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Kitchen Sales Designer – UK’s No1 Trade Kitchen Supplier
The Role
Join Howdens Joinery, the UK’s No1 Trade Kitchen Supplier, as a Kitchen Sales Designer within our fast-paced and dynamic environment. This role is ideal for results-driven professionals with a commercial mindset, who are passionate about creating exceptional kitchens and building strong customer relationships.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive sales performance and depot profit by achieving ambitious selling targets
- Build trusted relationships with trade customers and clients through expert design support
- Ensure exceptional customer service from assessment to project delivery
- Conduct home visits to measure, assess, and understand customer needs
- Negotiate pricing confidently while maintaining profit margins
- Develop practical, inspirational designs using deep product knowledge to guide clients
- Resolve queries throughout the design process with professionalism
Why Join Howdens?
We offer a supportive and rewarding career with outstanding benefits:
- Competitive salary with brilliant performance bonuses
- Full training programme for Kitchen Sales Designers (no prior design experience required)
- Excellent pension plan (up to 12% employer contribution)
- Up to 32 days annual leave (including bank holidays) + ** Holiday entitlement rises with service**
- Generous staff discount on Howdens products
- Buy-as-you-earn share scheme
- 40-hour week with no evening, Sunday, or Bank Holiday working
- Virtual GP access and wellbeing support for you and your family
- Team culture where collaboration leads to shared success
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Key Requirements
Skills & Mindset
✅ Strong results-driven attitude and proven ability to meet sales targets ✅ Commercial acumen with confidence in influencing purchase decisions ✅ Outstanding communication skills – able to articulate ideas clearly ✅ Ability to build trusted relationships with customers
Essential Qualifications & Logistics
✅ Valid UK driving licence with access to your own vehicle for home visits ✅ Full attention to detail with an eye for design (CAD skills a plus but not essential) ✅ Ability to thrive in a customer-facing, fast-moving kitchen trade environment
What It’s Like Working Here
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- "Right first time" customer experience at the heart of everything we do
- Flat hierarchies – everyone contributes to depot success
- Speed and simplicity drive daily achievements
- Teamwork is the cornerstone of performance – we all share rewards (team bonuses included!)
- Integrity matters – we say what we do, and we do what we say
Career Growth & Ethical Values
Howdens Joinery is an FTSE 100 business with:
- +900 depots across the UK
- Over 11,000 employees
- £2.3bn+ sales in 2023, with continued growth
- Award-winning as one of the 10 Best Big Companies to Work For
Core Principles
- An authentic entrepreneurial spirit in a fast-paced commercial setting
- Worthwhile for ALL – we value diversity and inclusivity
- If you need adjustments during recruitment, email recruitment@howdens.com.
Note: We only consider candidates with a valid right to work in the UK.
How to Apply
If you’re ready to build a career as a Kitchen Sales Designer and are passionate about design and sales, apply today! JD Reference: #CVL INDKSD #Reed
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