Senior Cosmetology Manager

At Madison Reed Hair Color Bar, we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Licensed Cosmetologist to join our team as a Shift Lead. As a Shift Lead, you will be responsible for ensuring excellent guest experience from arrival to departure, working through the appointment schedule, communicating with guests, and ensuring the quality of every service by the team.

The successful candidate will have a strong background in cosmetology, with a minimum of 1+ year of experience as a colorist behind the chair within a salon environment. Additionally, they will have 1+ year of leadership experience in a customer-facing environment, with a proven track record of providing exceptional customer service and leading a team to achieve sales goals.

The ideal candidate will be a strong communicator, with excellent problem-solving and people skills. They will be comfortable operating point-of-sale systems and have a strong understanding of Madison Reed's products and services.

The Shift Lead will be responsible for:

• Demonstrating and continuing to develop leadership skills to provide a top-tier employee and guest experience aligned with our values of Love, Joy, Trust, Courage, and Responsibility.
• Leading by example through exhibiting sales and service behaviors in all interactions and communication with guests, including resolving guest service issues.
• Supporting all aspects of the business as needed, including front-of-house and back-of-house operations, adhering to all company standard operating procedures, and assisting guests with retail orders.
• Providing consultations and all services offered on the menu, including shampooing and conditioning, styling, and all chemical services.
• Ability to step in as the manager-on-duty to foster a positive and collaborative approach, valuing team members' ideas and insights through continuous coaching and feedback.
• Contribute to achieving monthly sales goals and other key performance indicators, including retail sales, services, and memberships.
• Ensure the Hair Color Bar meets company standards as it relates to merchandising, inventory, and company asset security.
• Demonstrate mastery of all Madison Reed systems, policies, processes, and procedures.
• Coach and develop team members to ensure the highest level of team culture, guest satisfaction, and Hair Color Bar performance through aligning individuals' unique talents and abilities with the most relevant responsibilities.
• Grow within Madison Reed by participating in ongoing training and staying up-to-date on MR products and service offerings.
• Support recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, performance management, coaching, talent development, and training of team members as needed by the Manager.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this position, team members will regularly stand, walk for four plus consecutive hours; repetitive and regular bending and twisting at the waist; manipulating fingers and hands, bend and reach wrists and arms, reach with hands and arms or move up to ten pounds. May occasionally sit, kneel, stoop, crouch, and lift, push, pull up to ten pounds. Additionally, team members will communicate regularly with guests via ongoing conversations and consultations.

Qualifications:

• Active cosmetology license in the state in which you are applying.
• 1+ year of experience as a colorist behind the chair within a salon environment.
• 1+ year of leadership experience in a customer-facing environment.
• Effective communication, strong problem-solving, and people skills, in a fast-paced retail or salon environment.
• Comfortable operating point-of-sale systems.
• Fluency in English.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision & FSA (FT only)
• Employee Assistance Program (FT and PT)
• Pre-tax Commuter (Parking & Transit) Basic (FT Only)
• Life AD&D (FT & PT)
• Short & Long-term Disability (FT & PT)
• Accident Insurance (FT only)
• Critical Illness Hospital (FT Only)
• Indemnity Paid (FT Only)
• Parental Leave* (FT Only - Dependent on Tenure and Position)
• Team Member Discount: Working Advantage (FT Only)
• Pet Insurance (FT & PT)
• One Medical Membership (FT & PT)
• The College Tuition Benefit(FT & PT)
• KinderCare Discount (FT & PT)
• 401k Plans (FT & PT)
• Paid Vacation Time (FT Only)
• Paid Holidays (FT & PT)

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this position, team members will regularly stand, walk for four plus consecutive hours; repetitive and regular bending and twisting at the waist; manipulating fingers and hands, bend and reach wrists and arms, reach with hands and arms or move up to ten pounds. May occasionally sit, kneel, stoop, crouch, and lift, push, pull up to ten pounds. Additionally, team members will communicate regularly with guests via ongoing conversations and consultations.

Madison Reed is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state or federal law or local ordinance. Madison Reed has a zero tolerance for discrimination, racism, xenophobia, homophobia, or misogyny in any form in our workplace. We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work every day.

Where applicable, we comply with the Fair Chance Ordinance, and we will consider employment for qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the ordinance and state law. We value inclusion and access for all candidates, and we are pleased to provide reasonable accommodation as needed to complete the interview process. Please contact hiring@madison-reed.com to make a reasonable accommodation request. Requests must be submitted prior to your scheduled interview.

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