Design and Sales Consultant

Up Closets of Chicago North; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniforms Provided

Tools Provided

401(k)

Health insurance

Paid time off

Bonus based on performance

Paid training

Opportunity for advancement

Job summary

Up Closets of Chicago North is seeking a Design and Sales Consultant to conduct in-home consultations, translate client visions into custom storage solutions, and guide customers from design through installation. You’ll leverage our design software and CRM to present options, build trust, and close deals.

This role emphasizes relationship-based selling, excellent communication, and the ability to thrive in homeowners’ spaces.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of consultative or relationship-based sales experience.
• Comfortable in people’s homes and skilled at building trust quickly.
• Pick up new software confidently: design tools, CRMs.
• 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).

Responsibilities

• Run in-home design consultations with homeowners across Chicago Northside and North suburbs.
• Design solutions in our software during appointments so clients see it live.
• Follow up, close, and coordinate handoffs to the installation team.
• Share what’s working and what isn’t with ownership to shape the process.
• Collaborate with the installation team to ensure smooth project handoffs.
• Deliver exceptional client communication from first consultation through installation.

Skills

Consultative sales

Relationship building

In-home selling

Communication

Tools

Design software

CRM

Job description

Future Opening: Design and Sales Consultant

Full Time • Up Closets of Chicago North

• Uniforms Provided
• Tools Provided
• W2 Employee
• Paid Training
• Bonus based on performance
• Opportunity for advancement
• 401(k)
• 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 - where guiding emotional, high-stakes purchases is second nature
• Hospitality - restaurants, hotels, events, where you built the instinct to read people and deliver experiences
• Automotive rental management (Enterprise, Hertz, Avis) - where you learned to sell on value and manage client relationships under pressure
• Flooring, windows, cabinetry, or home furnishings sales - where in-home or showroom consultative selling is already in your DNA
• 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.

Compensation: $75,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

At Up Closets, we are more than just a custom closet design company - we are a tight-knit family of creative visionaries, builders, and dreamers who are passionate about transforming spaces and careers. Our story is one of innovation, growth, and commitment to excellence, and we're looking for exceptional individuals to join our team and be part of our exciting journey.

If you're looking for more than just a job - if you want a fulfilling career that allows you to express your creativity and make a meaningful impact - then Up Closets is the place for you. We invite you to explore our career opportunities and become part of our dynamic team of closet space creators.

Together, we'll shape the future of custom closet design. Welcome to Up Closets - where your career can truly reach new heights.

This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to Up Closet.