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Kitchen Sales Designer
Howden Joinery Limited
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Source date: 10/30/2026
About this role
Join the UK’s No1 Trade Kitchen Supplier Staffordshire Area; Howdens 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 * 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: * 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 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 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. About Howdens: Howdens Joinery is a highly successful FTSE 100 business, with more than 900 depots nationwide and more than 11,000 staff. Last year our sales reached circa 2.3bn, and we continue to experience significant growth and success. Despite our scale, Howdens remains a local business with traditional values. 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 10 Best Big Companies to Work For. 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. *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.* LI-LO1 #CVL INDKSD #Reed Discover your next role with us and see how you can fit into one of the UK’s best big companies to work for. As a proud member of *The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers*, we offer exciting opportunities for both apprentices starting out and experienced professionals ready to take the next step in their careers. Whether you’re working in our depots, building strong relationships with our trade customers, or applying your expertise to create, manufacture and distribute our market-leading products, there are many roles that make Howdens a success. Find out more about what makes our Depots tick. Howdens is the UK’s number one specialist kitchen supplier, trusted by the trade since 1995. From just 14 depots when we started, we’ve grown to nearly 950 across the UK and Europe, and we’re still growing. At Howdens, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Whether in our depots, manufacturing sites, or support teams, everyone plays a vital role in helping us grow, innovate, and make a difference. We work exclusively with trade professionals, giving them the products, service, and support they need to deliver kitchens fitted to the highest standard. By building strong partnerships with local tradespeople, we help them exceed their customers’ expectations, and in turn, we all succeed together. Our success is built on a simple but powerful model: locally empowered depot teams backed by a world-class supply chain. This means we can keep products in stock, provide exceptional service, and deliver real value to our customers every day.