Full-Time

Guest Coordinator

Posted on 9/8/2026

Deadline 10/24/26
Ulta Beauty

Ulta Beauty

10,001+ employees

All-in-one beauty retailer with salons

No salary listed

Dunwoody, GA, USA

In Person

Category
Retail (1)
Required Skills
Sales
Infection Control
CRM

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Requirements
  • One year of relevant work experience or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
  • Proficiency with basic technology, including point-of-sale systems, Apple devices, and the Services Booking System.
  • Competency in sales, products, and services.
  • Ability to build and maintain strong customer relationships.
  • Ability to troubleshoot.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Availability for a flexible schedule including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
  • Ability to meet the physical requirements of continuous mobility, frequent standing, bending, pulling, pushing, crouching, reaching, stooping, and twisting, as well as lifting or moving up to 10 pounds.
Responsibilities
  • Contribute to meeting or exceeding store goals related to retail and service sales, guest loyalty including credit, retail shrink, and omnichannel sales.
  • Provide exceptional guest service by acknowledging guests in the salon, haircare, and skincare areas and offering friendly, prompt, and courteous service.
  • Handle sales, refunds, and exchanges.
  • Answer salon phone calls, address and resolve guest concerns, manage the services booking system and guest records, manage salon traffic flow, and suggest add-on services when booking appointments and interacting with guests.
  • Build the services business by informing guests about promotions and events, inviting them to try services, and providing product and service recommendations.
  • Influence and support service providers in executing appointment pages, rebooking, and new guest acquisition behaviors.
  • Book appointments and support the execution of services and in-store events while delivering on sales goals.
  • Stay informed about industry trends, products, and services and learn their ingredients and benefits to better serve guests.
  • Maintain prompt, regular attendance.
  • Contribute to an inclusive environment supporting teammates, peers, and internal and external guests.
  • Create awareness of stylists' personal goals through communication and collaboration with the team.
  • Develop guest relationships through in-person and telephone interactions and provide retail and service recommendations.
  • Identify guests' needs by observing consultations and ensure each service guest receives a 360-degree experience.
  • Collaborate with managers, associates, stylists, and skin therapists to grow the business and support a well-rounded guest experience.
  • Establish professional peer and brand partner relationships to collaboratively deliver exceptional guest service.
  • Share the benefits of the guest loyalty program, including credit and the Ulta Beauty app, with guests in the salon and salesfloor.
  • Attend mandatory trainings and meetings.
  • Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and standards.
  • Adhere to the company's dress code.
  • Help ensure safety, sanitation, and infection control procedures are followed before, during, and after services and comply with state board guidelines.
  • Use scheduling tools with the Experience Manager to recommend schedule adjustments that maximize results.
  • Communicate supply needs to the Experience Manager and maintain guest-readiness.
  • Help maintain operational standards, including cleanliness of the salon, salesfloor, restrooms, backroom, break area, and other assigned areas.
  • Protect company assets by following loss-prevention best practices and providing exceptional guest service.
  • Execute other operational tasks as directed.
Desired Qualifications
  • High school diploma.

Ulta Beauty operates a nationwide beauty retailer that combines a broad range of products—from affordable drugstore brands to high-end prestige labels—under one roof, plus in-store salon services. Its products are sold in physical stores and online, often via a loyalty program and partnerships like shop-in-shop concepts with Target. The model works by offering both mass-market and luxury beauty items in a single shopping trip, along with beauty services and digital channels that connect in-store and online experiences. The company differentiates itself from competitors by hosting a single destination for the full beauty spectrum, leveraging a large loyalty ecosystem, and integrating service offerings and strategic partnerships to reach more customers. Ulta’s goal is to maintain leadership as the primary one-stop beauty retailer, evolving its blend of physical and digital shopping to meet changing consumer needs.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Bolingbrook, Illinois

Founded

1990

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What believers are saying

  • Q2 2026 sales rose 8.9% to $3.04 billion, and EPS hit $6.55.
  • Management raised FY2026 guidance and buybacks to $1.8 billion after strong first-half execution.
  • New exclusives like Nutrire, Dr. Reju-All, and Peanuts deepen traffic and basket lift.

What critics are saying

  • Target’s Ulta Beauty at Target ends in August 2026, removing 600 shop-in-shops.
  • Space NK integration cut gross margin to 39.1% in Q2 2026.
  • Sephora and Target intensify exclusivity wars; Ulta’s beauty sameness risks margin compression by 2027.

What makes Ulta Beauty unique

  • Ulta combines prestige, mass, and salon services across 1,608 stores worldwide.
  • Space NK adds UK discovery retail and clienteling expertise to Ulta’s playbook.
  • Exclusive launches drive the moat: nearly half of Q2 K-beauty sales were exclusive.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Flexible Work Hours

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

16%

1 year growth

16%

2 year growth

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Durbin Rock
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Radical Compliance
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PopScoop
Sep 3rd, 2026
Ariana Grande wraps her critically-acclaimed sold-out "The Eternal Sunshine Tour"

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Thank you for all of your effort and continuing to make this so special. I have loved every minute of this with you all and I just wanted to make sure I express how grateful I am. Thank you and I love you so much." Promoted by Live Nation, "The Eternal Sunshine Tour", sold over 630,000 tickets across 41 sold-out shows with an average of 15,000 fans attending each show. The tour kicked off in London off the back of her latest album "petal" hitting No.1 on both the UK Official Albums Chart and US Billboard 200. Throughout the run, Grande kept fans on their toes with surprise first performances of songs from the new album across different nights including tracks like 'freak', 'kiss me', 'bad thing (bunny hop)', 'like i do', and 'warning signs'. The tour also became a powerful real-world extension of Grande's r.e.m. beauty community. Ariana spotlighted her lip products throughout the run, while the Fembot Fatale palette worn on stage repeatedly sold out on r.e.m. beauty's website. Social virality accelerated through on-stage glam touch-ups by makeup artist Michael Anthony and hairstylist Alyx Liu, alongside limited-edition merchandise and products offered through dedicated r.e.m. beauty pop-up experiences. Across the 28-date US run, r.e.m. beauty pop-ups welcomed nearly 15,000 guests. In the UK, more than 20,000 visitors attended the brand's 18-day residency pop-up. The brand also hosted more than 450 members of its influencer community in branded suites across 31 shows, generating more than 3,000 pieces of social content. Demand extended into Ulta Beauty retail channels, while r.e.m. beauty's viral bear bag charm sold out within the tour's first two cities and became one of its most in-demand merchandise items. During the three Chicago dates, r.e.m. beauty became the first brand to debut Ulta Beauty's new mobile point-of-sale system, creating a seamless shopping experience at the show. 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Asianet News
Sep 2nd, 2026
FIVE, WOOF stocks rise premarket: Five Below and Petco get fresh Wall Street price target boosts ahead of earnings.

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Yahoo Finance
Aug 31st, 2026
Ulta Beauty beats Q2 estimates, raises fiscal 2026 guidance and share buyback to $1.8B

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