Regional Design Consultant - Oxford

We are Buildbase

We are Buildbase, we employ approximately 2500 brilliant people and we work from around 150 branches around the UK.

What we do

What we do is really simple, we sell building materials to the trade and public. We’re a ‘roll your sleeves up’ business with a can-do attitude and we take pride in serving our local tradespeople and communities.  

The role of Regional Design Consultant

The role of a Regional Design Consultant is to assist branches within your region with their complex Showroom needs. You will be engaging with our current customers and also creating opportunities for new customers to ensure the sales and margin expectations for the region are delivered. You will be expected to not just meet, but exceed the needs of our customers by providing excellent customer service.

Typical Tasks & Activities:

• Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms, Analyse and create plans for individual customer projects
• Playing the lead role in building relationships with consumers, plumbers, builders, joiners and property developers
• Finding creative and cost-effective solutions for your customers
• Site visits to understand the customer needs , building relationships – being the customers favourite
• Understanding the customer requirements and utilising products from prefered suppliers to meet the needs of the customer
• Ensuring that you deliver a first class customer experience from start to finish
• Responsible for internal marketing and customer networking
• Seek new business opportunities for kitchens and bathrooms within the existing sales ledger
• Internal networking to develop new business working with key account managers , sales development managers and branch support teams.
• Support and develop staff in region branches to grow Customer base and increase sales within showroom business
• Outside of region support as required and agreed by National Sales and Operations manager

You will need

• Business understanding, professionalism & management of self
• Previous Kitchen and Bathroom design and sales experience
• Good communication , relationship building and organisational skills
• Self motivated with good Time management Skills
• Strong customer service ethics and a positive, enthusiastic and selfmotivated attitude

It would be desirable if the successful candidat had experience within a Builders Merchants environment, knowledge of CAD and previous experience in managing people. 

What you’ll get in return

• 23 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• The chance to join Grab – our one stop shop for all things discounts, benefits, communications and recognition
• Company car
• Company bonus scheme
• A contributory pension scheme
• Awards where our colleagues are recognised quarterly and annually
• A generous staff discount scheme
• A range of training and development programmes to help you progress your career

What we’re doing about COVID-19

Like most businesses, we have had to change the way we do things to make sure all our colleagues are working safely during COVID-19.  As a Regional Design Consultant, your job means you will interact with lots of different people during the day, so we have introduced a set of Safer Operating Procedures.

Our Values

We have a set of values which we strongly believe in. If they speak to you then we have something in common!

We have the know-how We get stuck in We stand together We get it done

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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