Stylist

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The Stylist is responsible for engaging with guests, consulting on their hair‑care needs, and recommending products and services. The Stylist delivers quality professional services with an emphasis on the guest’s total look and supports the Experience Manager (EM) and Assistant Services Manager (ASM) through performance, people, and process focus.

The Stylist is a champion of Ulta Beauty’s mission, vision, and values and performs the following duties:

• Perform hair services including design, cuts, color, texture, treatments, styling, updos, perms, blowouts, keratin treatments, extensions, makeup applications, and ear piercing where applicable.
• Meet or exceed a sales goal of $800 average weekly sales and productivity goals by delivering exceptional guest service and contributing to store sales, guest loyalty, and retail shrink objectives.
• Demonstrate business acumen by understanding business drivers and identifying growth opportunities.
• Conduct product demonstrations with guests to drive sales and enhance the guest experience.
• Support in‑store events, promotions, and marketing initiatives that deliver an unrivaled guest experience.
• Stay informed about industry trends, products, and services and be knowledgeable about ingredients and benefits to better serve guests.
• Maintain prompt, regular attendance.

• Develop guest relationships through consultations and appropriate retail and service recommendations.
• Demonstrate high standards of customer service and salon image standards.
• Serve all guests, including walk‑in guests, in a timely and efficient manner.
• Collaborate with skin therapists and the retail team to provide a total‑store, well‑rounded guest experience.
• Establish professional peer and brand partner relationships that foster a shared interest in delivering exceptional guest service.
• Share the benefits of the guest loyalty program, including credit and the Ulta Beauty app, with guests in the salon and on the sales floor.
• Attend mandatory trainings and meetings to enable continuous professional development.

• Be knowledgeable of and ensure compliance with Ulta Beauty policies, procedures, and standards.
• Follow all safety, sanitation, and infection control procedures before, during, and after services; always ensure compliance with state board guidelines.
• Follow established service protocols to ensure a consistent and exceptional guest experience.
• Use appropriate booking and clientele systems to book guests for return services and events.
• Communicate supply needs to the EM, ensuring guest readiness at all times.
• Maintain outstanding store operational standards across all areas.
• Adhere to the Ulta Beauty dress code.
• Protect company assets by following loss prevention best practices and providing exceptional guest service.
• Execute other operational tasks as directed.

• Cosmetology license.

• Previous relevant salon experience is preferred.

• Proficiency with latest salon techniques for all service categories.
• Proficiency with equipment and chemicals needed for technical work.
• Ability to recommend and sell professional hair‑care and makeup products.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to build and maintain strong customer relationships and clientele.

• Work a flexible schedule, including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

• Frequent mobility during shift.
• Continuous lifting/moving up to 10 lbs during shift.
• Frequent stooping, kneeling, bending, reaching, twisting, and crouching during shift.
• Ability to stand for long periods during shift.
• Continuous and frequent coordination and manipulation of objects during shift.

At Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful. Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin‑care, and hair‑care products, and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well‑established and emerging brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty’s own private label.

Ulta Beauty also offers a full‑service salon in every store featuring hair, skin, brow, and make‑up services.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.