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Northampton, Northamptonshire

The Company

Our client is a fast-growing independent furniture retailer with 150 years’ experience and over 20 sensational stores spread across the UK.

With a heritage of manufacturing and supplying furniture, this company is rapidly gaining market share and a reputation for being a leading industry expert.

As they expand into more cities and open additional stores throughout the UK, they are on the lookout for a Senior Sales Consultant to join their team in Northampton on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Benefits

• OTE £35,000 per annum (Basic + Commission Scheme)
• Enhanced holiday, increases with length of service
• Your birthday off
• Enhanced pension
• Enhanced sick pay, increases with length of service
• Industry leading and group product enhanced staff discount
• Length of service rewards
• Paycare for work
• Life assurance
• Free tea and coffee
• Free parking
• Staff social functions
• Refer a friend rewards

This is a terrific opportunity for an enthusiastic direct sales professional with a great leadership style to join our client’s growing company.

From the moment you join, you’ll be welcomed into a passionate and collaborative environment with a team who’ll support you to achieve your professional goals.

You’ll have access to an extensive range of fantastic benefits from a commission and enhanced pension and sick pay to training and professional qualifications. What’s more, we’ll make sure all the little things are covered as well so you can focus on what you do best.

So, if you want to join a motivated, fun and friendly team and help take our client’s success to new heights, then apply today!

The Role

As a Senior Sales Consultant, you will create sales of our client’s furniture to retail customers at the store in Northampton.

Specifically, you will assist the Store Manager to achieve maximum sales and profitability whilst ensuring excellent customer service is delivered. You will identify customers’ needs, convey features and benefits of products and present merchandise to the highest standard possible.

You will also develop, train and motivate team members, ensuring all duties are carried out efficiently and in accordance with company procedures.

Additionally, you will:

• Assist with the display of any new ranges or reorganisation of the shopfloor
• Maintain customer service records
• Ensure the warehouse is kept to the highest possible standard
• Assist with listing and checking at stocktaking
• Manage team rotas and maintain payroll, sickness and holiday records

Please note, this role will require weekend and late-night work (until 8pm) as part of a shift pattern.

About You

To be considered as a Senior Sales Consultant, you will need:

• Experience working in a direct sales environment
• Experience managing a team
• Excellent communication skills
• At a minimum, five GCSEs or equivalent at level 4 / Grade C or above including Maths and English

Other organisations may call this role Senior Retail Sales Advisor, Senior Retail Assistant, Senior Shop Assistant, Store Supervisor, Store Team Leader, or Retail Assistant Manager.

Webrecruit and our clients are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re looking for an exciting opportunity to advance your career as a Senior Sales Consultant, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

About Webrecruit

CEO: David Jones
Revenue: Unknown / Non-Applicable
Size: 1 to 50 Employees
Type: Company - Private
Website: www.webrecruit.co
Year Founded: 2001