Kitchen Sales Designer
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Join Howdens where our trade depots are recruiting Kitchen Sales Designers who thrive in a fast-paced sales environment. We’re looking for commercially minded individuals who can build strong relationships, influence buying decisions and exceed sales targets.
We can offer you a successful career as a Kitchen Sales Designer, and you don’t need previous design experience. We’ll provide you with comprehensive design and sales training to create exceptional kitchens for our trade customers and their clients.
What we can offer you:
- Competitive salary, brilliant bonuses and outstanding depot incentives
- Full CAD, product and sales training via our Ready to Trade Programme
- Competitive Pension Plan up to 12% company contribution
- Up to 32 days annual leave per year including bank holidays, rising with service
- Generous staff discount on Howdens products
- Buy-as-you-earn share scheme
- 40 hour working week working every other Saturday morning.
- No Sunday or Bank Holiday working
- Career progression opportunities into sales management roles
- Virtual GP access and wellbeing support for you and your family
What we are looking for:
- Results driven with experience of reaching sales targets and KPI
- Ability to build trusted relationships with our trade customers and their client
- Excellent communication skills, able to convey your ideas clearly and effectively
- Full UK Driving license with access to your own vehicle for home visits
- Strong attention to detail and an eye for design
- CAD skills are preferred, but not essential as you will receive training
What you will be doing:
- Driving sales performance and profit by achieving your depot targets
- Building strong customer relationships through professional design support
- Delivering exceptional customer service throughout the project
- Conducting home visits to measure, assess and understand your client’s needs
- Negotiating prices confidently while protecting margin and design integrity
- Planning and creating inspirational and practical designs utilising your strong product knowledge to advise customers and resolve queries throughout the process
About Us:
Howdens Joinery is the UK’s number one trade kitchen supplier providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware. We have over 950 depots throughout the UK and Europe, making us the first choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals. With an ambitious and credible growth plan, we continue to build on our £2.4 billion turnover.
How to apply:
If Howdens sounds like the kind of place where you can build and develop your career as a Kitchen Sales Designer, then we are keen to hear from you.
Howdens is founded on the principle of being Worthwhile for ALL concerned. We’re working hard to ensure we provide an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome. We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, please email with the job title and location, and we will be happy to help you.
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⭐ Highlight any CAD software experience prominently as Howdens mentions this as preferred for their design role
📊 Quantify your sales achievements: "Exceeded monthly targets by 15%, generating £180k in kitchen sales revenue"
🏠 Emphasise home visit experience or client consultation skills as the role requires measuring and assessing client needs
🎯 Showcase your relationship-building abilities with trade customers or B2B clients, as Howdens serves 460,000 trade professionals
🤝 Mention any experience with design consultation or helping clients visualise solutions, even if not kitchen-specific
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- •Exceeded quarterly sales targets by 18% through building relationships with 85+ trade customers, generating £240k in kitchen and joinery revenue
- •Conducted 120+ home visits annually for design consultation, achieving 78% conversion rate from initial visit to completed kitchen installation
- •Negotiated pricing on 200+ kitchen projects while maintaining 32% gross margin, protecting design integrity and depot profitability targets
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Howdens' position as the UK's number one trade kitchen supplier makes this Kitchen Sales Designer role in Polegate particularly appealing, especially given your comprehensive Ready to Trade Programme and the opportunity to serve over 460,000 trade professionals. My experience in sales target achievement and customer relationship building aligns perfectly with your requirements for driving depot performance and building trusted relationships with trade customers.
My background in consultative sales and client-facing roles has prepared me well for conducting home visits, understanding client needs, and translating requirements into practical solutions. While I'm eager to develop CAD skills through your training programme, my existing attention to detail and design eye will support the transition into kitchen design consultation.
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Technical
- ›How would you approach learning CAD software if you haven't used it before?
- ›Describe your experience with design software or technical drawing tools
- ›How would you handle measuring a kitchen space during a home visit?
- ›What factors would you consider when designing a kitchen for a trade customer's client?
- ›How familiar are you with kitchen products, hardware, and joinery components?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you exceeded a sales target. What was your approach?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to build a relationship with a difficult customer
- ›Give an example of when you had to negotiate price while maintaining quality or margin
- ›Tell me about a time you had to learn a new skill quickly for your job
- ›Describe how you would handle a customer who wasn't happy with your initial design proposal
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Tell me about a time you exceeded a sales target. What was your approach?
Describe a situation where you had to build a relationship with a difficult customer