Design and Sales Consultant

Upclosets; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniforms Provided

Tools Provided

Paid Training

Bonus based on performance

Opportunity for advancement

Training & development

401(k)

Flexible schedule

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Upclosets is seeking a Sales & Design Consultant in Chicago to conduct in-home design consultations. The ideal candidate excels in relationship-based sales with at least 2 years of experience. Responsibilities include understanding client needs and using design software to craft solutions on-site. This role offers uncapped commission based on performance, and comprehensive paid training before transitioning to commission-based earnings. Candidate must have reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of consultative or relationship-based sales experience.
• Comfortable in clients' homes, able to build trust quickly.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-home design consultations with homeowners.
• Design solutions using provided design software.
• Follow up, close sales, and coordinate project handoffs.
• Collaborate with installation teams for seamless transitions.

Skills

Consultative sales experience

Relationship building

Software competency (design tools, CRMs)

Effective communication

Job description

Benefits:

• Uniforms Provided
• Tools Provided
• W2 Employee
• Paid Training
• Bonus based on performance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Training & development
• 401(k)
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

You Know How to Read a Room. Now Help Someone Transform One.

Maybe you've spent years guiding brides through the most emotional purchase of their lives. Maybe you've been in restaurants or retail and thrive on connecting with people and helping them get exactly what they want. Maybe you've sold luxury retail, flooring, windows, or furniture, learning to translate a homeowner's vision into a decision they feel great about. Whatever your background, if you know how to build rapport, navigate a consultative sale, and leave clients genuinely excited about what comes next, we want to talk.

We're a custom closet and home storage organization company growing in the Chicago market, and we're looking for our next Sales & Design Consultant: someone who is empathetic and has a strong sales foundation to take our proven process and make it their own.

What This Role Actually Looks Like

You'll run in-home design consultations, meeting homeowners where they live, listening to how they want their space to feel, and designing a custom solution on the spot using our design software (we train you on this). It's part design, part relationship sales, and 100% focused on delivering a space and experience that they'll love.

This isn't a cold calling. It's not door knocking. It's not retail foot traffic. Every appointment is scheduled, qualified, and ready for someone who can walk in with an eye for detail, earn trust quickly, and close with confidence.

A typical week looks like:

• Running in-home consultations with homeowners across Chicago Northside and North suburbs
• Designing solutions in our software during appointments so clients see it come to life in real time
• Following up, closing, and coordinating handoffs to our installation team
• Sharing what’s working and what isn’t with ownership because your input shapes the process
• Collaborate with the installation team to ensure smooth project handoffs
• Deliver exceptional client communication from first consultation through installation

Why This Opportunity Is Different

• Your performance gets noticed. Your ideas get acted on. No corporate layers.
• We’re building a company that puts team first, and we want our first hires to grow into leading it.
• You ramp up with confidence (paid training) before transitioning to commission-based earnings.
• Top performers earn well. Commission is uncapped and tied to your output, not office politics.
• You’re not starting from scratch. The playbook is proven, it works, it’s your job is to master it.

Where We’re Looking for You

We recruit from beyond the closet design world on purpose. The skills that make someone great here aren't industry specific. You may be a strong fit if you're coming from:

• Bridal or luxury retail
• Hospitality
• Automotive rental management
• Flooring, windows, cabinetry, or home furnishings sales
• Any client-facing role where you consistently finished in the top of your peer group

You’re Likely the Right Fit If You…

• Have 2+ years of consultative or relationship-based sales experience
• Are comfortable in people’s homes and skilled at building trust quickly
• Pick up new software confidently: design tools, CRMs, whatever the job needs
• Want to build something, not just work a territory but be part of something
• Hold a valid driver’s license and have reliable transportation (required for in-home visits)

If you’re a high performer who’s ready to bring your sales talent into a role with real craft, real ownership access, and real upside - let’s talk.