Sales And Education Manager - Sol de Janeiro - Riyadh

INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHT

For over seven decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. In its pursuit to excel as a hybrid luxury retailer, the Group has curated a portfolio of over 10 owned brands and strengthened its distribution and marketing expertise for over 400 international names across luxury fashion, beauty, jewellery, watches, eyewear, and art de vivre categories.

Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken to build a future where luxury dreams become reality — bridging cultures and crafting memorable experiences for our consumers. Be it by constantly reinventing itself, committing to innovation, or embracing new technologies, the Group is shaping the future of luxury retail. It delivers seamless omnichannel experiences across more than 950 stores, online platforms, and mobile apps. Driving this innovation journey is The Greenhouse — the Group’s innovation hub, incubator, and accelerator for startups and emerging businesses, regionally and globally.

Chalhoub Group fosters a people-at-heart culture rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a workplace catalyzed by forward thinking and futureproofing. Today, it brings together over 16,000 talented professionals across eight countries in the Middle East, with a presence in LATAM. Their collective efforts have earned the Group the Great Place to Work certification in several markets.

Sustainability is at the core of the Group’s strategy, guided by a clear commitment to people, partners, and the planet. Chalhoub Group is proud to be a member of the United Nations Global Compact, a signatory of the Women’s Empowerment Principles, and to have pledged to reach Net Zero by 2040.

What you'll be doing

As Sales Manager for KSA, you will be the face of Sol de Janeiro in the Saudi market, owning the in-store performance, brand experience, and education. You'll spend most of your time in the field, visiting doors, coaching beauty advisors, driving sell-out, and bringing the joyful experiences of Sol de Janeiro to life. You'll also play a key role in supporting consumer activations, PR events, and retailer animations across the region.

What you’ll need to succeed

Retail & Sell-Out

• Visit Sephora on a structured cycle to ensure brand standards, visibility, and merchandising excellence.

• Drive sell-out performance against monthly and quarterly targets, identifying opportunities at door level.

• Monitor stock levels, testers, and visual merchandising compliance, flagging issues to the KAM.

• Build strong relationships with store managers, beauty advisors, and retailer field teams

Education

• Deliver product training and brand storytelling sessions to beauty advisors, both in-store and during retailer education days.

• Coach BAs on the Sol de Janeiro selling techniques, hero products, big bets and seasonal launches.

Consumer Engagement & PR

• Support consumer-facing activations, in-store events, and animations across KSA.

• Provide on-ground support for PR events, influencer activations, and brand experiences.

• Coordinate logistics with retailer marketing teams and external agencies as needed.

Reporting & Collaboration

• Provide regular sell-out reports, competitive intelligence, and field feedback to the KAM in Paris

• Travel to Dubai for client meetings, regional reviews, and team alignment sessions

• Represent the voice of the KSA market within the wider Middle East strategy

Requirements

• 4–6 years of experience in sales or account management within beauty, or premium/luxury FMCG, ideally in KSA and/or UAE.

• Strong knowledge of the KSA beauty market

• Proven track record of achieving sales targets and growing key accounts.

• Excellent relationship-building, negotiation, and in-store execution skills.

• Willingness to travel extensively across KSA and periodically to Dubai

• Fluent English and Arabic required.

• Self-starter, comfortable working autonomously and reporting to a remote manager

• Based in KSA; valid driving license.

• Microsoft Package knowledge.

What we can offer you

With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day.

We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts.

Using GenAI in Your Application Process

To support a fair and consistent experience for all candidates, we ask that assessments and interviews are completed independently and without assistance from generative AI tools. This ensures we understand your strengths, your thinking, and how you approach real situations.

We Invite All Applicants to Apply

It Takes Diversity Of Thought, Culture, Background, Differing Abilities and Perspectives to truly Inspire, Exhilarate and Delight our customers. At Chalhoub Group, we are committed to inclusion and diversity.

We welcome all applicants to apply and be part of our exciting future. We ensure equal opportunity for all our applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, national origin or disability status.