NKBA Columbia River Chapter Classified

Offering Employment

• DESIGN AND INSIDE SALES SPECIALIST

Overview: This is a design and inside sales specialist, responsible for managing kitchen/bath opportunities, selling both product lines, providing kitchen /bath design services as primary function and closet/garage design as secondary focus. This position is also responsible for managing builder accounts and assisting service personnel in the completion of projects.



Responsibilities: Design

Close opportunities and initiate the design process

Gather accurate and complete project information from the customer

Proactive with all contact and follow up

Provide drawings using Cabinetware or 20/20

Present drawings and specifications to customers and prospects

Present final contract, explain and have signed

Process appropriate paperwork and information in CRM

Complete engineering checklist (when available)

Responsibilities: Sales

Meet, greet and assist prospective customers in our showroom

Follow up on opportunities in 24 hours and proactively manage contact activity

Follow up on every permit notification you receive

Manage account, contact, Opportunity and project information in CRM

Manage relationships and cross sell existing customers

Include a closet estimate on every kitchen/bath contract

Follow up on every kitchen/bath and closet/garage opportunity

Estimate the cost of projects and follow up opportunities

Forecast accurately and update forecasts continuously

Ability to prioritize on sales potential

Responsibilities: Service

Schedule installation of projects

Communicate with customer to update project schedule

Proactively help service department address outstanding cases

Assist service department to close open project cases

Required Qualifications:

CKD and CBD certifications a plus

Experience in kitchen/bath and closet/garage industry

Understanding of the kitchen/bath and closet/garage design

Design experience and an understanding of design trends

Outlook, Word and Salesforce (or equivalent)

Design Software: 20/20, Cabinetware or equivalent

Phone system experience Aptitude to learn new technology

Experience in inside sales and service

Kitchen/bath and/or closet garage design

Assist homeowners or builders make interior design choices

Work in a professional showroom environment

Provide quality customer follow up and service

• Desired Attributes:

Proactive and have a strong work ethic

Build and maintain relationships with customers

Good questioning and listening skills

Develop confidence in customer that you can take care of their needs

Organized and accurate with paperwork and processes

Work with a standardized process and product offering

Creative within a standardized product offering

Anticipate customer needs and exceed their expectations

Please direct all inquiries to spencer@mcdgroupinc.com

• We are looking for kitchen and bath designers and design/sales talent - www.keercutterconnection.com - is the first "career matching" website, designed exclusively for designers in the Kitchen and Bath industry. If you are considering a new career path or are in an active job search – Keercutter Connection will help identify companies that have an interest in you.

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Whether you like to purely design all day long, prefer design-sales; salivate over the closing of that sale; or prefer the outside sales arena - calling on builders and remodelers, KeercutterConnection will zero in on your strengths and match you to companies who mirror those strengths.

Go to www.keercutterconnection.com and create a career path that makes sense for you.

• Operations Manager - Custom Kitchen & Bath Cabinet Manufacturer

Location: Portland, OR
Hire Date: Jan/Feb 2008
For additional information, please contact Steve Hocker at Sanford Rose Associates via email at srhocker@sanfordrose.com

• Director of Manufacturing Engineering, Cabinets for Kohler Company.

We have been retained by Kohler Company to recruit a Director for Manufacturing Engineering for their cabinet business. This new position will be responsible for helping Kohler create consistencies, synergy and world-class processes across their four manufacturing plants located in Toronto, North Carolina, France, and China. Kohler has aggressive plans to leverage their strong brand in kitchen and bath to help grow their cabinet business.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years of manufacturing/engineering experience in the Cabinet industry is required - ideally, with frameless door construction.
• A Bachelor's degree in woodworking or technical engineering is required.
• Good working experience in Lean Manufacturing principles, plant layout and design, supply chain, and plant start-ups.
• A background or experience in product design is helpful.

For more information or to submit a resume for this position contact:

Joellee LeClair
Research Associate
Stanton Chase
972-404-8411

• Position: Project Sales Coordinator/Mgr.

Company: Established custom commercial/residential cabinet and fixture manufacturer.

Responsibilities: Oversee the sales and installation of custom commercial and residential cabinets and fixtures in the Oregon / SW Washington marketplace and to generate new business development through an established and growing network of contacts, leads, trade associations and marketing efforts.

Skills required: Cabinet sales experience, design principles, industry software knowledge, space planning skills - (CKD preferred), able to walk customer through process from idea to finished product. Strong attention to details and excellent follow-up.

Compensation: Base salary range of $50-60k plus commission, benefits.

For more information or to submit a resume, contact:

Steve Hocker / President
Sanford Rose Associates
12725 SW Millikan Way, Ste 300
Beaverton, Oregon 97005
Ph 503-906-7841
Fax 503-906-7844
Email: srhocker@sanfordrose.com
Website: www.sanfordrose.com/beaverton

• Residential Lighting Manager Needed!

