Kao Professional Hair is home to a portfolio of iconic professional salon brands, including Goldwell, KERASILK, KMS Hair, Oribe, and VARIS. Our mission is simple: to enrich the lives of stylists, salon owners, and their clients. Through innovation, education, and partnership, we’re dedicated to making life more beautiful.
About the Role:
Colour focused Salon Educator – covering Scotland, ideally located within the central belt region (Edinburgh & Glasgow).
This is a varied and rewarding role for someone who loves being on the move. You’ll travel across your region, working to a structured journey plan, engaging directly with salons and building meaningful, long-term relationships. The role includes regular travel, with some overnight stays required depending on location and business needs.
As a trusted expert and brand representative, you’ll play a key role in developing hairdressers’ technical skills -particularly in colour - helping them deliver exceptional results using Goldwell products. You’ll also collaborate closely with the sales team to grow the business, identifying new opportunities and supporting salons in transitioning to Goldwell.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys a mix of hands-on education, commercial awareness, and relationship management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver engaging, high-quality training to salon teams, supporting both new and existing accounts in your region
- Partner with the sales team to align on customer needs and drive best practice across salons
- Showcase new products, promotions, and education initiatives at meetings and events
- Plan and manage your territory effectively to maximise impact and coverage
- Continuously develop your own skills through ongoing training and industry insights
- Represent Kao as a passionate Brand Ambassador at industry and company events
- Maintain accurate reporting and administrative records
What We're Looking For:
- Minimum of 8 years’ experience within the professional hairdressing industry.
- Proven experience delivering hair education is required
- Prior expertise across all aspects of hairdressing, including cutting, colouring, styling, and retail within a salon environment.
- Experience in presenting and basic management, with the ability to support, guide, and influence salon teams.
- Knowledge of commercial salon operations, including the pressures of long working days, varied salon cultures, and the ability to prioritise workload effectively.
- Ability to adapt communication and training styles to suit different personalities and team dynamics within salon environments.
- Commercial awareness with an understanding of how education can support business growth and product distribution.
- Basic working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (such as Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel).
What We Offer
- Company car and company card.
- Flexible working and competitive compensation packages.
- Pension and insurance plans.
- You will enjoy 25 days holiday, plus your birthday off, with the option to buy up to 5 extra days (pro-rata).
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What We Do
Ever since the company's founding in 1887, Kao has strived to deliver value to the life of people everywhere in the world. Today, we are a leading manufacturer in the fields of hygiene, beauty and health, while our chemical business contributes to the development of diverse industries. With more than 33,000 employees, our mission is to enrich the lives of people globally and contribute to the sustainability of the world. In the regions of Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), we focus on our Beauty Care business with premium brands in three business sectors: Consumer, Salon and Cosmetics. Our Business Sector represents skin and hair care brands that are recognized worldwide for their innovation and quality, such as Jergens, Curél, Bioré, Guhl, and John Frieda. Our Salon Business Sector is committed to unleashing the creativity of stylists around the globe. With our industry leading brands Goldwell, KMS and Oribe, stylists have everything in their hands to create beautiful show-stopping hair representative of the individuality of their clients. Our London-based boutique brand, Molton Brown, offers luxury beauty products found only in our exclusive Molton Brown stores, high-end department stores and travel retail, as well as five-star hotels around the world. All three business sectors are driven by the same values and beliefs: Creating high-quality products and constantly striving for the best is what is at the heart of everything we do. This is why we understand that our people are one of our core assets, and we strive for a working environment that allows team members to flourish and grow. Join us, and you will have opportunity to help us make life beautiful
