Contract Kitchen Designer - CAD & High-Volume Projects

Howdens-95ed4e89; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Pension plan

25 days holiday

Staff discount

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Job summary

Howdens Joinery seeks a design professional to join the Contracts Manchester hub as a Kitchen Designer. You will design and price kitchens for volume business, including high rise and social housing projects, working with contract sales managers to meet customer specifications and deadlines.

The role involves reading tender inquiries, producing high-quality designs and tender packs, and delivering cost-effective solutions within budget and time constraints.

Qualifications

• Experience with CAD software to design kitchens for high-volume contract projects.
• Ability to deliver kitchen designs and estimates within budget and tight deadlines.
• Strong Excel skills for creating tender packs and cost estimates.

Responsibilities

• Design and quote kitchens that meet contract customer needs, specifications and timescales.
• Read tender enquiries to produce high-quality kitchen designs that match specifications.
• Process accurate estimates to kitchen plans and designs.
• Produce tender packs using Excel.
• Amend designs to meet customers' needs and find cost-effective solutions.
• Develop commercial awareness to continue producing competitive designs.

Skills

CAD

Design

Excel

Tools

Excel

Job description

Howdens Joinery seeks a design professional to join the Contracts Manchester hub as a Kitchen Designer. You will design and price kitchens for volume business, including high rise and social housing projects, working with contract sales managers to meet customer specifications and deadlines.

The role involves reading tender inquiries, producing high-quality designs and tender packs, and delivering cost-effective solutions within budget and time constraints.