Full-Time

Beauty Specialist

Beauty

Updated on 8/1/2026

Holt Renfrew

Holt Renfrew

1,001-5,000 employees

Luxury fashion retailer with premium services

Compensation Overview

CA$16.60 - CA$29.25/hr

+ Commission

Montreal, QC, Canada

In Person

Category
Retail (1)
Required Skills
Sales
Marketing
Customer Service

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Requirements
  • A high school diploma is required.
  • Demonstrated ability to exceed sales targets is required.
  • The candidate must be highly collaborative and able to work with and through others in a team-oriented environment.
  • The candidate must be able to work in a fast-paced environment requiring substantial multitasking with minimal supervision.
  • The candidate must be able to work a flexible schedule based on customer needs, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
  • At least two years of prior experience in a commission-based sales environment is required.
  • The candidate must be entrepreneurial, competitive, self-confident, and self-motivated.
  • The candidate must be fully bilingual in French and English.
Responsibilities
  • Consistently deliver extraordinary service to all customers.
  • Exceed personal sales and service goals and targets.
  • Exceed brand sales and service goals and targets.
  • Build a loyal personal client base by acquiring new customers, developing existing clients, and retaining loyal clients.
  • Share expert-level product knowledge with the entire store selling team.
  • Maintain solid relationships with the buyer, vendor, and selling manager.
  • Drive brand sales by identifying key marketing opportunities, executing events, and making assortment recommendations; communicate suggestions to store management routinely.
  • Attend all educational sessions, including product-knowledge, vendor, and Holt Renfrew seminars.
  • Perform floor recovery, visual merchandising, price changes, and related sales-support tasks.
  • Communicate regularly with personal clients by phone, mail, and electronic methods regarding in-store events, merchandise requests, sales follow-up, and birthdays.
  • Resolve customer-service issues and partner with selling management on issues outside established guidelines.
  • Comply with all health and safety policies and requirements.
  • Perform other assigned duties.
Desired Qualifications
  • Prior retail sales experience as a product specialist in a luxury environment is preferred.

Holt Renfrew is a Canadian luxury retailer that curates and sells fashion and beauty brands across six stores in major cities and online at holtrenfrew.com. Its product experience combines curated designer collections, in-store personal service, and experiential shopping to help customers express their style. Customers explore premium clothing, accessories, and cosmetics through a high-touch retail experience rather than a simple online catalog. The company differentiates itself from competitors with a strong emphasis on customer service, exclusive brand partnerships, and a national network of flagship-style stores, plus a commitment to sustainability and diversity and inclusion to empower positive change. Its goal is to help people express themselves through high-quality fashion while advancing sustainability and inclusive practices across the business.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Toronto, Canada

Founded

1837

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What believers are saying

  • Exclusive partnerships with Knix and Mejuri expand luxury access for premium Canadian customers.
  • Immersive audiovisual upgrades using 1 SOUND's Cannon C5s elevate in-store event experiences.
  • Sustainable fashion initiatives via H Project and &OR Collective attract eco-conscious luxury shoppers.

What critics are saying

  • Mercedes-Benz Studio hijacks high-net-worth shoppers, reducing Holt's control over luxury experience.
  • SKIMS Mens exclusivity creates dependency on Kim Kardashian's brand pricing and inventory power.
  • Knix's e-commerce dominance threatens Holt's margin on intimate apparel and swimwear sales.

What makes Holt Renfrew unique

  • Holt Renfrew partners with Mercedes-Benz to launch immersive Studio Toronto at Bloor Street flagship.
  • It curates exclusive collections like Mercedes-AMG Edit blending high-performance engineering with fashion.
  • The retailer hosts co-branded events merging automotive excellence, curated retail, and immersive design.

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Company News

Women's Wear Daily
Oct 1st, 2025
Canada's Holt Renfrew Names Franco Savastano President and CEO

Holt Renfrew, Canada's leading luxury retailer, has named Franco Savastano president and chief executive officer.

Retailboss
Apr 2nd, 2025
Knix Joins Forces with Holt Renfrew for Major Canadian Retail Expansion

Knix, the intimate apparel brand, has partnered with Holt Renfrew, Canada's premier luxury retailer.

PR Newswire
Mar 31st, 2025
Knix Partners With Holt Renfrew To Grow Canadian Retail Footprint

TORONTO, March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Knix, the intimates, swim, active and #1 Leakproof Brand in North America, launches in Holt Renfrew across six retail locations, including two pop-ups. The partnership features a select assortment available in-store and online, bringing together these two renowned Canadian brands. Knix recognized the opportunity to bring the product into the hands of more consumers with this partnership in the elevated and impactful way that Holt Renfrew is known for. This marks an exciting retail footprint expansion for the Knix brand, to complement their direct-to-consumer channels

AV Network
Jan 10th, 2025
How 1 SOUND Enhances Luxury Shopping Experiences

To create an immersive shopping experience, Holt Renfrew partnered with GAV MGMT to design the audiovisual elements needed to support store events, who chose 1 SOUND's Cannon C5s for this distributed audio system.

The Globe and Mail
Dec 16th, 2024
Holt Renfrew Launches ON 3 at the Bloor Street Flagship Store

Holt Renfrew launches ON 3 at the Bloor Street flagship store.