Events & Education Manager - Living Proof

Job Title: Events & Education Field Manager – Field Based
Brand: Living Proof
Location: Focused on London, Southeast London and occasional travel to Manchester, Birmingham and other top doors in the UK.
Key Retailers: Space NK, M&S, Sephora, Selfridges, Harrods & John Lewis

We are looking for an Events & Education Manager to join our Living Proof team!

Who is Living Proof:
We are problem solvers. We solve the toughest beauty challenges with science and patented technology originating from MIT. Our founders are hairstylists who were fed up with the limitations of conventional products and scientists from outside the beauty industry with no preconceived notions of what can and can’t be done. Twenty patents, 50 products, and 130 awards later, we have countless love letters thanking us for making products that keep their promises and for changing lives in ways both big and small. We are not hope in a bottle. We are Living Proof. And so are you.

Context and Position Overview:
The Living proof - Events & Training Manager will drive growth across the business through captivating event execution and inspirational education strategy. Focusing on partnering with key retail partners and owned channels to plan and execute events, training and education that maximise brand awareness and retail sales. The Living proof - Events & Training Manager is responsible for ensuring all brand representatives and store partners are educated on the Living proof brand DNA and haircare products, to be our brand advocates in store. The Living proof - Events & Training Manager will act as a key ambassador for Living proof in the UK.

Key Responsibilities: 
•    Develop together with the Business Brand Director and Senior National Account Manager to execute the events strategy & calendar to provide immersive brand experiences and bring the products to life at key retailers focusing on Space NK, M&S and John Lewis.
•    Develop and execute the training strategy & calendar, leveraging the global educational content and strategy.
•    Build strong relationships with key personnel in all retailers and pure player accounts by visiting top doors across London and the SouthEast. Possibility to travel to UK regional cities to support key doors on an ad hoc basis.
•    Train in retailers’ store teams and cover in store absences when required to drive sales.
•    Achieve and exceed key sales targets, as agreed with the UK Head of National accounts and the Business brand director.
•    Train and inspire the Living proof field team to ensure they have the knowledge and tools to drive sell-out in UK doors, as well as demonstrate this. 
•    Demonstrate the efficacy of Living proof haircare through live events and workshops in stores & on social media.
•    Maintain a strong knowledge of haircare and beauty / digital trends.
•    Support customer service journey for seem less customer experience.
•    Own development of all educational content for retailers + UK Hub field team

Qualifications & Requirements:
•    Passionate about Haircare
•    Preferred Hairstylist professional qualification to perform events and demos in stores.
•    Entrepreneurial spirit with a determination to win.
•    Result driven in sales and achieving / exceeding targets.
•    Evidence of growing accounts through education and event activation.
•    Experience delivering educational events and workshops to large groups.
•    Strong knowledge of social media and purpose of channel to support brand education.
•    Confidence in filming and editing content for the brand to be used across social media.
•    Luxury beauty sales / haircare experience preferred.
•    Strong interpersonal, numeracy and organisational skills.
•    Excellent team player.
•    Proactive and self-motivated.
•    Flexibility required during peak trade and weekends.

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As an equal opportunities’ employer, Unilever Prestige Hub Brands: REN/Murad/Kate Somerville/Living Proof/Tatcha is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse workforce because, in our view, diversity enables better business outcomes. We also believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all staff. From application to interview, we place inclusion at the heart of all we do. In particular, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Unilever Prestige Hub Brands/REN/Tatcha/Murad/Kate Somerville/Living Proof.