Howdens are looking for Kitchen Designers to join our contracts team based in our Wimbledon hub. You must be available to start at the beginning of September and live within reasonable commutable distance from Wimbledon.
Based in our purpose-built hub in the Wimbledon area of London and reporting to the Office Manager, you will be designing kitchens for our contract clients who come from a variety of backgrounds including housing associations, construction/new builds and developers etc.
What will I be doing as a Kitchen Designer?
1. To provide a support service to the Regional Contracts Managers by designing and quoting kitchens that meet the customer’s needs, specifications and timescales
2. Read through tender enquiries to produce high quality and accurate kitchens that match the customers specification
3. Support the office in the effort to achieve targets, particularly with regards to output, efficiency and turnaround time
4. Process accurate estimates to the kitchen plans and design specification
5. Produce tender packs using Excel
6. Amend designs to meet customers’ needs and find commercial solutions to challenges
7. Develop commercial and product awareness to continue to produce cost-effective solutions
What do I need to qualify for this role?
8. Proven experience in designing using CAD within the Contract Kitchen industry
9. Excellent customer service skills with the ability to deliver within budget and strict time restraints
10. Commercially astute with an understanding of high-volume contract requirements
11. Experience of producing high volume accurate kitchen designs and estimates
12. Competent in using Excel with an understanding of basic Excel formulas
13. Ability to communicate and influence effectively at all levels, both verbally and in writing
14. Experience in producing creative and innovative kitchen designs for a multitude of end-users including commercial, industrial and disabilities
15. Ability to problem solve under pressure
16. Strong planning and organisation skills
17. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with excellent attention to detail
18. Self-starter who is flexible, approachable and a team player
What we can offer you:
19. Highly competitive salary and bonus scheme
20. Excellent pension plan (up to 12% employer contributions)
21. 25 days holiday, rising to 26 days after 5 years
22. Staff discount on Howdens products
23. Share awards and prize draws
About Howdens
Howdens Joinery is the UK’s number one trade kitchen supplier providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware. We have over 900 depots throughout the UK and Europe – making us the first choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals. Last year our sales reached circa 2.3bn, and we have an ambitious growth agenda.
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