Fantastic Sams Cut & Color | Mesa, AZ 85204 Full-time | Pay: PPH pay plan + tips as stylist; About Us & Career Path We are a busy, friendly neighborhood Redken color salon with a loyal client base and a supportive team. This role starts as a Senior Stylist paid for our PPH (pay per hour) plan plus tips. After a few months, the right candidate transitions to Store Manager with a flat rate pay structure. What You'll Do • Perform the full service menu, including extensions, and meet a weekly retail goal of $100–$200 • Take full ownership of daily operations: open and close independently (setup, cash handling, closeout, securing the store) • Coordinate schedules, coverage, and call-offs; lead the team by example in service and professionalism • Act as a trusted advisor to management: spot operational gaps (waste, scheduling, service, processes) and propose solutions • Create a standard measurement cheat sheet for Redken color, bleach, and developer by service and hair length • Make sure stylists charge correctly for services and products, and coach those who don't, professionally • Research local pricing and market trends and recommend price changes • Track inventory, alert management before supplies run out, and pick up supplies and Salon Centric orders • Handle client concerns and keep accurate client notes and consultations in our salon system Required Skills (Must Have) • Retail sales: $100–$200 in retail products every week • Redken color expert: formulating, toning, and correction, including Shades EQ • Cost control & pricing: set standard color/bleach measurements, track usage, analyze competitor pricing • Hair extensions: experience preferred, or willing to be trained • Full menu: adult/children's cuts, clipper cuts, trims; blowdry, iron finishes, updos and braids; all-over color, retouch, men's grey blending; accent, face-framing, partial, full weave and cap highlights; balayage/ombré; double process blonde; basic and spiral perms, specialty wraps; brow, lip and chin waxing; deep conditioning What We're Looking For • Active Arizona cosmetology license (required); established client base strongly preferred • Lead, assistant manager, or salon management experience preferred • Highly responsible, accountable, and business-minded, someone the owner can fully trust to run the salon • Strong communicator and team leader, tactful with sensitive conversations like charging mistakes • Available weekends, flexible to cover short-notice call-offs, and available to support the team off-schedule • Reliable attendance with no frequent call-offs or lates; reliable transportation for supply pickups • Positive, upbeat attitude; committed to a drug-free workplace What We Offer • $15-20 per hour or higher depending on commissions PLUS tips • A great home for your clients plus steady walk-in traffic • Real leadership responsibility with direct owner support • Extension training, ongoing education, retail commission, and monthly sales contests with prizes