Sales Consultant

Homebase is looking for a Design Consultant – Kitchens, Bathrooms and Bedrooms to join our team on a permanent basis.

Base salary up to €27,000 (DOE) - including bonus, yearly, realistic on-target earnings exceed €50,000. However as we said our commission is uncapped – so the sky is the limit!

Working Hours - 5 days of 7, including regular weekends.

Founded in 1979, Homebase is one of the UK’s leading home improvement and garden retailers. The company operates over 160 stores across the UK and Ireland, employing in excess of 8,000 people throughout its store estate, distribution centres and support offices.

Its product range includes painting and decorating, plants, garden tools and accessories, kitchens and furniture.

People don’t just visit us for a tin of paint or a packet of screws. They’re looking for fresh ideas and inspiration for their home and gardens. To make their house a home. And that's what makes a career at Homebase so rewarding.

About the role:

As a Sales Consultant your role will be to deliver a Homebase journey to our customers, ensuring they receive a great and memorable service right from the very start of their journey while choosing their new kitchen and bedroom. Your role will be to understand the customers’ requirements and be able to convert them into inspiration designs.

Key responsibilities of our Sales Consultant:

- Deliver memorable service and an outstanding customer experience through the Homebase customer journey to deliver both my personal targets and support the total Showroom targets- Support Showroom Advisors and other Team Members taking leads through observational coaching and recognise their performance when appropriate- Find inspirational solutions for our customer’s projects, providing an industry leading service, from the first meeting, right through to a full aftercare service- Promote all of our services including finance and installation (where available), and follow process to ensure remedial costs are minimised- Support the Store Manager with the delivery of effective communications to ensure the showroom team are fully engaged and are kept up-to-date on all new products and services- Be aware of the external sales environment /carry out competitor visits using the observations to support Homebase performance- Have overall responsibility for the standards on our showroom, including the implementation of promotions- Ensure all customer journey data is on the CRM system in line with company requirements and GDPR guidelines

What we are looking for in our Sales Consultant:

- Previous experience within a sales targeted environment- Experience with a customer experience environment- Experience of Using CAD to design for a third party- Strong communication and relationship building- Commercially aware- Self-motivated

Benefits of becoming our Sales Consultant:

• A fantastic 20% discount for you when shopping with Homebase, with no cap on spending
•  The opportunity to enhance your pay through our brilliant, discretionary bonus plan, when we win, you win
•  Genuine savings on your every day living with the Hapi To Be Home wellbeing portal, you can save on everything from your weekly food shop to a fun night out with friends and family: 
• Competitive annual leave, so you can rest and recharge
•  24/7 support through our ‘Assistance Programme’, including a confidential helpline, supporting with emotional, legal & health and wellbeing concerns. 
• Family-friendly policies to support your family commitments
• Save for your retirement through the Homebase Pension Plan
• Peace of mind of with Life Assurance entitlement
• An opportunity to get involved in fundraising events, helping to raise money for our charity partner, Irish Cancer Society