achieving financial and strategic goals of the assigned category and brands – including sales and gross margin. You will implement department objectives/ projects, brand and client strategies and visual presentations within your assigned brands and the product world. In addition, you will:
Develop and execute strategies for category growth opportunities in partnership with brands and regional teams
Analyze Sephora sales, market share and market performance to identify opportunities and gaps
Establish and manage brand relationships including developing plans for new brand introductions and strategic expansion of existing brands
Build and synchronize launch plans for products and brands within the category strategy and in support of regional objectives
Build and maintain merchandising best practices
Build and share annual category trend forecasts
Demonstrate our Sephora values of Passion for Client Service, Innovation, Expertise, Balance, Respect for All, Teamwork, and Initiative
We’re Excited About You If You Have
Minimum 5+ years retail merchant/ buyer level experience
Demonstrated ability to develop category/brand strategies
High-level problem solving and analytical skills, working well within ambiguity and navigating a complex business
Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively in a fast-paced and complex environment
Strong verbal and written communication, presentation and negotiation skills
Ability to collaborate and lead cross functionally
Strong proficiency with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Flexible working hours
Ability to travel 40% of time
The annual base salary range for this position is $128,000.00 - $143,000.00 The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the applicant’s qualifications for the position; years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held; other legitimate, non-discriminatory business factors specific to the position; and the geographic location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the job. Individuals employed in this position may also be eligible to earn bonuses. Sephora offers a generous benefits package to full-time employees, which includes comprehensive health, dental and vision plans; a superior 401(k) plan, various paid time off programs; employee discount/perks; life insurance; disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; and an employee referral bonus program. This job will be posted for a minimum of 5 days.
While at Sephora, you’ll enjoy…
The people. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented leaders and teams – people you can be proud to work with.
The learning. We invest in training and developing our teams, and you will continue evolving and building your skills through personalized career plans.
The culture. As a leading beauty retailer within the LVMH family, our reach is broad, and our impact is global. It is in our DNA to innovate and, at Sephora, all 40,000 passionate team members across 35 markets and 3,000+ stores, are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty.
You can unleash your creativity, because we’ve got disruptive spirit. You can learn and evolve, because we empower you to be your best. You can be yourself, because you are what sets us apart. This, is the future of beauty. Reimagine your future, at Sephora.
Sephora is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military/veteran status, or disability status. Sephora is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.
Sephora will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Sales and Business Development
Industries
Retail
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