External Sales Consultant

EXTERNAL SALES CONSULTANT

External Sales Consultant Position Overview

We’re looking for a high-performing External Sales Consultant to join our frontline sales team. This is a dynamic, client-facing role where you will convert inbound opportunities into confirmed business through in-home and virtual consultations.

You’ll play a critical role in guiding customers through one of life’s most significant (and often emotional) events—delivering confidence, clarity, and a premium experience while securing profitable outcomes for the business.

Key Responsibilities

Sales Execution

• Conduct in-home and virtual consultations with professionalism and precision
• Build trust and credibility quickly with prospective clients
• Uncover each client’s needs, timeline, motivations, and concerns
• Deliver a consultative sales approach—positioning value over price
• Identify risks and opportunities to strengthen the customer’s decision
• Confidently close business at appropriate margins
  
  

Pipeline Management

• Own your sales pipeline from initial enquiry through to booking
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date CRM records
• Drive structured progression of every opportunity with clear next steps
• Proactively re-engage stalled opportunities
• Maintain strong commercial awareness across your portfolio
  
  

Client & Operational Handover

• Provide accurate and detailed job specifications to operations
• Manage expectations transparently throughout the sales journey
• Collaborate closely with internal teams to ensure a seamless experience
  
  

Team & Culture

• Contribute to a high-performing, collaborative sales culture
• Share insights and best practices with teammates
• Participate in coaching, feedback, and performance reviews
• Represent the business professionally in every interaction
• Complete other tasks/responsibilities as required to provide effective support to Manager, Client and Assignees
  
  

Qualifications And Preferred Skills

• Background in relocation, logistics, or service industries required
• Experience with in-home or virtual consultations required
• Proven success in a sales role with strong closing ability
• Experience managing multiple opportunities simultaneously
• Confidence handling high-value, emotionally driven decisions
• Strong commercial acumen (pricing, margin, and business impact)
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Highly organised, self-motivated, and accountable
• CRM proficiency and disciplined pipeline management
• Experience in consultative or solution-based selling
  
  

Education

• High school diploma (required)
• Degree or equivalent (preferred)
  
  

Why work for Allied / Sirva brand?

• Work in a high-impact, client-centric role
• Be part of a supportive, high-performing sales team
• Opportunity to drive real business growth and personal earnings
• Develop your career in a structured, professional sales environment
  
  

Being an international brand with a cross regional structure your career opportunities could be endless! You can make colleagues, connections, and friendships the world over with Sirva.

Diversity and inclusion are part of our service and therefore are part of our DNA. At Sirva our Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Alliance (I.D.E.A) is our global initiative that imprints itself to our identify. 

Sirva has invested in benefits to its employees across health & wellbeing and financial rewards. We are proud to support a flexible hybrid way of working supported by our Work from Home and Core Flex Hours policy - trust & communication Is key to this model and encourage all employees to discuss with their People leaders what works best for you. 

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