Key-Time Sales Consultant

Furniture Village; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading furniture retailer in the UK is seeking a part-time Key-Time Sales Consultant to engage with customers and provide an exceptional shopping experience. Ideal candidates have a customer-first mindset, excellent communication skills, and a passion for sales. This role offers a competitive salary and best-in-class benefits, including a pension and health insurance, within a supportive family business environment.

Benefits

5% pension

24/7 medical support

Health insurance

Up to 33 days’ holiday

Perkbox

Refer a Friend bonus

Staff discount

Qualifications

• Strong ability to engage with customers and understand their needs.
• Proficient in creating a rapport and delivering excellent service.
• Must be able to solve problems critically and professionally.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and provide an exceptional shopping experience.
• Become knowledgeable about products to provide accurate information.
• Collaborate with a dynamic team to achieve sales goals.

Skills

Customer-first mindset

Natural communicator

Initiative and energy

Attention to detail

Punctual and professional

Critical thinking

Job description

KEY-TIME SALES CONSULTANT

• You want part-time. You’ve got a life outside of work after all.
• You’re hungry for progression. ‘Growing our own’ and fast-tracking promotions - that’s in our DNA.
• You’ve got a winning way with customers. If you can engage and inspire, and get a buzz from selling beautiful product, you’ll go far.
• You want an industry-leading package with uncapped commission. Basic Key-Time 3-day salary £15,000.
• You want best-in-class benefits. 5% pension, 24/7 medical support, health insurance, up to 33 days’ holiday, Perkbox, Refer a Friend bonus, staff discount…
• You want to work for an award-winning family business, voted an Outstanding Place to Work and the UK’s leading independent furniture retailer.
• You want to be part of a Great British success story.

The role

You’ll be the face of your store, greeting customers, creating rapport, understanding their needs and creating an awesome end-to-end experience, from ordering to final mile delivery.

You’ll be part of a dynamic team that’s hungry for success. With our industry-leading training, you’ll soon become a Furniture Village expert, well versed in beautiful furniture, world-class service and understanding how to overdeliver on KPIs.

Your Skillset

Our ideal candidate? Looks like this:

• Instinctively understands and embraces a customer-first mindset
• Is a natural born communicator, one who leans in to listen and effortlessly persuade
• Shows initiative and energy, as part of a team or working independently
• Pays attention to detail (critical when ordering bespoke furniture)
• Is punctual and professional, with a genuine smile
• Uses critical thinking to solve problems without being phased

Our business

Our first store opened its doors in Abingdon in 1989. Today, we have 58 stores across the UK, with more to follow. At Furniture Village, we don’t believe in the hard sell. We believe in understanding customers’ needs, lifestyle and budget, then helping them find the perfect pieces.

We source from across the globe — handmade mattresses from Yorkshire, bespoke marble-top tables from Italy, precision-engineered wardrobes from Germany — offering beautiful furniture and accessories for every room in the home.

Our people

In the words of our founder and CEO Peter Harrison: “We employ nice people to sell nice furniture to nice customers.” Since 1989, we’ve grown to 58 stores with more to come. The key to our success? Our people. The heartbeat of our business. We offer real progression, training, rewards, and fun. Over 20% of our team has received long service awards because they want to stay!

Our recruitment

As a family business, it’s important to us that everyone feels part of our family. We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome everyone. Ready for the next leap in your career? Apply now and let’s talk. Together we can do wonderful things.