Boots Beauty Specialist
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Position Overview & Specifications
Job Reference: 196390BR
Solihull, Mell Square
Permanent
Part-time
We are now recruiting Boots Beauty Specialists for our Solihull store. Your working hours will be 13 hours per week working 7.5 hours every Thursday and 5.5 every Sunday. We will also consider applicants that can only work weekends, Saturdays and Sundays.
We are now recruiting Boots Beauty Specialists for our Solihull store. Your working hours will be 13 hours per week working 7.5 hours every Thursday and 5.5 every Sunday. We will also consider applicants that can only work weekends, Saturdays and Sundays.
The hourly rate for this role is Β£10.30 plus product allowance and ongoing training from our amazing brands and beauty experts
Beauty halls at Boots have changed! Weβve re-imagined the Boots shopping experience to create a beauty playground where customers can get hands on with products and receive personalised, expert advice on all of our beauty and skincare brands from our Boots Beauty Specialists.
About the opportunity
As a Boots Beauty Specialist, your role will be to provide impartial, tailored expert advice, and guide customers to select the right products for them across a range of premium brands in our Beauty Halls. You will work amongst iconic brands including Fenty, Huda Beauty, MAC Cosmetics, Clinique and The Ordinary with many more exciting brands to come. Youβll receive immersive training, get to experiment with the latest products and work with beauty experts to develop your skills further. Youβll work as part of a passionate and likeminded beauty team, and whilst youβll still have targets, your focus as a Beauty Specialist is to provide each individual customer with the right beauty and skincare products for them regardless of brand.
About you
Weβre looking for Beauty Specialists who really understand beauty retail β creative individuals whoβve perfected their beauty skills and want to inspire others. Youβll be obsessed with the latest make-up trends, empathetic and approachable, knowledgeable about the benefits of skincare routines and passionate about making others feel amazing.
You will be able to:
- Encourage customers to explore the Beauty Hall
- Assist customers in finding the right products for them, with honest and impartial advice
- Deliver personal sales targets by delivering an exceptional customer experience
- Be up-to-date with beauty trends and share knowledge with customers to enhance their shopping experience
Our Benefits
- Generous staff discount
- Competitive rates of pay
- Access to discounts and offers across a variety of top brands, services and activities
- Competitive holiday allowance (with the option to buy more days)
- Boots Retirement Savings Plan pension scheme
- Discretionary annual bonus scheme
- Enhanced Maternity / Paternity / Adoption leave pay
- Β£100 gift card for colleagues expecting/adopting a baby
- Flexible benefits scheme (via salary sacrifice) including financial wellbeing support, gym membership, holiday buying, dental cover, life assurance, restaurant discount cards, activity passes and much more (exclusions may apply, eligible roles only)
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme offering free, independent and confidential counselling and support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Generous staff discount (with enhanced discounts for Boots brands, Boot Opticians and Boots Hearingcare)
- Access to corporate third-party discounts, including retail, cinema, holidays and more (UK only)
- Access to the Boots Benevolent Fund, a registered charity that offers support to eligible current and former colleagues in the UK, as well as their immediate relatives, at times of financial hardship.
- Access to discounts and offers across a variety of top brands, services and activities
- All rewards and benefits are subject to change and eligibility.
Why Boots
We are the UKβs leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer. With over 2,200 stores , our purpose is to help our customers look and feel better than they thought possible. For over 170 years, we have used our expertise to help improve the health and wellbeing of local communities.
Diversity and inclusion is at the centre of everything we do. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We offer a variety of flexible working patterns to support our colleagues to achieve a good work life balance.
Whatβs next?
If this sounds like the perfect role for you we look forward to receiving your application. If your application is successful, youβll be invited to complete an in-store showcase assessment.
Hear from our Boots Beauty Specialists to see what they love about their roleβ¦
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (Β£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Drug & Health Stores
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Boots Beauty Specialist roles across Boots's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Drug & Health Stores.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked Salary Disclosed on Application bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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