Join the K&B Bridals Team

K&B Bridals | Takoma Park, Maryland
Six-Month Leadership Development Program

Do you love helping people feel confident, celebrated and understood? Are you naturally the person who encourages others, notices what could be better and steps in to help?

K&B Bridals is looking for a motivated, people-focused professional to join our Takoma Park team as a Bridal Stylist and Sales Team Leader in Training.

This is a hands-on, six-month development program for someone who wants to become an exceptional bridal stylist while building the skills needed to coach, motivate and support a sales team. You will serve brides, grow your own sales performance and gradually take on leadership responsibilities under the guidance of the Boutique Leader.

This is not a back-office management position. Our Sales Team Leader is a stylist first and a leader second. The right person will love working directly with brides, feel comfortable asking for the sale and want to help the entire team improve.

Why This Role Matters

At K&B Bridals, finding a wedding dress is about far more than a transaction. Our stylists create a personal, supportive experience during one of the most meaningful purchases in a bride’s life.

The Sales Team Leader helps protect that experience by modeling excellent service, reinforcing sales standards and helping other stylists grow. This person serves as a bridge between the Boutique Leader and the styling team, helping the team stay trained, motivated and aligned with boutique goals.

Your Six-Month Leadership Development Program

During the program, you will build confidence and responsibility in stages.

Months One and Two: Master the K&B Experience

• Learn K&B’s bridal appointment process, service standards and sales approach.
• Complete stylist training and demonstrate coachability.
• Build confidence connecting with brides, guiding decisions and asking for the sale.
• Maintain at least five bridal appointments per week.
• Learn the boutique’s goals, performance measures and daily operating standards.

Months Three and Four: Develop Coaching Skills

• Begin supporting stylist training and onboarding.
• Observe appointments and practice giving clear, kind and useful feedback.
• Help reinforce sales techniques, service expectations and follow-up standards.
• Support monthly staff-meeting training.
• Work with the Boutique Leader to understand individual and team performance.

Months Five and Six: Practice Leadership

• Help create and lead sales training, team challenges and incentive programs.
• Support coaching for stylists who need additional development.
• Reinforce accountability while maintaining a positive, supportive environment.
• Help the team work toward closing-ratio, sales and service goals.
• Lead by example during appointments and daily boutique operations.
• Demonstrate readiness to step into the Sales Team Leader role.

Successful completion of the program will position you for consideration for promotion to Sales Team Leader based on performance, leadership readiness, core-value alignment and the needs of the boutique.

What You Will Be Responsible For

Bridal Styling and Sales

• Create warm, personalized bridal appointments.
• Listen carefully and help each bride feel seen, understood and celebrated.
• Confidently guide brides through decisions and ask for the sale.
• Meet individual appointment, closing-ratio and sales goals.
• Model the service and sales behaviors expected from the styling team.

Training and Development

• Help train and onboard new stylists.
• Support the creation and delivery of sales training.
• Observe appointments and provide practical feedback and action steps.
• Help stylists strengthen connection, confidence, product knowledge and closing skills.
• Reinforce K&B’s processes, brand standards and bride experience.

Leadership and Team Support

• Partner with the Boutique Leader to review team goals and performance.
• Help create monthly training and incentive programs.
• Support accountability across the styling team.
• Communicate clearly, address concerns early and follow through.
• Help foster a team culture built on encouragement, honesty and continuous improvement.
• Protect the K&B experience for every bride.

Who Will Thrive in This Role

You may be a strong fit if you are:

• Warm, engaging and genuinely interested in people.
• Comfortable in a sales environment and willing to ask for the sale.
• Motivated by goals and excited to help others reach theirs.
• Humble enough to ask questions, receive feedback and keep learning.
• Hungry enough to notice what needs attention and take initiative.
• Kind enough to communicate with care while remaining honest and accountable.
• Organized, dependable and able to follow through without repeated reminders.
• Comfortable having direct conversations when expectations are not being met.
• Excited to coach others without needing to be the center of attention.
• Able to celebrate another stylist’s success as enthusiastically as your own.
• Calm, professional and solution-focused when things do not go as planned.

Experience and Qualifications

• Previous bridal experience is not required.
• Retail sales, hospitality, coaching, training or team-leadership experience is helpful.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills are essential.
• Candidates must be comfortable learning technology and tracking performance.
• Must be willing to complete K&B’s stylist and leadership training.
• Must be able to work in person at our Takoma Park boutique.
• Consistent weekend availability is required, including at least two weekends per month.
• Availability for staff meetings, training sessions and important boutique events is required.
• This is an active retail role that includes standing, walking, assisting brides with gowns and supporting daily boutique needs.

This Role May Not Be the Right Fit If You

• Love connecting with customers but feel uncomfortable asking for the sale.
• Want a leadership title without continuing to work directly with brides.
• Avoid feedback, accountability or difficult conversations.
• Prefer to wait for instructions instead of noticing and addressing what needs attention.
• View leadership as directing others rather than serving, coaching and setting the example.

What Success Looks Like

By the end of the six-month program, a successful candidate will have:

• Developed consistent personal sales and service performance.
• Demonstrated confidence asking for the sale.
• Maintained at least five bridal appointments per week.
• Shown the ability to observe, coach and encourage other stylists.
• Helped deliver useful team training.
• Supported onboarding and development for new stylists.
• Demonstrated reliable follow-through and professional communication.
• Earned the trust of the Boutique Leader and styling team.
• Consistently modeled K&B’s standards and core values.

Ready to Grow With Us?

If you are excited by the opportunity to become a strong bridal stylist while developing into a thoughtful, confident sales leader, we would love to meet you.

To apply, please email your resume and a brief note explaining why this six-month leadership-development opportunity interests you and what you believe makes someone a great team leader to bridget@kandbbridals.com.

Please use the subject line: Sales Team Leader in Training Application – [Your Name]

K&B Bridals is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive workplace.