Sales Consultant | Décor Retail Brand

HotelJobs; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

HotelJobs in Cape Town seeks an experienced SALES CONSULTANT for its Belville showroom. You will drive sales, manage stock, uphold merchandising standards, and ensure showroom operations run smoothly while delivering exceptional customer service.

The role requires at least 3 years in luxury retail, fluent Afrikaans and English, POS experience, and the ability to lead with a customer-centric approach. The position involves physical work due to handling rugs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in a similar retail sales role, luxury brand preferred.
• Fluent in Afrikaans and English (spoken and written).
• Experience with POS systems and stock takes.

Responsibilities

• Build long-standing relationships with customers.
• Sell luxury homeware and exceed sales targets.
• Maintain showroom standards and operations.
• Focus on customer satisfaction in every interaction.
• Manage orders for showroom products.
• Oversee stock management and inventory checks.
• Support the external sales consultant and payment process.
• Note: role involves physical duties due to heavy rugs.

Skills

Retail sales

Customer service

Stock management

Afrikaans fluent

English fluent

POS experience

Tools

POS system

Job description

Upmarket and well-known Home Décor Retail Brand is seeking an experienced SALES CONSULTANT to join their team in Belville, Cape Town. We are looking for a vibrant individual who is passionate about homeware/décor, with excellent retail sales experience. The main purpose of the job is to ensure consistent implementation and upholding of policies and procedures. Ensure operational compliance and risk mitigation. Drive a motivated and energised store team and drive sales of the brand products through effective stock management, maintaining merchandising standards and overseeing the effective operations of the showroom. The Sales Consultant will promote and sell retail products to customers, providing excellent customer service, reaching and exceeding sales budgets.

Start: Immediate

Main function of the Sales Consultant job include:

• Building long standing and productive relationships with customers
• Selling our luxury homeware products and reaching/exceeding sales targets
• Maintaining retail showroom standards and operations
• Focus on customer satisfaction
• Managing orders of retail products for the showroom
• Stock management
• Supporting the external sales consultant
• Supporting the payment process
• It is also important to note this position is of physical nature due to the handling of heavy rugs

Sales Consultant Requirements:

• Experience required : At least 3 years’ experience in a similar sales assistant role, within a retail environment, preferably for a luxury brand. An added advantage would be experience in a senior role, coordinating a team or being a senior sales assistant. You also need to have experience working on point of sale. We are seeking someone that can drive sales but in the same time make a real connection with the customer to establish a long term relationship.
• Retail specific : If you are a natural interior designer and love to keep on track with the current homeware and décor trends this is the job for you! We seek someone that has experience in conducting and managing regular stock takes, and is customer focused and orientated.
• Interpersonal skills: We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills; written and spoken with a highly sales driven focus on achieving target results. You need to be professional and well presented, self-motivated and have a natural business acumen. The Sales Consultant MUST be fluent in Afrikaans and English (spoken and written).

Sales Consultant salary: Competitive Remuneration: market-related salary package.

We are looking for individuals who can balance the art of retail with the science of financial management. If you have the wow factor ; thrive in dynamic environments, and are ready to make your mark, we want to hear from you.