As we continue to grow we are looking for a new Kitchen Designer to work with our driven and enthusiastic Chesham store team. Our designers are interior and kitchen specialists who use their in-depth product and technical knowledge to create exciting designs for Kitchens, to bedrooms and all rooms in between.
Read the overview of this opportunity to understand what skills, including and relevant soft skills and software package proficiencies, are required.
Designing a kitchen is like throwing a party, you want to create the mood, get the ingredients right, make sure there is a flow of people and room to prepare space to dine, drink and dance. Our designers think about how it will be used and who will be using it. Whether it's the dream of reluctant gourmet or budding chef, or for a hungry family of four, we design to reflect these differing requirements.
Responsibilities include:
* Arrange in-store consultations and home visits to find out all requirements
* Create, present and exchange thoughts on innovative design schemes
* Inspire, excite and support our customers from design concept to installation or delivery
* Update and maintain accurate customer records using a number of software packages
* Manage multiple projects ensuring seamless communication and coordination throughout
* Actively contribute to the growth and development of the store
Our stores are open 7 days a week and so it's important that you'll have flexibility to work during the week and at weekends also.
You'll ideally have a design-related qualification and a passion for interiors, you'll also bring confidence with using design software such as AutoCAD and Microsoft packages. You'll also have exceptional communication and organisational skills, be highly proactive, with a detail-oriented mindset and a flair for creativity. You'll also need a full UK driving license and the ability to travel to customers' homes.
We quite literally built Neptune Chesham from scratch. We've designed it so that, from the outside-in and the inside-out, it looks like it's three mini homes - each one slightly distinct from the other, but all with complementary, common ground to share. Combinations of flint and larch cover the exterior - materials that are in-keeping with the local vernacular - and once inside, you'll move between a cosy, country retreat-like atmosphere to a modern-country dwelling full of height and light. Our biggest piece of advice when you stop by is to look up - almost every ceiling is a spectacle with exposed timber trusses, mezzanine levels and suspended libraries.
Across all locations, we stay united by our company values: Do The Right Thing, Do It Together, Aim High and Keep It Real.
What Benefits we can offer you
At Neptune, we value our employees for always going above and beyond; we reward them by offering more than just a competitive salary:
* Generous Holiday Allowance
* Life Assurance
* Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
* Cycle to work scheme
* Generous new item and outlet discounts
* Competitive salary
* Perkbox: Wellbeing Hub and Retail Discounts Portal
* Your birthday day off
* Day off if you become a Grandparent
* A week off to celebrate a life event
* Refer a friend scheme
* Long service holiday allowance increase
* Training Workshops
We are a growing business that encourages our people to grow with us. Neptune's goal is to ensure we have a diverse and inclusive work environment, where all of our employees have equal access to opportunities and everyone's voices are heard.
Our Story
Founded in 1996 by friends John Sims-Hilditch and Giles Redman, Neptune design and make pieces for your whole home. xsngvjr Recognised for our exacting standards, design-led aesthetic and expert craftsmanship, we're perhaps most known for our kitchens - with heirloom-worthy dressers not far behind. Neptune's trademark 'look' is British: refined, simple, sturdy, and with an a