Job Description

We are recruiting for a Designer to join Nolte Kitchens. This is role would suit a product designer with at least three years' sales experience in the home/kitchen design retail market.

Nolte Kitchens is a family-owned business, one of Europe's largest Kitchen manufacturing businesses and Germany's Favourite Kitchen Brand, having been voted for the third time in a row. Product quality and innovation are at the heart of our success, creating market leading ranges which our dealers and customers alike love in equal measure. A truly global player we export to over 70 countries around the world and in the UK have 15 retail showrooms.

This role is based at our Glasgow showroom 5 days a week reporting into the Regional Manager.

Key responsibilities

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

Ordering processes and liaising with our manufacturing colleagues in Germany as well as completion of technical drawings for customer/client projects.

Lead taking, booking design appointments and presenting designs to clients/customers.

Administration support for showroom lead marketing activities.

Engaging with walk in customers and ensuring our clients/customers receive the highest level of customer service.

Deliver on kitchen sales targets and enhance opportunities for further income growth.

Answering the phone and dealing with daily enquires and customer/client enquiries throughout a project.

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.

Candidate requirements

At least 3 years' previous experience with design in a luxury kitchen retail or showroom environment. Other comparable home design experience may be considered.

Great customer service and sales experience with some evidence of sales achieved in previous roles.

Knowledge of design using CAD software. Training on our product design system (Winner) 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 (preferred)

What's on Offer

Basic salary: 30,000-33,000 DOE

Commission based on sales (uncapped)

Company pension (after three months).

Perkbox discount scheme for hundreds of high street retailers.

25 days' holiday a year plus bank holidays.

Free hot drinks

Opportunity for ongoing training and development

Access to wellbeing services and an Employee Assistance Programme which provides access to 24/7 counselling and support helpline

Working arrangements

Full time

This role is Showroom based 5 days a week with occasional travel to customers locations for site surveys.

Working on a rota basis with every other Saturday included (flexible day off in lieu during the week).

Please note that this is a lone working role.

Diversity

We recognise and value the importance of diversity to help make sure we have lots of different perspectives. We know that this will help us engage positively with our clients and customers and create happy teams full of people that want to learn and want to be inspired by each other and our different experiences and backgrounds.

Recruitment Process

Due to the number of applications we receive for our roles we may not be able to respond individually. If you have not heard from us within a week of the closing date this means that you have been unsuccessful in applying on this occasion.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 30,000.00-33,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Employee discount Health & wellbeing programme Sick pay
Experience:

Kitchen Design: 2 years (required) Sales: 2 years (required) Kitchen Showroom: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person