Customer Experience & Sales Concierge
Somewhere
🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R18,500 – R37,000 ZAR. This role is suited for mid-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.
Job Description
Customer Experience & Sales Concierge (Remote)
Hybrid Customer Experience / Sales Concierge / Product Specialist
Location & Employment Details
* Type:Full-time, fully remote
* Coverage model:Part of a 2–3 person team providing coverage from9:00 AM–9:00 PM Eastern Time, 7 days per week, with schedules divided across the team (rotational, includes weekend coverage)
* Compensation:base + uncapped commission, strong performers earn well above the standard rate.
* Time zone:Must be able to reliably work assigned shifts within Eastern Time business hours
About the Company
We are a rapidly growing North American consumer sports and wellness company operating a portfolio of direct-to-consumer brands across fitness, recovery, and active lifestyle.
Bootstrapped to eight figures in revenue and approaching 100,000 customers globally, we design and launch premium, design-forward products and bring them to market fast. We are a lean, ambitious, and design-obsessed team that moves quickly and rewards ownership. Our customers care about quality and expect a buying experience that matches it.
About the Role
This role exists to solve one specific problem:speed.
We generate a high volume of warm, high-intent inbound leads — customers who have already shown interest and are close to buying. They arrive with practical, repeatable questions (product dimensions, specifications, heat output, electrical or installation requirements, shipping) and they expect fast, knowledgeable answers. Today, our response time is where we lose momentum, and a slow reply on a hot lead is a lost sale.
We are building a small, dedicated team to make sure no high-intent customer ever waits. This is one unified role that blends customer experience, sales concierge, and product specialist responsibilities. It isnotcold outbound or lead generation — the interest already exists. Your job is to respond quickly, answer confidently, remove friction, follow up consistently, and help the customer complete their purchase.
Key Responsibilities
Customer Experience & Rapid Response
* Respond quickly and professionally to inbound inquiries across phone, SMS, and email
* Own speed-to-lead: engage high-intent customers while their interest is still fresh
* Deliver a warm, helpful, consultative experience on every interaction
Sales Concierge & Conversion
* Proactively follow up with high-intent customers, including abandoned carts
* Identify barriers to purchase, address objections, and ask for the sale when appropriate
* Assist customers through the transaction, including sending invoices and payment links
* Maintain disciplined, multi-touch follow-up until each opportunity is resolved
Product Expertise & Guidance
* Build deep knowledge of the product catalog and become a trusted advisor to customers
* Guide product selection, comparisons, and specifications
* Answer pre-purchase questions on dimensions, technical requirements, installation, and shipping
Follow-Up, Pipeline & CRM Hygiene
* Log interactions and keep customer records and pipeline status accurate and current
* Track and consistently meet response-time and SLA targets
* Surface recurring questions and friction points so we can improve our process and content
Required Qualifications
* Excellent written and spoken English with clear, easily understood pronunciation
* 2+ years in customer experience, inside sales, sales concierge, or product support (direct-to-consumer or ecommerce preferred)
* Comfortable and confident communicating naturally across phone, SMS, and email
* A commercial mindset — the confidence to follow up, handle objections, and ask for the sale
* Strong organizational and follow-up discipline
* Proven ability to learn a technical product catalog and explain it simply
* Proactive, self-sufficient, and resourceful — able to find answers independently using available documentation and tools, while knowing when to ask or escalate
* Reliable computer, high-speed internet, and a quiet, professional environment
* Availability to work assigned shifts within 9:00 AM–9:00 PM ET, including weekend rotation
Preferred Qualifications
* Bilingual English/French is a significant asset
* Direct-to-consumer or ecommerce experience
* Experience with abandoned-cart recovery, speed-to-lead, or high-intent lead workflows
* Familiarity with helpdesk / CRM / commerce tools (e.g. Gorgias, Zendesk, HubSpot, Shopify)
* Experience selling or supporting physical or technical consumer products
Ideal Candidate Profile
You are:
* Highly organized and proactive— you follow up without being reminded and nothing falls through the cracks
* Commercially minded but consultative— you help people buy without ever feeling pushy
* A fast, clear communicator— warm and personable on the phone, sharp in writing
* Resourceful— you dig for the answer before you raise your hand
* Ownership-driven— you treat customer questions and open opportunities as yours to close
* Motivated by performance— you want your effor
Tips for South African Applicants
Timezone Advantage
South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.
Salary in Context
At R18,500/month, this role is on par with the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($1,000/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.
Application Tips
Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.
Load Shedding Preparedness
If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.
About Somewhere
Somewhere is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 828 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →