Showroom Sales Consultant - Paarl

Status Staffing; Paarl; Presencial; ZAR 112.000 - 167.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Status Staffing in Paarl is seeking a sales-focused professional with 2–4 years of proven sales experience in high-end furniture and interior retail. You will provide design consultations, manage quotes, and build relationships with showroom clients and local trade professionals.

The role requires strong knowledge of interior aesthetics, upholstery, timber finishes, and spatial planning, plus proficiency with OMNI or similar ERP/POS systems. English fluency is essential; Afrikaans is a plus.

Formación

• 2–4 years of proven sales experience in high-end furniture, home décor, finishes, or luxury interior retail.
• Strong understanding of interior aesthetics, textiles, timbers, custom upholstery specifications, and spatial planning.
• Network or working knowledge of Cape Town’s interior design and trade procurement sector is advantageous.
• Computer literate with experience using retail ERP/POS systems (e.g. OMNI), email, and basic Excel or Google Sheets.
• Fluent in English; Afrikaans knowledge is beneficial. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, listening, time management and organisational abilities, customer-first mindset.
• Consistently meeting or exceeding monthly personal revenue targets.
• Maintaining high conversion rates from quotes to sales.
• Proven ability to onboard local trade clients and generate repeat orders.
• Excellent administrative accuracy in orders, specifications, and payments.

Responsabilidades

• Achieve and exceed monthly sales targets across retail and trade categories.
• Provide personalized design consultations, assist with spatial layout, fabric selection, timber finishes, and furniture specifications.
• Follow up on quotes and trade projects to maximize conversions.

Conocimientos

Sales experience

Interior aesthetics knowledge

ERP/POS systems

Excel/Sheets

English fluent

Afrikaans beneficial

Time management

Customer relations

Herramientas

OMNI POS

Excel/Google Sheets

Descripción del empleo

A recent professional profile photo is to accompany your application

EMPLOYMENT TYPE : Permanent

SECTOR : Sales

BASIC SALARY : R10 000 – R15 000 + Commission

START DATE : A.S.A.P

REQUIREMENTS:

• 2–4 years of proven sales experience in high-end furniture, home décor, finishes, or luxury interior retail.
• A strong understanding of interior aesthetics, textiles, timbers, custom upholstery specifications, and spatial planning.
• An established network or working knowledge of Cape Town’s interior design and trade procurement sector will be a strong advantage.
• Computer literate, with experience using retail ERP/POS systems (e.g. OMNI), email correspondence, and basic Excel or Google Sheets.
• Fluent in English; proficiency in Afrikaans is beneficial. Excellent verbal presentation and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and active listening skills, excellent time management and organisational abilities, and a customer-first mindset.
• Consistently meeting or exceeding monthly personal revenue targets.
• Maintaining a high conversion rate from written quotes to closed sales.
• Proven ability to onboard local trade clients and generate repeat sales orders.
• Exceptional administrative accuracy, with zero errors on customer sales orders, custom timber and fabric specifications, and payment balances.

DUTIES:

Sales Generation & Consultative Selling:

• Achieve and exceed monthly individual sales targets across retail and trade categories.
• Provide personalized design consultations to showroom clients, assisting with spatial layout planning, fabric selection, timber finishes, and customized furniture specifications.
• Systematically follow up on open quotes, customer queries, and pending trade projects to maximize sales conversion.

Trade & Decorator Client Relations:

• Build and nurture relationships with visiting interior designers, decorators, architects, and hospitality buyers within the Paarden Eiland design hub.
• Process trade applications, issue project quotations, order fabric swatches, and manage lead times for design industry professionals.
• Maintain an up-to-date client database for regular outreach regarding new collection launches and trade offers.

Showroom Operations & Floor Standards:

• Ensure the showroom presentation, styled vignettes, price tags, and fabric sample swatches are always immaculate.
• Accurately process quotes, sales orders, lay-bys, and payments through the retail POS/ERP system (e.g. OMNI).
• Coordinate with logistics, manufacturing, and warehouse teams to provide customers with accurate lead times and updates on delivery schedules.

HOURS:

• Retail hours