Join the UK’s number one trade kitchen supplier.
Join Howdens as a Lead Kitchen Sales Designer and play a key role in driving sales performance while leading and developing your Kitchen Sales Designer team. We’re looking for an experienced designer who thrives in a fast-paced, sales-led environment and is motivated by delivering results.
You’ll manage your own pipeline of customers and designs while coaching your team to deliver consistent sales and an outstanding customer experience. Building strong trade relationships will be at the heart of what you do, contributing to the success and growth of your depot.
What we can offer you:
- Competitive salary, brilliant bonuses and outstanding depot incentives
- Kitchen Sales Designer training programme
- Excellent pension plan with up to 12% company 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 working week
- No evening, Sunday or Bank Holiday working
- Virtual GP access and wellbeing support for you and your family
- A strong team culture that genuinely sets us apart
What we are looking for:
- A strong track record of delivering and exceeding sales targets as a Kitchen Sales Designer.
- Advanced CAD skills with the ability to create accurate, inspiring designs.
- Confidence in coaching, mentoring, and developing people.
- Strong organisation and attention to detail across multiple projects
- Excellent communication skills, able to influence customers and inspire colleagues.
- A solid understanding of the local market and competitor landscape
- Full UK Driving license with access to your own vehicle for home visits.
What you will be doing:
- Coaching Kitchen Sales Designers to deliver high-quality designs and a consistent customer experience, providing feedback to the Depot Manager on performance.
- Managing and maximising leads and collaborating with your team to identify and convert opportunities.
- Creating accurate, inspirational designs and quotations, ensuring pricing, delivery and stock requirements are clear and correct.
- Ensuring a high-quality customer journey from initial enquiry through to final sale.
- Planning and managing individual and team workloads to ensure timely design presentations and follow-up.
- Maintaining strong knowledge of the local market, product range, and competitor activity to identify opportunities
What it’s like to work here:
- We take pride in getting things right first time for our customers
- Everyone pulls their weight and supports each other as one team
- It’s a busy depot, so we keep things simple, work fast and get the job done
- We all play a part in the depot’s success and share in the team bonus
- We build trust by doing what we say we will, every day
Please note that candidates applying for this role must have a valid right to work in the UK, we do not offer sponsorship of employment for any depot positions at this time. We appreciate your understanding.
