Company: Simone Perele USA

Contract Position: Brand Ambassador

Primary Location: Houston, TX Area; servicing South TX stores (Houston, Austin, San Antonio, etc.)

Description:

About Simone Perele

“Women should never have to choose between being comfortable and feeling beautiful. They can have it all.”

This was Simone Pérèle’s vision when she opened her lingerie atelier in Paris in 1948. Trained as a corset maker, Simone Pérèle was ready to break free from tradition and forge a new path. Her mission: to design lingerie that allows a woman to be herself, embraces her natural shape, and inspires her sense of confidence and her love of beauty. Simone Pérèle created a new era of lingerie.

Now 75 years later, Simone Pérèle lingerie is loved around the world for its alluring French style, flawless fit and effortless comfort. Every piece is designed in France and made with meticulously selected fabrics from the best embroidery and lace houses in Europe.

US distribution includes specialty department stores such as Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s, Saks, independent lingerie boutiques & eCommerce.

Brand Ambassador Overview:

• Part-Time Contract Position
• Location: Houston, TX based; covering Houston, San Antonio & Austin stores
• Reports to Key Account Manager
• Estimated 22 hours weekly with potential for increase in line with store needs

Key Responsibilities

Brand ambassadors are responsible for facilitating the sales growth of our department stores by:

REPRESENTING THE BRAND TO STORE SALES TEAMS & SUPPORTING THEIR SUCCESS

• Educate and motivate sales associates on Simone Perele product features, new products and selling/fitting techniques
• Conduct in-store product knowledge trainings (morning store-wide meetings, new staff, new seasonal product launches, etc.) & support special events as needed
• Brainstorm & execute creative ideas to excite the sales teams and in turn, the customer. Utilize technology to hold virtual seminars where relevant.

NETWORKING WITH LOCAL RETAIL MANAGEMENT

• Cultivate strong relationships with management at the department / store / regional level to grow our partnership

FITTING CUSTOMERS

· Offer fit expertise & conduct bra fittings

· Connect our customer’s stated needs & lifestyle to our product offerings; “read between the lines” to help her build a lingerie wardrobe that meets the needs of every different moment in her life

MAINTAINING A BEST-IN-CLASS FLOOR PRESENCE

· Evaluate our floor location within each store and partner with store management to gain the optimal space

· Ensure product is well-merchandised to provide a strong visual presentation; strive to always be the premiere brand presentation on the floor (signage, product merchandising, use of mannequins, etc.)

• Ensure signage is correct & highly visible at all times

UNDERSTAND & COMMUNICATE LOCAL NEEDS

• Identify inventory gaps & communicate to the Key Account Manager
• Provide market intelligence, communicate issues, identify opportunities
• Submit activity reports following each store visit via our retail execution app

Requirements

Skills

· Strong presentation skills

· Strong verbal and written communication skills

· Dedication to high customer service levels – ability to connect with customers, offer product knowledge, connect their needs to the offerings of our brand & propose new styles – wardrobe her for all of the different moments of her life

· Ability to network & collaborate with retailer management at the department, store and regional levels to grow our business together

· Ability to learn what engages sales teams at each door & propose tailored initiatives to the Key Account Manager

· Basic Microsoft Office skills – Excel, PowerPoint

· Driver’s license and vehicle needed for travel

Experience

· 3+ years of retail experience

· Premium or luxury retail experience a plus

· Intimate apparel & bra fitting experience a plus

Availability

· 22 hours weekly, weighted in key selling days: (emphasis on Wednesday – weekend)

· Minimum 1 Saturday per month or other weekend availability as needed

· Peak selling periods during key holidays

· Periodic travel to San Antonio, Austin, & other cities as needed

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 22 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid training
• Travel reimbursement

Compensation package:

• Hourly pay
• Performance bonus

Payment frequency:

• Paid biweekly

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Choose your own hours
• Rotating weekends

Ability to Relocate:

• Houston, TX: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person