Wolseley, a Fortune magazine global 267 corporation, is a leading supplier of construction products, materials and services across Europe and North America. With sales of over 30 billion and more than 70,000 employees serving customers through over 5,000 branches in 28 countries, we are proud to be one of the largest building product distributors in the world

Ferguson, a Wolseley North American Company, is aggressively growing its showroom business nationwide. With almost 400 showroom locations and over 1 billion in annual showroom revenue, Ferguson offers our associates outstanding pay as well as excellent advancement opportunity in an upscale showroom environment.

We are currently recruiting for a Residential Lighting Manager in our new Portland showroom soon to be open. The residential lighting manager will perform some of the following tasks:

Maintain and develop a productive team by hiring, training, and providing professional development, facilitate training showroom consultants on products, sales, systems and operations, and how to transition customer to other product specialists, i.e. plumbing, appliances, fireplaces, etc, Make outside sales calls with outside sales associates when necessary, develop relationships with vendors and their representatives, schedule and coordinate showroom visits, FEI personnel training, visits to key accounts with FEI sales associates and all open house and showroom functions, responsible for maintaining current and saleable display models in an upscale, well-accessorized, clean appearance, responsible for selling off models that will be shortly discontinued or do not sell, and replace with current products so there is no physical void in the showroom, manage customer complaints to resolve issue and communicate with associates to avoid recurrence in the future.

For more company information visit: www.ferguson.com or our parent www.wolseley.com

For immediate consideration, please apply on-line at www.ferguson.com under Experienced Career Opportunity section. For inquiries please call:

Michael Graver
Corporate Recruiter
Wolseley North America
Ferguson/Stock Building Supply/Wolseley Canada
12500 Jefferson Avenue
Newport News, VA, 23602-4314
Phone: 757-969-4289
Fax: 757-989-2501
michael.graver@wolseley.com

• SALES ASSISTANT

Department: Sales
Location: Woodland WA
Minimum Requirements: High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent knowledge in Kitchen Cabinet design. Good written and oral communication skills with a proven ability to effectively interact with all levels of employees and customers. Basic knowledge of the principles and practices of kitchen design application. The ability to solve problems through commonly used rules, procedures and precedents. The ability to work successfully in a team environment.

Job Description:
The primary responsibilities are to assist one or two of our sales persons with the creation and designing of cabinet / kitchen proposals. Activities are, but not limited to, assisting the assigned Sales Person in customer meetings when requested, facilitating designs though the final estimate and working with them to ensure timely responses back to our customers. You will be required to maintain accurate records of your designs and meetings, to submit timely and accurate drawings / information to your assigned Sales Person and assist them in managing customers through the buying process from the initial meeting to installation when requested.

It is imperative we achieve high buyer satisfaction through good service, maintain competitive knowledge, be self-manageable and motivated as well as take initiative and direction well. We expect our employees to be honest, highly ethical and committed in their work and with our customers. In addition, we require our Sales Assistants to have a high level of people skills with the ability to persuade and take charge of design assignments for prospects entering our showroom if required. Skills necessary to fulfill the job requirements are being a good listener and communicator, ability to overcome objections, be a problem solver and demonstrate a passionate for the job while remaining open to change and new ideas.

Technical skills that are necessary for this position are:

• Computer Aided Design (CAD)
  
• Hand drawing / drafting
  
• Convey design ideas visually and verbally
  
• Good mathematical ability
  
• Organized
  
• Detail oriented
  
• Good spatial comprehension
  
• Creativity
  

Advancement opportunities for those that demonstrate the above qualities are likely to lead to a Sales Person position. Our company is Drug Free thus drug screening is a condition of employment with periodic random testing performed throughout the company. Contact Rich Maier: richard@hayescabinetsinc.com

Seeking Employment

Internships with PCC Design Students

Fall term is underway at Portland Community College and we have many students finishing up their AAS degree or certificate in Interior Design, Kitchen and Bath Design, or Sustainable Building. Each of the programs offers core courses such as space planning, textiles, sustainable materials, kitchen and bath CAD and planning, and lighting. We are currently seeking interested designers who would like to host a student this academic year. If you have any projects that you need assistance with or are interested in sharing your skills and expertise with a graduating design student, please feel free to call or email me. Thanks so much for your support and role in helping develop the next generation of designers!

Kathleen Kuba - 503-977-4559 - kkuba@pcc.edu

Julia Williams, ASID, is offering CAD (Computer-Aided Drafting) Services to her fellow Designers. CAD drawings are a fast way to produce professional-looking drawings in a fraction of the time it takes to hand-draft. Making multiple changes and layout options are a cinch! With four years of CAD and Interiors experience, Julia brings a unique understanding of the types of projects and deadlines you deal with everyday. She is currently working with several Designers in ASID and NKBA who have discovered that CAD Drawings make dealing with Contractors simple and easy. Please contact Julia Williams at 503.650.9302 or email her at julia@juliawilliamsinteriors.com. The first consultation is free, ($60/hour fee thereafter). Call now to free up your schedule to concentrate on what you do best: DESIGN!