Nature's Fare Markets - Health and Beauty Specialist
Vernon, BC
Position Details
- Job Description
Good People, Good Food. Do you love healthy, organic products? Want to work in a fun environment that helps you grow and thrive? Come to work at Nature’s Fare Markets.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY (HABA) SPECIALIST
The Opportunity:
We are reinventing our Health and Beauty section! Our Health and Beauty section is an area within our Wellness department which is focused on ethical and clean body and beauty products. Based out of our Corporate Head Office, this position, under the direction of the Wellness Category Manager works to source and promote ethical and sustainable sales and beauty trends.
Being a part of this exciting opportunity means you get to oversee and advise on the products, merchandising, promotions and team member training across our seven store locations.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:
- Overseeing and advising on the HABA category from a corporate perspective, including ingredient standards, product trends and offerings, sales optimization and promotions.
- Developing and delivering innovative training programs for team members focusing on skin analysis, make-up application and creative ethical selling techniques.
- Providing direction and support to store Department Managers on merchandising and sales optimization for their location and customer demographic.
- Remaining current on industry trends through research and maintaining strategic relationships with key vendors to ensure we are carrying new and trending items.
- Passionately advocating and influencing sustainability practices within the department.
- Collaborating with key corporate departments, such as HR and marketing, to create and execute in-store and online beauty events, activities and campaigns.
- Regularly travelling to all store locations for training and events. While this position is located out of our Vernon head office, it has the flexibility to work remotely for the right candidate.
- Developing strategies to increase sales and improve customer experience on an ongoing basis.
You check all the boxes if:
- You have a passion for clean beauty and passing on your knowledge to team members and customers
- You are service oriented–you understand the importance of creating a memorable customer experience and applying that within the health and beauty category
- You have a strong leadership presence and a proven ability to engage, inform and influence others
- You have an entrepreneurial spirit, with a high degree of self-motivation and strong business acumen; you know how to get things done collaboratively
- You are open to new ideas or challenges that may come your way
- You can easily adapt to shifting priorities, taking a systematic and analytical approach
- You have communication skills that are based on an open, collaborative and solution-focused mindset
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
- Demonstrated knowledge of the organics and ethical beauty industry
- Proven ability to train on key aspects of the clean cosmetics industry, including product ingredients, USP’s and formulations
- Previous experience providing hands-on and distance training opportunities
- Creativity and the ability to turn ideas into opportunities
- Excellent relationship management and networking skills
- Experience in a sales or retail setting
- Knowledge of industry trends and pricing strategies
- Experience in skin care and natural health required
- Experience and/or education as a make-up artist, esthetician or related specialty is essential
- 3+ years in a leadership or mentorship capacity an asset
Some things you should know about us:
- We connect as a team to solve problems, and enjoy catching up on each other’s personal lives as a break from the day to day
- Challenging the status quo is always a focus in our conversations – we love influencing positive change across departments
- Work/life balance is important to us – we’ve mastered the art of focusing our efforts during the day so we’re mindful of not bringing work home each day
- Documentation and structured processes are our jam
- We take our work seriously, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously
- We like to remain humble but take pride in a job well done!
Did you check all the boxes above? Then you must be awesome and we would love to hear from you!
Put your passion into work that matters with a growing, BC-based company, committed to be a better company for our customers, our employees, and the planet. We’ll surround you with a great team and a supportive learning environment where you can grow and thrive.
Nature's Fare Markets is an equal opportunity employer and as such we strive to foster a workplace where individual differences are recognized, appreciated, and respected.
Apply online today!
- Salary Range
- no minimum salary specified - no maximum salary specified
- Application Deadline
- 11/12/2021