Kitchen Sales Designer

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Hitchin Depot

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April 28, 2026

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<div class="clearfix"></div><h1 class="job-title axiom0-0 axiom-scraped-0">Kitchen Sales Designer</h1><div></div><div><h1 class="job-title axiom0-1 axiom-scraped-0">Kitchen Sales Designer</h1><div> </div><div> </div><div><p>As a Kitchen Sales Designer, you will support our Trade customers, by turning their clients’ dream kitchens into a reality.  Meeting end users in their homes you will listen to their vision, seek to clearly understand their needs, and offer your expert advice. You will then plan and design inspirational kitchens that exceed their expectations for both design and utility. You will have the confidence to negotiate with our Trade customers, whilst promoting and protecting the integrity and value of the design and the quality of our products. </p><p><strong>Skills and attributes you need to be a successful Kitchen Sales Designer:</strong> </p><ul><li>Customer service             </li><li>Thrives in fast-paced environments                        </li><li>An eye for design</li><li>Previous sales experience                 </li><li>Prioritisation and organisation skills                       </li><li>Curious learner</li><li>Results driven</li><li>Full UK Driving license       </li><li>Access to your own vehicle                                           </li><li>Previous design (CAD) experience is preferred, but not essential </li></ul><p>It doesn’t matter if you haven't worked in this industry or as a Kitchen Sales Designer before, as we will offer you face-to-face and online training via our own Howdens Academy, which will cover everything from kitchen measuring & compliance, inspirational design, technical product knowledge, and sales skills. We’re looking for people who are enthusiastic and energetic with a passion to deliver excellent customer experiences that lead to sales.</p><p><strong>What you get from us as a Kitchen Sales Designer:</strong></p><ul><li>Competitive salary</li><li>Monthly depot bonus OTE</li><li>Competitive Pension Plan with a maximum company contribution of 12%.</li><li>Team incentives and outings</li><li>24 days holiday, rising to 26 days after 5 years </li><li>Staff discount on Howdens products</li><li>Buy as you earn share scheme </li></ul><p><strong>About Howdens:</strong></p><p>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. </p><p>There is a strong entrepreneurial ethos and the opportunity to develop within a fast-paced and commercial environment.  That, along with a competitive salary, development opportunities, and exciting rewards, are among the reasons why our people enjoy working for Howdens – and why we have been named one of the <strong>10 Best Big Companies to Work For</strong>.</p><p> </p></div></div><div><p style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">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.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">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.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">What we can offer you:</span></strong></p><ul type="disc"><li style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">Competitive salary, brilliant bonuses and outstanding depot incentives</span></li><li style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">Full CAD, product and sales training via our Ready to Trade Programme</span></li><li style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">Competitive Pension Plan up to 12% company contribution</span></li><li style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">Up to 32 days annual leave per year including bank holidays, rising with service</span></li><li style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">Generous staff discount on Howdens products</span></li><li style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">Buy‑as‑you‑earn share scheme</span></li><li style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">40 hour working week working every other Saturday morning.</span></li><li style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">No Sunday or Bank Holiday working</span></li><li style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">Career progression opportunities into sales management roles</span></li><li style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">Virtual GP access and wellbeing support for you and your family</span></li></ul><p style="background: white;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">What we are looking for:</span></strong></p><ul type="disc"><li style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">Results driven with experience of reaching sales targets and KPI</span></li><li style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">Ability to build trusted relationships with our trade customers and their client</span></li><li style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">Excellent communication skills, able to convey your ideas clearly and effectively</span></li><li style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">Full UK Driving license with access to your own vehicle for home visits</span></li><li style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">Strong attention to detail and an eye for design</span></li><li style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">CAD skills are preferred, but not essential as you will receive training</span></li></ul><p style="background: white;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">What you will be doing:</span></strong></p><ul type="disc"><li style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">Driving sales performance and profit by achieving your depot targets</span></li><li style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">Building