NYC Fireplaces & Outdoor Kitchens is looking for an experienced Kitchen Designer & Sales Consultant to join our Greenvale, Long Island showroom.
This is a design-focused sales position working directly with homeowners, builders, architects, interior designers and contractors on premium residential kitchen projects.
You will help customers take their kitchen from the initial idea through layout, design, product selection, proposal and sale. You will work closely with each customer to create a kitchen that is functional, well designed and suited to their home, lifestyle and budget.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with kitchen design experience who also enjoys the sales side of the business and wants to work with high-value residential projects and premium clientele.
What You'll Do
- Meet with customers in our Greenvale showroom to understand their project, space, style, needs and budget
- Design functional and visually appealing indoor kitchen layouts
- Work with customers on cabinetry layouts, finishes, storage solutions, countertops, appliances, hardware and other kitchen selections
- Create professional kitchen designs, floor plans, elevations and customer presentations
- Use kitchen design software to turn measurements and customer ideas into accurate, thoughtful designs
- Review plans, dimensions, site conditions and product specifications to help ensure projects are designed correctly
- Prepare detailed quotes and proposals and guide customers through the purchasing process
- Present design options and help customers make confident decisions
- Follow up consistently with showroom customers, incoming leads, quotes and active opportunities
- Work with homeowners as well as architects, interior designers, builders and contractors
- Coordinate with our sales, project management and field teams throughout the project
- Maintain accurate customer information, notes, quotes and opportunities in our CRM
- Continue learning cabinetry lines, products, manufacturers, finishes and design options
- Build long-term customer and trade relationships that generate referrals and repeat business
There may also be opportunities to work with customers on outdoor kitchen projects as part of our outdoor living business.
Who We're Looking For
We are looking for someone who combines strong kitchen design skills with a sales mindset. You should be comfortable sitting with a customer, understanding how they want their kitchen to look and function, developing a design around those needs and then confidently guiding them through the decision and purchasing process.
Previous experience in kitchen design, cabinetry or kitchen and bath sales is strongly preferred. We are especially interested in candidates who understand kitchen layouts, cabinet planning, measurements, storage solutions, finishes and the details that go into creating a complete kitchen.
Experience in kitchen and bath showrooms, cabinetry, luxury appliances, interior design, home improvement, building products or other high-end residential sales environments is especially relevant.
Strong computer skills and the ability to learn new software quickly are required. You should be comfortable using kitchen design software, CRM systems, email, quoting tools, spreadsheets, web-based business software and online product research.
Experience with 2020 Design, ProKitchen, SketchUp, CAD or similar kitchen design software is a strong plus.
Experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude or similar platforms is also a plus, particularly for research, customer communication, organization and productivity.
The strongest candidates will be:
- Experienced in kitchen design, cabinetry and space planning
- Personable, professional and comfortable working with high-end clientele
- Creative while also being detail-oriented and technically minded
- Comfortable selling, presenting recommendations and asking for the business
- Able to manage multiple customers and projects at different stages
- Strong with customer communication and consistent follow-up
- Comfortable reviewing measurements, plans and technical product information
- Highly organized and attentive to detail
- Technologically capable and willing to learn new systems
- Able to work independently while also collaborating with our sales, design and project teams
Schedule & Showroom Locations
This is primarily an on-site position at our Greenvale, Long Island showroom.
The position will occasionally rotate to our established Maspeth, Queens showroom for training, team collaboration, coverage or customer appointments.
Saturday showroom coverage is shared among the sales team on a rotating basis. The regular schedule and rotation will be discussed during the interview process.
Compensation & Opportunity
This position offers a base salary plus commission, providing the stability of a salary with additional earning potential based on individual sales performance.
Strong-performing sales professionals have the opportunity to achieve six-figure total compensation, depending on individual performance and sales volume.
About NYC Fireplaces & Outdoor Kitchens
NYC Fireplaces & Outdoor Kitchens is a family-owned company with more than 15 years of experience helping homeowners and trade professionals create premium residential spaces.
We specialize in kitchen design and cabinetry, fireplaces, custom outdoor kitchens and luxury outdoor living products.
We work with homeowners, builders, architects, interior designers and contractors throughout New York City and Long Island, providing knowledgeable guidance, premium products and a highly personalized customer experience from initial consultation through project completion.
Our Greenvale showroom serves customers throughout Long Island and gives clients the opportunity to work directly with experienced professionals while exploring products, materials and design options in person.
If you have kitchen design experience, enjoy working directly with customers and want the earning potential that comes with selling high-value residential projects, we'd like to hear from you.
Pay: From $52,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
