Kitchen Sales Designer

Do you have an eye for detail, maybe a creative flair, do you love meeting a diverse range of people and are a team player? If so, then Benchmarx Kitchen and Joinery would love to hear from you! Ever thought of being a Contracts Kitchen Designer? You don't need to come from our sector, or even know our products, we will provide you with all the training and development you need.

Our most successful Contracts Kitchen Designers come from a variety of different sectors and backgrounds, but they all have one thing in common, they all deliver an exceptional ‘Customer Experience’ for both Trade Customers and Homeowners.

What experience do I need?

You will be joining our Contracts Sales Team, we have a total of over 55 colleagues of which 11 are experienced Contract Kitchen Designers based across the UK, so you will be in safe hands. We support our major National Housing Builders and the Public Sector Nationally.

Full training is given upon joining, so you don't need any previous experience. You'll provide a surveying service with the use of CAD (Computer-Aided Design), producing plans from architect drawings.  Once fully trained and probation passed this could be a hybrid role, in branch or working from home.

Hours - Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm No weekend working

What's in it for you?

• Excellent salary package

• 22 days holiday, plus bank holidays

• Colleague discounts across a variety of our Group businesses including; 20% off at Toolstation, we also have a number of online discounts at leading retailers from theme parks to eating out and cinemas

• Competitive Family Friendly Policies

• At Benchmarx, we have strong family values and believe in getting the right work/life balance, meaning you’ll only work during the week. We make sure that hard work is rewarded and as an inclusive, family environment we want every team member to be recognised for the work they do

What will I be doing?  So now you have had a great onboarding through our company induction programme and with your new learned knowledge of our products and newly trained design skills - here’s a snapshot of “what the day in the life of a Contracts Kitchen Designer looks like ''.

• Our success is built on strong relationships with our customers, so it’s essential that you can build and develop long terms relationships and deliver the highest standards of service

• Working closely with our Contract Sales Managers / Travis Perkins Managed Services  / National House Builders / Architects and our stakeholders, you will produce accurate plans and quotation packs  in a professional and timely manner to really understand their project and create their ‘perfect’ kitchen, whilst keeping the Contract clients fully updated in the process

• Using your new found expert knowledge and creative flair, you will be able to ask great questions to establish what’s really important and design the dream kitchen solution using CAD and securing a sale

• Creating New Build packs to include plans, quotes and product knowledge.

• Using Fusion to create the best plans possible using the clients specification.

• Ensuring KPI’s are met and packs are returned on time.

• Completing any amendments necessary on packs once check measures are complete.

• Working closely with the admin team to ensure quotes and tickets are processed correctly.

• Attending weekly KD meetings and keeping up to date with the Contract sales team

• Attending product knowledge sessions and workshops to refresh your knowledge and keep up to date with trends

What experience do you need?

• Previous industry knowledge is not essential, we are looking for transferable skills, exceptional customer service, a team player and someone that can also work on their own initiative

• Someone that can demonstrate great organisational and communication skills

• Excel skills 

• We ask for a creative mind and the enthusiasm to learn new skills that has attention to detail is key to excel in this role.

• You’ll be methodical and tenacious in your approach, be meticulous in terms of planning

• You’ll have a friendly and outgoing personality, with the drive and energy to succeed, being a strong self starter you will also enjoy working collaboratively with customers and colleagues

A bit about us

For 15 years Benchmarx have offered a high quality range of kitchens and joinery products backed up by excellent service.  But what really sets us apart is a company culture of being great people to work with, whether as colleagues or with our valued customers.  With over 150 branches UK wide, we are proud to be part of Travis Perkins.