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Work History
Education
Hobbies and interests
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Christelle Orsini

Summary

A dedicated, bilingual skincare expert with 30 years experience in natural beauty and luxury retail environments.

My forte lies in bridging the gap between complex ingredient science and genuine customer connection, providing exceptional customer service, and valuable product education.

Having spent my career with prestigious natural brands like Sisley, Nuxe , Emma Hardie, I am known for my personable approach and my ability to keep "cult-favorite" brands at the Number 1 spot through heart-led sales, a proven ability to drive sales growth and expert education.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Skills

  • Natural skincare specialist: Deep-rooted expertise in botanical formulations; a true advocate for clean, effective, and ethical skincare
  • Heart-led sales: A natural at building rapport; I use my warm personality to deliver "high-touch" consultations that make every client feel valued
  • Relationship management: Expert at winning the "hearts and minds" of stores teams, ensuring my brands are always the top priority on the shopfloor
  • Engaging Education: a passionate educator who makes technical skincare training fun, accessible and inspiring for retail staff
  • Creative Retail merchandising: Expert at creating inviting displays that tell the brand story and entice customers
  • Bilingual Communication: Native French and fluent English, a culturally adaptive communicator who connects easily with a diverse international clientele

Work History

Regional Brand & Education Specialist - Southeast

Emma Hardie
04.2023 - 05.2026

Managed brand presence and retail partnerships across the Southeast, driving product awareness and sales growth through strategic site visits and staff training.

  • Priority Account Management: Spearheaded brand strategy for the region's top accounts, ensuring peak sales and luxury brand performance.
  • Tiered Education Strategy: Delivered technical product training , providing deep-dive sessions for priority accounts and streamlined training for smaller accounts.
  • Expert consultations: Consistently exceeded revenue KPIs by performing expert skincare consultations and personalised product recommendations.
  • Omnichannel Execution: Managed all regional eventing, visual merchandising, and stock operations, maintaining a flawless brand identity across all retail touchpoints.

(Role redundancy due to finance-led restructuring)

Regional Brand & Education Specialist- Southeast

Nuxe
06.2016 - 03.2023

Championed this natural skincare pioneer across the Southeast, consistently maintaining "Top Brand" status through high energy eventing and a personal approach to sales.

  • Role Scope: Held identical responsibilities as for EH, focusing on key accounts growth and retail staff education.
  • National impact: Significantly increased brand awareness and sales figures across a 7-year tenure through high-touch retail support and expert-led training, transforming key accounts into national top-performers.
  • Loyalty: Built and maintained long-term relationships with key retailers, ensuring consistent brand growth and increasing market share.

(Role redundancy due to finance-led restructuring)

Counter Manager

Sisley UK Ltd
Heathrow Airport, Middlesex
01.2006 - 01.2016

Led luxury teams across multiple Heathrow terminals, with a focus on morale and premium service, in a high-traffic and highly competitive luxury retail environment.

  • Sales growth: Consistently exceeded targets by implementing strategic promotions and staff incentives.
  • Operations: Managed end-to-end stock, budgets, and complex rosters for a seamless 24/7 operation.
  • Multilingual: Delivering premium consulting to a global clientele, utilising multiple languages to drive sales.
  • Stakeholder liaison: Partnered with Head Office and World Duty Free to execute long-term business plans.

Sales Consultant

Self Employed
Heathrow Airport, Middlesex
01.2005 - 01.2006

Provided specialist sales and customer service for various high-volume retail brands.

Supervisor/ acting Assistant Manager

World Duty Free
Heathrow Airport, Middlesex
01.1999 - 01.2005

Rapidly promoted to manage staff and daily shopfloor operation; high volume banking and premium merchandising standard for a global travel retail leader. With an ability to lead teams with kindness and efficiency.

Sales Assistant/ supervisor.

The Body Shop
Harrow, Middlesex
09.1996 - 01.1999

Rapidly promoted from Sales assistant to Supervisor , beginning a lifelong career dedicated to natural, botanical skincare and customer-first service.

Education

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Hobbies and interests

Interests: a lifelong enthusiast of the arts and dance (former dance teacher), I also enjoy nature walks and literature.

Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Location Preference

RemoteHybridOn-Site

Languages

French
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Italian
Intermediate (B1)
Spanish
Intermediate (B1)

Additional Information

Full driving licence.

Timeline

Regional Brand & Education Specialist - Southeast

Emma Hardie
04.2023 - 05.2026

Regional Brand & Education Specialist- Southeast

Nuxe
06.2016 - 03.2023

Counter Manager

Sisley UK Ltd
01.2006 - 01.2016

Sales Consultant

Self Employed
01.2005 - 01.2006

Supervisor/ acting Assistant Manager

World Duty Free
01.1999 - 01.2005

Sales Assistant/ supervisor.

The Body Shop
09.1996 - 01.1999

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Christelle Orsini