Kitchen Sales Designer
Job description
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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 your sales achievement record prominently as Howdens specifically seeks results-driven individuals who exceed targets
📊 Quantify your sales performance: "Achieved 115% of annual sales target, generating £240k revenue"
🚗 Emphasise your full UK driving licence and vehicle access as home visits are a core requirement
🎯 Showcase any design software experience (even basic CAD) as this gives you an advantage despite training being provided
🤝 Demonstrate your ability to build trade relationships, as Howdens serves 460,000+ trade professionals
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- •Exceeded annual sales targets by 118%, generating £285k revenue through strategic customer relationship building and consultative selling approach
- •Conducted 45+ home visits monthly for design consultations, achieving 92% conversion rate from initial measurement to final kitchen specification
- •Built trusted relationships with 120+ trade customers, resulting in 78% repeat business rate and £180k in referral sales over 18 months
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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 Cramlington exactly the career progression I'm seeking. My proven track record in sales target achievement and customer relationship building aligns perfectly with your requirements for commercially minded individuals who can influence buying decisions and exceed KPIs.
My background in sales and customer service has equipped me with the negotiation skills and attention to detail essential for protecting margins while delivering exceptional design solutions. I hold a full UK driving licence and am comfortable conducting home visits to measure and assess client needs.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you approach measuring a kitchen space during a home visit?
- ›What factors would you consider when designing a kitchen layout for a trade customer's client?
- ›How would you use CAD software to present design options to customers?
- ›What product knowledge would be essential when advising on kitchen specifications?
- ›How would you handle technical queries about joinery and hardware products?
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 on price while protecting profit margins
- ›Tell me about a time you provided exceptional customer service during a complex project
- ›Describe how you would handle multiple customer projects with tight deadlines
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
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