[2025] UKI - LOA - Business Partner French Brands - Leeds, Bradford, Halifax - #1718581

FIELD IN SALON SALES BUSINESS PARTNER - North

*L'Oréal actively encourages applicants of all genders and from all socio-economic backgrounds*

*Please be advised there is a candidate requirement to live on territory to be considered for role*

1. Be responsible for 70+ salons within your region, creating and executing a structured O+O salon contact strategy including a logical journey plan, ensuring that all existing and prospect customers relate to on a monthly basis through a blended online and offline approach.


2. Spend time on winning new business, ensuring 50% of your customer contact is executing the brand conquest strategy to increase your territory distribution, with a sustainable approach to ongoing business development with the new salon partners.


3. Integrate the e-visit strategy and the blended selling strategy of O+O with your salons.


4. Establish and implement business plans and solutions and carry out regular business reviews, identifying client needs.


5. Promote and leverage all the business support available including L'Oréal Partner shop, Salon Emotion, and Access in existing and new doors.


6. Establish and deliver education plans and provide in-salon training in partnership with Education teams.


7. Originate, agree, and implement promotional and marketing activities designed to generate sales growth and meet brand objectives with a focus on a sellout approach for the salon partner.


8. Identify opportunities for increasing business through salon and stylist centricity.


9. Accurately forecast territory turnover and build comprehensive risk plans in case of short forecast vs. target.


10. Conduct salon needs assessments and business reviews, identifying NPD and new business opportunities across your area.


11. Deliver an exceptional customer experience to your accounts and be an ambassador for your brand(s).


12. Engage, communicate, and demonstrate the benefits of LPS to all customers, ensuring registration to LPS and influencing salons to self-serve ongoing.


13. Proactively embed the brand's strategy on all approved social media platforms.


14. Build strong relationships and deliver an exceptional customer experience to your accounts, representing L’Oréal.


15. Achieve turnover targets set by the business, including colour and retail objectives and reactivation.

• A proven commercial background (essential)


• Experience working in a virtual environment—using online technology to connect and build relationships with clients


• Commercial acumen with excellent negotiation skills


• A track record of delivering against multiple targets


• Results-driven with a growth mindset and proactive problem-solving approach


• Excellent communication and influencing skills, both virtually and face-to-face


• Solution-oriented mindset, capable of working accurately under pressure and managing ambiguity


• Ability to analyze data, draw conclusions, and communicate key messages succinctly


• Strong planning and organizational skills with flexibility to reprioritize as needed


• Risk awareness with contingency planning capabilities

Your key KPIs are:

• Acquisition and Distribution


• Sell Out performance

You should have in-depth knowledge of:

• Digital and Social Media


• The hairdressing industry


• Your Territory & Customers

Our award-winning benefits package demonstrates how much we value our people. We offer a fair, competitive package to help you thrive, including perks like money-saving offers, free mortgage advice, share options, an enhanced pension plan, up to 60% off iconic brands, private medical and dental insurance, discounted gym memberships, onsite mental health support, enhanced family leave, and paid fertility leave.

We prioritize your development with access to leadership programs, expert talks, and continuous learning opportunities.

L’Oréal is present in 150 markets worldwide, dedicated to creating beauty that moves the world. As an industry leader with €29 billion in sales, we are committed to inclusivity, sustainability, and innovation. Our Professional Products Division, a founding division of L’Oréal, supplies salons with advanced hair and beauty technologies through brands like L’Oréal Professionnel, Kérastase, Redken, and Matrix.

We embrace diversity and inclusion in our hiring practices. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and perspectives, fostering an environment where everyone can thrive. Please note that you can apply to up to three jobs within 30 days, and once applied, applications cannot be withdrawn. Visit "Your Application Space" to manage your applications. Do not create multiple accounts, as this may lead to data merging and deletion of your application records.