Account Executive, Prestige (San Francisco Bay Area)
3 days ago
San Jose
The Opportunity: The Account Executive, Prestige is a key partner within the San Francisco Bay Area territory, consistently meeting and exceeding seasonal sales goals across major retailers. This role is more than just driving numbers- it’s about building strong, lasting relationships and identifying opportunities to grow the business in thoughtful, strategic ways. You’ll work closely with store teams, internal partners, and retail staff, bringing strong product knowledge, clear communication, and a collaborative mindset. With natural energy and enthusiasm for the work, you’ll help ensure Puig Prestige brands (Carolina Herrera, Rabanne, and Jean Paul Gaultier) are represented with purpose and impact, motivating teams and elevating the customer experience. What You’ll Get to Do: Sales & Strategy: • Lead your territory by developing and executing thoughtful sales strategies that not only meet but exceed financial targets across key accounts, • Regularly analyze sales trends and customer behavior to uncover actionable insights and drive sustained business growth, • Oversee performance across doors by ensuring each location has the right mix of staffing, merchandising, and activations to reach full potential, • Manage budgets and allocate strategically for each account, ensuring alignment with Puig’s financial and operational guidelines, • Design and implement local training initiatives in partnership with the Education team that support both sales goals and brand standards, • Provide hands-on coaching to Beauty Advisors and Makeup Artists, helping them build product knowledge, selling confidence, and customer connection, • Serve as a key point of contact and trusted partner for store managers, corporate retail stakeholders, and internal cross-functional teams, • Collaborate closely with Visual Merchandising and Store Design to ensure brand presentation is impactful, consistent, and aligned with current campaigns, • Proactively identify and address business needs, from promotional planning to team resourcing, to keep performance on track, • Lead recruiting, onboarding, and development of in-store talent to strengthen retail teams, improve rankings, and grow Puig’s brand presence We’d love to meet you if you have • 5+ years of leadership and sales experience in beauty, fashion, or luxury retail supporting department store or beauty specialty accounts, • Experience supporting in-store teams through product education, selling support, and strong brand storytelling, • Comfort reviewing sales reports and identifying opportunities to support business growth, • Strong communication and relationship-building skills, • A collaborative mindset and ability to work cross-functionally with internal teams, • A passion for prestige beauty and delivering elevated client experiences, • Flexibility to work weekends and key holidays as needed, • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint), • Availability to work weekends and holidays as required in a retail-driven environment, • Comfort working in a primarily field and in-store based role, spending the majority of time supporting retail partners and teams on the ground, • A valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and willingness to travel up to 80%, including overnight travel Compensation: As required by California State’s salary transparency law, effective November 2022, the expected base salary for this position ranges from $100,000.00 - $120,000.00 annually. Various factors are considered when extending offers, such as relevant skillset, training, years of experience related to the current job description, education, and our organizational structure. In addition to the base salary, PUIG offers a competitive benefits package that includes health and dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, 401K, paid holidays, a generous paid time-off policy, hybrid work environment, and career opportunities within a dynamic team. EEOC: Puig is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commitment: At Puig, we are continually looking for enthusiastic and committed individuals from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences to join our team. We believe that creating an inclusive environment in which you feel welcomed, valued, engaged, and empowered strengthens our business and fosters a culture where we are inspired to work hard, challenge ourselves, and be innovative in our thinking. Additionally, we believe that the diversity of our employees makes us a stronger company and better able to serve our customers around the world. About Puig: Puig creates unique and highly desirable beauty and fashion brands that empower people to reinforce their self-esteem and find their own expression in a family-owned company that aims to leave a better world for the next generation. Our brand portfolio is structured in three divisions: Beauty and Fashion, with the owned brands Carolina Herrera, Nina Ricci, Paco Rabanne, Jean Paul Gaultier, Dries Van Noten, Penhaligon’s, Byredo, Dr. Barbara Sturm, and L’Artisan Parfumeur; the licenses of Christian Louboutin and Comme des Garçons perfumes; and Lifestyle fragrances, among them Adolfo Dominguez, Antonio Banderas, Shakira, and Benetton. The Charlotte Tilbury division, which includes the luxury makeup brand and the Derma division, with the Apivita, Uriage and Isdin brands. We sell products in 150 countries and operate 26 subsidiaries. At Puig we honor the values and principles put in place by three generations of family leadership. Today we continue to build on that legacy, through conscious commitments in our ESG agenda (environmental, social, and governance) aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.