Sales Consultant

Bensons for Beds Retail Ltd; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mattress retailer in Chelmsford is looking for a Sales Consultant to provide expert product advice, engage with customers, and help them find sleep solutions. The ideal candidate should have excellent communication skills and a passion for customer service. This role offers a competitive salary with commission potential and various employee benefits, including health and well-being options.

Benefits

Employee discounts

Gym membership

Enhanced maternity and adoption leave

Annual leave buy & sell scheme

Learning and development programs

Qualifications

• Ideally have experience in a customer-facing role.
• Confident communication skills.
• Ability to spot sales opportunities.
• Resilient and resourceful in challenges.

Responsibilities

• Engage with customers to provide sleep wellness advice.
• Maintain store cleanliness and product presentation.
• Be available for customers during evenings and weekends.
• Meet sales targets and provide excellent service.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Sales opportunity spotting

Resilience

Adaptability

Job description

Sales Consultant

Hours: 32

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary:£20317.44 with on target earnings of £23,000(the amount you’ll potentially earn with yourcommission)

Location: Chelmsford

If you ask anyone who works for Bensons what they love most about working here,it’s the people! We want all our colleagues to feel likethey’re getting out of the right side of the bed every morning!

As a Sales Consultant in our Chelmsford Store,your product knowledge and natural ability to engage with customersand advise them on Sleep wellness willhelp them find the right sleep products for their needsto give them a perfect night’s sleep every night with the help ofour unique sleepPRO technology! We’ll make sure thatyou’re fully trained and supported to do all this andto understand how we get things done in the right way – we want to set you up forsuccess, so you can hit the ground running.

We want our stores to be somewhere our teams can be proud and to show off our products, soyou and your colleagues will need to get stuck in, move product around, and keep the store clean and tidyso there are no monsters under the beds!

Our customers come in when they’re free to shop, sowe’re talking evenings, weekends and bank holidays, this is whereyou’ll have the opportunity to experience ourfantastic, uncapped commission structure, soit’ll be essential for you to be availableto take those opportunities. We understandthat you have a life outside the shop floor, sowe’ll ensure that you get some days, back – butthere’s also overtime if you want it.

What we’re dreaming of seeing:

We’re looking for Sales Consultantswho take pride in great customer service, so you and your customers can rest easy in the knowledge thatyou’re driven to meet your targets in the best way – by giving them what they need for the best night’s sleep. This will take a ‘can do’ attitude,and the ability to adapt your approach to establish their needs and ensure that your service is the mint on the pillow of their shopping experience.

Ideally,you’ll have worked in a customer facing role previously and have confident communication skills, being able to spot sales opportunities and be resilient and resourceful when you need to be, daring to try new things to help your store succeed.

The best sleep is when we feel comfortable…

This is why we believe it’s only right that at Bensons for Beds you’ll bewelcome to bring your authentic self to work. Some of us like a sprung mattress, others are all about the memory foam, but at the end of the day we all want to feel comfortable, so we welcome all applications and treat them, and you with respect.

The cool side of the pillow (our benefits):

We know you’ll work hard to contribute your store’s performance,so as well as your base salary and OTE based on your target,there’s no upper limit to what you can earn beyond that. There’s also monthly store bonus potential when your store achieves its target! In addition, we offer:

• Health and Wellbeing:*Medicash- cashback options for Health and Wellbeing services,Access to Retail Trust services (guidance and support on retail issues, mental health, wellbeing & financial topics)

• Financial:Unum Income Protection - for peace of mind ifyou’re off work long term due to illness,*Pension scheme – provided by Legal & General

• Discounts:*Employee discountsfor Bensons products,*Gym membership,Cycle to Work scheme

• Leave:Annual leave buy & sell scheme – you can top up your holiday entitlement or sell unused days to suit you,*Enhanced maternity and adoption leave

• Your Career:Learning and development programmes to expand your knowledge and skills, access to internal opportunities toprogressyour career atBensons for Beds

(*qualifying periods apply)

What gets us up in the morning?

We put Sleep Wellness at the heart of everything we do. With 100 years of experience in sourcing the best quality beds,frames and mattresses, at Bensons we understand how to design the perfect, tailored sleep experience.We have 180+ locations and employ c 1800 colleagues.

Click apply now to start your application!