Key-Time Sales Consultant

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

Job summary

A leading furniture retailer in the UK seeks a Key-Time Sales Consultant in Southampton. The ideal candidate will create rapport with customers and deliver an exceptional shopping experience. Highlights include a part-time schedule and an industry-leading package with a basic salary of £15,000, alongside best-in-class benefits like a 5% pension and health insurance. If you have a passion for selling beautiful furniture and a customer-first mindset, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Uncapped commission

5% pension

Health insurance

24/7 medical support

Staff discount

Refer a Friend bonus

Up to 33 days’ holiday

Qualifications

• Instinctively understands and embraces a customer-first mindset.
• Is a natural communicator who listens and persuades effortlessly.
• Shows initiative and energy, both in teams and independently.
• Pays attention to detail, critical for ordering bespoke furniture.
• Is punctual and professional, with a genuine smile.
• Uses critical thinking to solve problems effectively.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and create rapport to understand their needs.
• Deliver an awesome end-to-end experience from ordering to delivery.
• Become a Furniture Village expert through industry-leading training.
• Work as part of a dynamic team hungry for success.

Skills

Customer-first mindset

Natural communication skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving skills

Professionalism and punctuality

Job description

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 £15,000k.
• 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.
• 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 understand how to overdeliver on KPIs.

Your skillset

• 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. Fast forward and today we have 59 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.

Sourcing from across the globe – handmade mattresses from Yorkshire, bespoke marble-top tables from Italy, precision engineered wardrobes from Germany – we offer 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”. We’ve been doing it since 1989 when we opened our first store in Abingdon. Fast forward to today and we have 59 stores on the map with more to come.

Our recruitment

As a family business, it’s really 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.