Job Title: Kitchen Sales Designer (No Kitchen Design Experience Needed!)

Location: South Woodham Ferrers, Essex

Working Hours: Monday – Friday & every other Saturday morning. (No late evenings or Sunday working!) We are also happy to discuss flexible working options during your interview.

A full UK driving license with business insurance is required for this position

Who we are

We’re Benchmarx Kitchens & Joinery, part of the Travis Perkins group since 2006. We’re all about delivering stylish, high-quality kitchens via the tradesperson that cater to all tastes and budgets. With over 150 branches and showrooms, we offer top-tier appliances, worktops, and joinery from leading brands.

What you’ll be doing

As a Kitchen Sales Designer, success comes from truly understanding what customers want, and converting that into sales. You’ll take time to listen, showcase what we can offer, and confidently guide them through their entire journey with expertise and care. 

This role is about building trust, collaborating with colleagues, closing deals, and delivering results; while creating kitchens using CAD software that customers will love for years to come.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive starting salary plus uncapped commission based on individual performance, meaning our high performers can become top earners!
  
• Sociable working hours. We do not work retail hours, you will work 7:30am to 5pm and every other Saturday morning 8am – 12pm.
  
• Save-as-you-earn & Buy-as-you-earn schemes, a generous pension scheme where contributions increase with service, colleague discounts for our brands and MyPerks discounts at top retailers, restaurants, and more! 
  
• Market-leading induction and onboarding, including CAD training, product knowledge support and acquiring those key sales & service skills to help you succeed.
  
• If you wish to continue to learn we offer a number of role specific and management apprenticeships with study time built into your working week.
  
• Fantastic support network through 1:1 coaching, mentoring, and ongoing technical and skills training to progress your career.
  
• Wellbeing support to keep you feeling at your best.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Driving and delivering profitable sales and fantastic customer service. You’ll get to know trade customers and homeowners on a first-name basis, developing strong, long-term connections.
  
• Building a strong customer base to meet targets, you’ll also work closely with Travis Perkins Colleagues – Including Field Sales, to help you and our customers win!
  
• Using your product knowledge and design skills, you’ll create bespoke kitchen designs that meet customer needs and exceed their expectations. 
  
• Through your excellent communication & interpersonal skills, you’ll engage with both the trade customer and the homeowner to truly understand their project in order to exceed expectations and maximise sales.
  
• On-Site Visits – not all customers will come to the branch, so you’ll visit homes or building sites to create inspirational designs on CAD back at the branch and present them to clients.
  
• Safety First: Safety is key, so you’ll ensure colleagues and customers leave the showroom safely by following all safety policies and procedures.

You’ll need:

• You will need a full valid UK driving licence with business insurance. 
  
• Demonstrated capability to achieve and outperform sales and profit targets, supported by strong delivery against role specific KPI’s.
  
• You’ll be detail-oriented, organised, and determined to achieve results, with a strong focus on planning and execution.
  
• With great communication skills, you can connect with a diverse range of individuals, from homeowners to tradespeople.
  
• Your approachable, positive personality will shine through, making customers feel valued and building lasting relationships. You’ll have customer facing confidence, which means you won’t be afraid to hold financial conversations or ask for the sale.
  
• No Industry Experience Needed: We’re looking for transferable skills, a passion for driving profitable sales and delivering outstanding customer service. 

Ready to be part of something big? Apply now and join a company that truly values its people. We can’t wait to hear from you!

We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to building a diverse team. No matter your background, we believe in giving everyone the opportunity to succeed.

If you’re offered the role, it will be a conditional offer, subject to a few background checks. These include a basic DBS check, a media search, and a review of your work history for the past 3 years. We do this to ensure we’re keeping both our business and customers safe, and we appreciate your understanding.    

#TPBOOST

We are Travis Perkins.
Leading our industry for over two centuries, we’ve built our early foundations into a nationwide business that gives customers the products they need, with the smile they deserve. We’re proudly part of Travis Perkins plc., the UK’s largest distributor of building materials, providing unrivalled customer service from over 1,400 branches across the UK.

What’s it like to be a Yard Assistant?
Every day is different at Travis Perkins, but here’s what you can expect:

• Our success is built on strong relationships with our customers so it’s essential that you can help deliver the highest standards of service – the key thing is to be helpful and friendly at all times, you will likely get to know our customers on a first name basis.

• You will be based outside, processing our customer orders, loading and unloading customer and company vehicles.

• You will also unload our building products from supplier deliveries and accurately book them in the branch warehouse.

