Assistant Store Manager - Beauty Retail Job Snapshot Role: Assistant Store Manager - Beauty Retail Location: Doha, Qatar Industry: Retail Function: Store-Branch Management Experience: 2-4 years in beauty, cosmetics, or luxury retail, including at least 1 year in a supervisory role Job Type: Full-time Position Overview Assistant Store Manager - Beauty Retail in Doha, Qatar is a Retail opportunity for an experienced beauty professional with strong knowledge of customer consultation, luxury service standards, team coaching, inventory control, visual merchandising, and sales performance. Apparel Group is hiring an Assistant Store Manager to support daily store operations, strengthen team productivity, improve customer experience, and help deliver commercial KPIs across a fast-paced beauty retail environment. Job Details Country: Qatar City: Doha Industry: Retail Function: Store-Branch Management Salary: 6500-9500 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time Role Context The Assistant Store Manager will support the Store Manager in maintaining strong commercial, operational, and service performance across a beauty retail outlet. The role combines floor leadership, customer experience, KPI monitoring, coaching, stock control, visual merchandising, hygiene compliance, and execution of brand campaigns. This position has a direct impact on customer loyalty and revenue by ensuring Beauty Advisors, Specialists, and Cashiers remain knowledgeable, motivated, and focused on delivering personalized service. Strong attention to product availability, tester hygiene, visual presentation, and retail discipline will also help maintain the standards expected in a premium beauty environment. Key Responsibilities * Support daily store operations including opening and closing procedures, floor readiness, grooming standards, and service preparation. * Ensure tester units, displays, consultation areas, and customer-facing zones remain hygienic and presentation-ready. * Guide Beauty Advisors and Specialists on consultation techniques, product storytelling, and personalized customer engagement. * Handle customer questions and service concerns professionally while protecting brand standards. * Support implementation of store SOPs, hygiene procedures, operational controls, and employee discipline. * Assist the Store Manager in driving sales targets, conversion rate, ATV, UPT, and customer retention. * Review daily sales performance and identify areas requiring immediate commercial action. * Monitor individual product and category performance to identify sales opportunities or stock concerns. * Recommend practical action plans to improve conversion, average transaction value, and units per transaction. * Support execution of promotions, in-store consultations, new launches, demonstrations, and beauty events. * Maintain strong product availability by monitoring stock levels and coordinating replenishment. * Lead and motivate Beauty Advisors, Specialists, and Cashiers during assigned shifts. * Provide regular on-floor coaching focused on selling skills, product knowledge, service quality, and customer engagement. * Give constructive feedback and help employees improve individual performance. * Assist with training related to new products, beauty rituals, launch campaigns, and service techniques. * Encourage a collaborative and customer-focused store culture. * Support inventory management including receiving, replenishment, stock monitoring, and shrinkage control. * Monitor product expiry using FIFO and FEFO practices where applicable. * Ensure visual merchandising standards, planograms, fixtures, testers, and promotional displays are implemented correctly. * Coordinate with supply chain teams to minimize stock gaps and support timely replenishment. * Maintain accurate records for inventory, cash handling, daily reporting, and audit requirements. * Support cash controls and ensure transaction documentation remains accurate. * Participate in stock counts and investigate discrepancies where required. * Help maintain audit readiness by ensuring documentation and operational controls remain current. * Step into store leadership responsibilities when the Store Manager is unavailable. * Communicate operational issues, customer feedback, stock concerns, and performance trends to management. Ideal Profile The preferred candidate will hold a Bachelor 's degree in Business, Retail Management, or a related discipline, although strong relevant retail experience may also be considered. Candidates should bring 2-4 years of experience in beauty, cosmetics, fragrance, skincare, luxury retail, or a comparable premium retail environment. At least 1 year of supervisory experience is expected, with demonstrated ability to guide teams, monitor KPIs, maintain store standards, and support day-to-day operations. Strong knowledge of beauty products, customer consultation, product recommendations, and service techniques is important. The successful candidate should understand key retail metrics including sales targets, conversion rate, ATV, UPT, retention, and stock productivity. Experience with POS systems, retail reporting tools, inventory management systems, stock replenishment, and store documentation will be valuable. Excellent communication, coaching, organization, and interpersonal skills are required, together with the ability to maintain high standards in a fast-moving, launch-driven retail environment. Skills Set * Beauty retail management * Cosmetics retail * Luxury retail * Store operations * Customer experience * Beauty consultation * Product storytelling * Beauty Advisors supervision * Team coaching * Sales target management * Conversion rate * Average Transaction Value * ATV * Units per Transaction * UPT * Customer retention * Retail KPI monitoring * Daily sales reporting * Product performance analysis * In-store activations * Beauty events * New product launches * Product knowledge training * Retail staff development * Inventory management * Stock replenishment * Shrinkage control * FIFO * FEFO * Expiry management * Visual merchandising * Planograms * Tester hygiene * Brand presentation * Supply chain coordination * POS systems * Cash handling * Retail reporting tools * Audit readiness * Store documentation * Customer complaint handling * Service excellence Why Join Us This position offers a strong opportunity to build leadership experience within the Retail beauty sector in Doha, where product knowledge, customer consultation, premium service, and commercial performance are closely connected. The role provides exposure to sales management, beauty launches, visual merchandising, inventory control, team development, customer engagement, and store operations. For a beauty retail professional ready to progress into broader store leadership, it offers a valuable pathway toward Store Manager and multi-store management responsibilities. About the Company Apparel Group operates a broad portfolio of international fashion, beauty, lifestyle, and consumer brands across Qatar and other markets. Its beauty retail operations focus on premium customer service, strong brand presentation, product expertise, disciplined inventory management, and commercially driven store performance.