Kitchen Designer

We are recruiting for a Designer to join Nolte Kitchens. This role would suit a product designer with at least three years’ 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 in our Teddington Showroom with occasional work from our Weybridge Showroom. This role reports into the Dual Site Showroom 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.
• Supporting the Showroom Manager with ordering processes/liaising with our manufacturing colleagues in Germany and 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 enquiries 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 a 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.
• Good 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.
• 5 days a week to include some Saturdays (flexible day off in lieu during the week). Work pattern to be agreed.
• The role is based at Teddington but the successful candidate will also be required to work from our Weybridge Showroom to meet operational needs as required (on-site in person).
• Some occasional lone working in the Showroom.
• Driving licence (required).

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:

Please apply via LinkedIn or send a CV to people@nolte-kitchens.co.uk. If we feel you have the skills and experience that would be suitable for this role you will be invited for an in-person interview at Teddington. The interview will be with the Showroom Manager and Regional Manager. Second stage interviews for successful candidates will be with our Retail Director.

Closing date: Tuesday 22 April 2025. 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.