Beauty Product Specialist at Global Profilers

Job Summary

• Beauty Product Specialist is responsible for expanding product and business knowledge among Brand partners by conducting professional cosmetics and sales trainings. Promoting Oriflame offers among existing and potential Brand Partners.
• He/she cooperates with other departments in order to ensure effective implementation of the sales programs, what ultimately contributes to the improvement of company’s image and building relations with brand partners and end consumers.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Preparing and conducting professional cosmetics trainings including the following topics:
• Product presentations on skin care, make-up, fragrances, etc.
• Cosmetics trends
• Catalogue offer and novelties
• Sales programs
• Sales techniques, presentations, public speaking etc.
• Planning online and offline events with purpose to train brand partners, preparing topics and other attractions (supporting activities, ...)
• Preparation of presentations, materials, press releases, newsletters
• Studying materials and gaining information about new products
• Launching new products on launch meetings and other events
• Recording product videos about new products regularly
• Perform product demos to end consumers
• Verifying wheather existing products are still meeting market needs
• Develop the core positioning and messaging for the product
• Ensuring and securing the planning and the execution of actions in the Novage+ Beauty routine category in Nigeria
• Securing all necessary Global/Regional trainings materials are available and implemented in time
• Plan and execute Sales Force training sessions regarding Novage+ products out in the field in collaboration with ASMs.
• Secure smooth information flow to market and from market in all NOVAGE+ topics/issues. (Best practices, surveys, ad hoc info i.e. information outside normal Oriflame processes.)
• Gain and share best practices from other markets with local Management (case stories, product fliers, PR activities, etc.)
• Support sales company and consultants with all questions or issues that might arise, act as the “expert” on Novage+.
• Monitoring competition on market: new products, market specific information sharing, legislation, trends follow-up
• Online webinars and events
• Offline events
• Social media presence
• Catalogue and OOC preparation and presence
• Be ambassador and amplifier of the decorative cosmetic
• Exchange pages – comments and to be face
• Webinars online
• Introduction of the novelties from decorative cosmetic
• Participation on the events when the decorative cosmetic is present
• Maintaining active contact with other departments of the company, engaged in the processes of creation and implementation of sales programs (customer service, logistics, finance etc.)
• Checking catalogue
• Helping with creating flyers
• Develop sales tools and collateral
• Other projects according to current needs.

Requirements & Skills

• Minimum of 2 years experience in conducting trainings and presentations
• User experience of Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• English language proficiency
• Cosmetic and/or medical background (experience, education) is advantageous
• A structured operator and a good planner, who can successfully identify and organize relevant resources, and is a good time-manager
• A successful salesperson and negotiator, who is able to persuade others to "buy" ideas or products.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organization as well as with leaders and external providers.
• Digital communication, social media and influencers’ marketing.
• Ability to train/coach effectively leaders and consultants.