About the position

At Sephora, beauty is about feeling seen, valued, and empowered, individually and collectively. It is connecting deeply with others, celebrating diversity and inclusivity, unlocking your potential, and making a difference every day. Together, we belong to something beautiful. Position: Merchant 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 Merchant, you will be responsible for achieving financial and strategic goals of the assigned category and brands – including sales, productivity 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:

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute overall strategy for brand growth with new product introductions, core products along with strategic expansion of current brands as well as reduction and exits of underperforming brands
• Establish and manage brand relationships, inclusive of terms negotiations (margin, testers/damages, training support, co-op, RTV's, samples, and more)
• Develop, manage assortments and plan launches and animations for brands within the category strategy
• Analyze all elements of the category and brands to identify areas of opportunity
• Source and develop new brands that fill an important need gap within the category
• Communicate brand and business opportunities to our stores, as well as lead fixture/planogram planning and implementation with internal partners
• Develop, mentor and train team and direct report
• Demonstrate our Sephora values of Passion for Client Service, Innovation, Expertise, Balance, Respect for All, Teamwork, and Initiative

Requirements

• Minimum 5+ years retail merchant/ buyer level experience
• Demonstrated ability to develop category/brand strategies
• Experience with managing and developing direct reports
• 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
• Ability to travel

Benefits

• The annual base salary range for this position is \$114,000.00 - \$127,000.00
• 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. This job will be posted for a minimum of five days.
• Caring Community. You’ll collaborate with teammates who are equally passionate about innovating and driving the industry forward – together, united in beauty.
• Fulfilling Path. Your career transformation starts here, with opportunities that will challenge, stretch and develop your skills.
• Meaningful Work. As you make an impact on beauty, you’ll feel and see the positive change (consumer, industry, and social) that your individual voice is a part of.
• Health . Choose a healthcare plan to fit you and your family’s needs with medical, dental, and vision coverage. Sephora also fully covers our employees’ disability and life insurance.
• Wealth . We offer a competitive 401k with 4% match as well as FSA and HSA programs. We also offer a Student Debt Retirement plan, where your student loan payments qualify to earn the 401k match from Sephora.
• Balance . You’ll be empowered to find the perfect blend of work/life balance that actually works for you with PTO, flexibility, protected leave, and more.
• Growth . Career growth is built into every role, with access to training, development, and tuition reimbursement.
• Perks . Think you’ve tried it all? Enjoy a 30% discount on all merchandise/services, opportunities for free product or “gratis,” and flash sale discounts on LVMH brand products.
• Support . Join a team that truly cares – with free mental health and financial coaching resources with 24/7 access to Modern Health and Financial Finesse. Plus, volunteer and donation matching.