Designer Recruitment are seeking a Kitchen Designer for a well-known kitchen retailer in Cheshire.
This is a permanent role offering from £26,000.00 up to £35,000 per annum for the right Kitchen Designer.
Our client specialises in both German and British styles of kitchens.
Kitchen Designer responsibilities
- Deliver on kitchen sales targets and enhance opportunities for further income growth
- Lead taking, booking design appointments and assisting in design presentations to clients/customers, converting into sales
- Support with showroom marketing activities
- Engaging with walk in customers and ensuring our clients/customers receive the highest level of customer service
- Answering the phone and dealing with daily enquires and customer/client enquiries throughout a project
- Use of internal systems including CRM reporting tools efficiently (training will be provided)
- Drawing new plans/designs based on customer/client brief
- Surveying locations accurately in order to produce suitable designs for furniture to be installed
- Supporting the team Manager with ordering processes/liaising with our manufacturing colleagues in Germany and completion of technical drawings for customer/client projects
- Provide an effective kitchen after-sales service to clients/customers to maintain and enhance business reputation and secure repeat business
- Ensuring the showroom is maintained to high level of cleanliness
Kitchen Designer requirements:
- At least 2 years’ previous experience with design in a luxury kitchen retail or showroom environment
- Traditional and German kitchens/bedrooms, media rooms preferred
- Good customer service and sales experience with some evidence of sales achieved in previous roles
- Knowledge of design using CAD software - compusoft ideally
- Training on the product design system will also be provided
- Proactive with a desire to learn and develop in the role
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to prioritise work and manage multiple tasks
- Good communication and presentation skills and IT literate
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently
- Personable, friendly and confident with a can do attitude
- Driving Licence
Working hours:
- 9-5pm Monday to Friday
- Alternative weekend work - Saturdays and some bank holidays if needed
- Working at the showroom Macclesfield - showroom based
Benefits:
- Company pension (after three months)
- Discount for cafe
- 20 days’ holiday a year plus bank holidays
- Free hot drinks
- Opportunity for ongoing training and development
- Free parking
References and portfolio required
Designer Recruitment are acting as the employment agency in relation to this vacancy.