strong customer relationships through professional design support</span></li><li style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">Delivering exceptional customer service throughout the project</span></li><li style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">Conducting home visits to measure, assess and understand your client’s needs</span></li><li style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">Negotiating prices confidently while protecting margin and design integrity</span></li><li style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">Planning and creating inspirational and practical designs utilising your strong product knowledge to advise customers and resolve queries throughout the process</span></li></ul><p style="background: white;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">About Us:</span></strong></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">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.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">How to apply:</span></strong></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">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.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><em><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif; color: black;">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 recruitment@howdens.com with the job title and location, and we will be happy to help you.</span></em></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Rooster',sans-serif;">#LI-LO1 #CVL INDKSD #Reed</span></p></div><div></div><div class="sharelinks"><div class="linkedinbutton sharebutton pull-left"><script type="text/javascript" src="https://platform.linkedin.com/in.js"></script><span class="IN-widget" data-lnkd-debug="<script type="in/share+init" data-counter="right" data-url="https://isw.changeworknow.co.uk/howdens/vms/e/careers/positions/bkV4jb2PPceRZmaIL5c7P"></script>" style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1; vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="padding: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; text-indent: 0px !important; display: inline-block !important; vertical-align: bottom !important; font-size: 1px !important;"><button class="IN-e146f606-483d-4824-a598-79a778fddfb4-1G9ISYhSF8XoOmdcl0yKDu"><xdoor-icon aria-hidden="true"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24px" height="24px" x="0" y="0" preserveAspectRatio="xMinYMin meet"><g style="fill: currentColor"><rect x="-0.003" style="fill:none;" width="24" height="24"></rect><path style="" d="M20,2h-16c-1.1,0-2,0.9-2,2v16c0,1.1,0.9,2,2,2h16c1.1,0,2-0.9,2-2V4C22,2.9,21.1,2,20,2zM8,19h-3v-9h3V19zM6.5,8.8C5.5,8.8,4.7,8,4.7,7s0.8-1.8,1.8-1.8S8.3,6,8.3,7S7.5,8.8,6.5,8.8zM19,19h-3v-4c0-1.4-0.6-2-1.5-2c-1.1,0-1.5,0.8-1.5,2.2V19h-3v-9h2.9v1.1c0.5-0.7,1.4-1.3,2.6-1.3c2.3,0,3.5,1.1,3.5,3.7V19z"></path></g></svg></xdoor-icon>Share</button></span></span></div><div class="tweetbutton sharebutton pull-left"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" class="twitter-share-button twitter-share-button-rendered twitter-tweet-button" title="X Post Button" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweetbutton.2f70fb173b9000da126c79afe2098f02.en.html#dnt=false&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&originalreferer=https%3A%2F%2Fisw.changeworknow.co.uk%2Fhowdens%2Fvms%2Fe%2Fcareers%2Fpositions%2FbkV4jb2PPceRZmaIL5c7P&related=%40changeworknow&size=m&text=Howdens%20Joinery%20Co.%20Careers%20-%20Kitchen%20Sales%20Designer&time=1777344653182&type=share&url=https%3A%2F%2Fisw.changeworknow.co.uk%2Fhowdens%2Fvms%2Fe%2Fcareers%2Fpositions%2FbkV4jb2PPceRZmaIL5c7P" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 65px; height: 20px;" data-url="https://isw.changeworknow.co.uk/howdens/vms/e/careers/positions/bkV4jb2PPceRZmaIL5c7P"></iframe><script type="text/javascript" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div class="facebooklikebutton sharebutton pull-left"><script>(function(d, s, id) {var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if (d.getElementById(id)) return;js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/enUS/all.js#xfbml=1&status=0&appId=352523527214784";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><div class="fb-share-button fbiframewidget" data-href="https://isw.changeworknow.co.uk/howdens/vms/e/careers/positions/bkV4jb2PPceRZmaIL5c7P" width="90" data-layout="button" data-size="" fb-xfbml-state="rendered" fb-iframe-plugin-query="appid=&containerwidth=37&href=https%3A%2F%2Fisw.changeworknow.co.uk%2Fhowdens%2Fvms%2Fe%2Fcareers%2Fpositions%2FbkV4jb2PPceRZmaIL5c7P&layout=button&locale=enUS&sdk=joey&size=&width=90"><span style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 67px; height: 20px;"><iframe name="fe7d507d0fbd3d260" width="90px" height="1000px" data-testid="fb:sharebutton Facebook Social Plugin" title="fb:sharebutton Facebook Social Plugin" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" allow="encrypted-media" src="https://www.facebook.com/v2.9/plugins/sharebutton.php?appid=&channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxdarbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Dfcd0611f3d9151c48%26domain%3Disw.changeworknow.co.uk%26iscanvas%3Dfalse%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fisw.changeworknow.co.uk%252Ff8125ab052b5d4e9a%26relation%3Dparent.parent&containerwidth=37&href=https%3A%2F%2Fisw.changeworknow.co.uk%2Fhowdens%2Fvms%2Fe%2Fcareers%2Fpositions%2FbkV4jb2PPceRZmaIL5c7P&layout=button&locale=enUS&sdk=joey&size=&width=90" style="border: none; visibility: visible; width: 67px; height: 20px;" class=""></iframe></span></div><div id="fb-root"></div></div><div class="clear"></div></div><a class="btn btn-primary pull-right" href="/howdens/vms/e/careers/candidates/applications/new?howto_apply=dxQWyc9tLlXlD8aS16KTsn">Apply now</a><div class="clearfix"></div>