About This Role
This is a front-of-house sales role in a high-end furniture showroom, where you are effectively the face of the brand for walk-in customers. The job blends retail sales with elements of interior consulting — you'll need to read clients quickly, guide them through material and design choices, and shepherd orders through to completion. Sun Jun Bo appears to be a furniture producer with an international footprint, so expect a structured, presentation-conscious environment rather than a casual local furniture shop.
What the Requirements Say About This Role
The emphasis on appearance, approachability, and face-to-face communication signals that this employer is selling an experience as much as a product — they want someone who can carry a premium brand image in every interaction. Prior exposure to furniture, building materials, or luxury retail is valued because it shortens the learning curve on product knowledge and signals that you already understand high-consideration purchases. The junior seniority band suggests they want someone with enough polish to handle discerning customers but who is still growing in their sales career, not a seasoned manager.
How to Approach This Application
Because this is a showroom role, your application should demonstrate composure and customer instinct rather than list skills abstractly — describe specific moments where you turned a browsing visitor into a buyer or handled a demanding client well. If you have any background in home goods, construction materials, or upscale retail, make that visible early, since the employer explicitly treats it as a differentiator. Expect the interview to assess your bearing and communication style as much as your CV, so prepare to speak confidently about product details and how you'd present them.
Who This Role Suits
Best suited to a personable, well-presented junior salesperson who enjoys direct customer interaction and has a genuine interest in home design or premium retail. Competition is likely moderate — the talent pool with high-end retail experience in Addis is small, so candidates with relevant exposure stand out quickly.
About the Role
We are a high-end furniture showroom in Addis Ababa, looking for a Sales Associate. You will be responsible for client reception, product presentation, and order follow-up. We are looking for someone with excellent service awareness, strong approachability, professional appearance, and outstanding face-to-face communication skills. Experience in furniture, building materials, or high-end retail is a strong plus.
Key Responsibilities
- Client Reception & Sales: Warmly welcome walk-in clients, understand their needs, introduce furniture materials, dimensions, design concepts, and customization services to close sales.
- Display & Maintenance: Keep the showroom clean and tidy, assist in furniture display, and ensure accurate price tags.
- Order Processing: Assist clients in confirming styles, colors, and dimensions, issue sales receipts, follow up on orders, and coordinate deliveries.
- After-sales Follow-up: Handle client inquiries, maintain good customer relationships, and promote repeat sales.
- Data Recording: Record daily foot traffic, potential client information, and sales data.
Requirements
- Education: Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Experience: 1+ year in retail or customer service; experience in furniture, home decor, or building materials is highly preferred.
- Language Skills: Good English proficiency (for expat clients or reporting to Chinese management), fluent in Amharic (Afaan Oromoo is a plus).
- Professional Attributes (Core): Professional appearance, strong approachability, patience, and excellent face-to-face communication skills; service-oriented and a team player.
- Skills: Basic office software (e.g., Excel for data entry).
How To Apply
Please send your CV (in English) to johnxu@originwin.com.cn with the subject: "Application for Showroom Sales - [Your Name]".
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