• Experience of using a forklift is ideal, but don’t worry full training is provided

• Safety is at the forefront of everything we do, your aim will be to ensure that our standards never slip, this means maintaining a tidy and safe working environment

Do you have what it takes?

• This is a key customer facing role, so you will need to be enthusiastic and have great interpersonal skills. 

• Be confident in your physical ability to process heavy and bulky stock throughout the Yard, within our health and safety guidelines.

• Thrive in a dynamic and fast paced environment, be adaptable and resilient.

What’s in it for you?

• Make your job a journey – with support to enrol onto development schemes, giving you the tools and knowledge you need to excel and progress.

• Competitive salary – with bonus earning potential too! We achieve together, so we earn together too.

• 22 days of holiday

• Enhanced pension scheme – prepare for your future by matching your pension contributions up to 10%. (Conditions apply)

• Group-wide discounts – 20% off at Toolstation, with wider savings across the group.

• Sociable hours – Protect your “me time” with sociable daytime hours (no evenings or weekends!).

• ShareSave – own our collective success by investing with our group shares.

• Online shopping discounts – treat yourself more often, thanks to discounts across a range of leading retailers… from everyday essentials, to airport parking and travel!

What about our culture?

Every day, we work together, giving our best to be the best. By sharing our knowledge we don’t just support our colleagues, we create an unrivalled customer experience that shows them that we really care.
We’re driven to remain a truly inclusive employer. Please let your recruiter know how we can help you to thrive as your authentic self. You be you, it makes us, us.

We reserve the right to cancel or close this vacancy without notice or reason, and prior to the expiry date.

Working Hours: Monday to Friday

We are BSS. With over 110 years of heritage, we are the UK’s leading distributor of heating, pipeline, process, and mechanical services equipment. As a proud part of Travis Perkins plc., the UK’s largest distributor of building materials, we provide an unrivalled service from over 2,000 outlets nationwide. We combine technical expertise with a massive scale to ensure our 28,000 colleagues can give customers the products they need, with the smile they deserve. Get to know us at https://www.bssindustrial.co.uk/about-us

What’s it like to be a BSS Internal Sales Person? In this role, you’ll work within our busy branch sales team, dealing directly with customers to maximise sales at every opportunity. This is a fast-paced, relationship-driven position where you’ll help us expand our customer base by identifying and developing new accounts. You aren’t just taking orders; you are building the partnerships that keep the industry moving.

• Relationship Builder: Most of our customers are regulars. You’ll develop friendly, professional rapport over the phone and via email to ensure they keep coming back to us.

• Order Champion: You’ll handle customer orders and enquiries with speed and accuracy, coordinating with the wider team and suppliers to ensure every transaction is smooth—making sure orders are delivered on time and in full.

• No Cold Calling: You will be working in a busy, proactive sales office environment focusing on quality leads and existing relationships—there is no cold calling involved.

• Sales Growth: You’ll be self-motivated to expand our reach, helping to identify and develop new accounts to grow the branch’s success.

• Safety First: You’ll champion our non-negotiable safety culture across every element of the role. Safety first, always.

Do you have what it takes? We are looking for someone who is self-motivated, enthusiastic, and highly organised. While product knowledge is a massive plus, we’ll provide full training if you have the right sales-focused mindset.

• You’re a Communicator: Ideally, you have experience in a phone-based sales or customer service role and know how to build trust with a diverse range of people.

• You’re Organised: You can manage a busy inbox and a ringing phone while maintaining sharp attention to detail.

• You’re Tech-Savvy: You have good numerical and computer skills, essential for processing orders accurately and navigating our systems.

• You’re an Energetic Team Player: You’re focused on hitting goals and eager to contribute to the success of the branch.

What’s in it for you?

• Make your job a journey – Huge opportunities for career growth, including leadership training and development programmes across the Travis Perkins Group.

• Competitive salary – With bonus earning potential! We achieve together, so we earn together too.

• Enhanced pension scheme – Prepare for your future with matched contributions up to 10% (Conditions apply).

• Group-wide discounts – 20% off at Toolstation, Travis Perkins, and wider savings across the group.

• Sociable hours – Protect your “me time” with sociable daytime hours and no evenings.

• Fit for success – Health & Wellbeing support, including DigiCare, Cycle to Work, and our Wellbeing Centre.

• ShareSave – Own a piece of our success by investing in our group shares.

What about our culture? Every day, we work together, giving our best to be the best. We’re driven to remain a truly inclusive employer where you can thrive as your authentic self. We pride ourselves on being a great place to work—it’s why we’ve been voted one of the UK’s Top Employers every year since 2010.

You be you, it makes us, us.

We reserve the right to cancel or close this vacancy without notice or reason, and prior to the expiry date.