Sales Consultant Designate

Safestore Holdings PLC; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading self-storage company in Birmingham is seeking a Sales Consultant Designate to join their team. This full-time position requires driving and offers a competitive salary between £25,400 and £29,210 per year, depending on targets achieved. Benefits include generous holiday allowance, bonuses, a sales development programme, and health care initiatives. The ideal candidate should be customer-focused, sales-driven, and possess a willingness to learn new skills. Join a supportive company culture that values its employees.

Benefits

28 days paid holiday

Bonuses up to 50% of salary

Sales development programme

Enhanced parental leave

Pension scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Gym membership discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Sharesave scheme

Colleague discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and friendly demeanor with a great attitude.
• Willingness to learn and develop new skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Achieve sales targets by understanding customer requirements.
• Maximize customer experience with exceptional service.
• Manage store responsibilities, including health and safety.

Skills

Customer service

Sales

Teamwork

Communication

Adaptability

Job description

Sales Consultant Designate

Department: Region 12

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Birmingham Central

Compensation: £25,400 - £29,210 / year

Description

For this role, driving is essential.

Here at Safestore our people make the difference. We’re a friendly team and thrive on providing outstanding customer service, whilst selling the right storage solution to our customers.

With this position you will be based in one store and required to travel to our local stores in Birmingham (travel expenses paid when traveling to one of the additional stores).

Don’t worry if you don’t have all the skills now, Safestore supports every colleague with their training. We just want you to be yourself, and before you know it you will be part of the Safestore team dazzling our customers and achieving your store’s bonus targets.

This is a full-time, permanent role where you’ll work 40 hours per week on a rota basis, covering 5 out of 7 days. Shifts will fall within our opening hours: Monday to Saturday from 7:30am to 6:30pm (with extended hours on Thursdays until 8:30pm) and Sundays from 10:00am to 4:00pm.

What we will offer you:

This is a full-time, permanent role where you’ll work 40 hours per week on a rota basis, covering 5 out of 7 days. Shifts will fall within our opening hours: Monday to Saturday from 7:30am to 6:30pm (with extended hours on Thursdays until 8:30pm) and Sundays from 10:00am to 4:00pm.

In this location, you will earn £12.21 per hour (£25,400 per annum) - increasing to £14.04 per hour upon completion of training, including a bonus each month - £29,210 per annum.

• We are small teams and with a very close management line to support and develop our sales consultants every step of the way
• 28 days paid holiday per year (including bank holidays)
• Bonuses of up to 50% of basic monthly salary for achieving targets.
• An unmatched sales development programme with no experience required, offering pay increases as you complete each module and a clear path to becoming a Store Manager with growth potential
• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension scheme
• Healthcare cash plan for all colleagues
• Wellbeing initiatives such as discounted gym membership and a cycle to work scheme
• Sharesave scheme with huge success historically for our colleagues
• Colleague and family discounts on Safestore products and services
• Employee Assistance Programme

In return what we would like you to offer us:

• Sales: Achieving your targets by understanding every customer’s requirements and advising on the best solution from enquiry through to move in.
• Customer Service: Identifying every opportunity to maximise customer experience with exceptional service.
• Store Standards: Take pride in managing a store’s overall responsibilities, including Health and Safety and maintaining exceptional standards to create a great impression for customers.

A Successful Sales Consultant will:

• Be enthusiastic and friendly with a great attitude
• Be willing to learn and develop new skills
• Enjoy varied work – no two days are the same
• Be motivated and able to work in a team and independently aiming to achieve your store targets.

About us:

Safestore is the UK’s largest self‑storage group, and part of the FTSE 250. We believe that engaged colleagues, who feel valued by our business, are the foundation of our customer‑focused culture. We know our people as individuals, and show respect for each other, enabling everyone to have a voice so that they can bring their full, unique selves to work. We are exceptionally proud that, in 2021, we were awarded the prestigious 'Investors in People’ Platinum accreditation, placing us in the top 2% of accredited organisations in the UK.