Are you an entrepreneur and looking for the opportunity to sell excellent products with the support of an incredible brand? Howdens contracts division is growing. Fast paced and successful we would like a sales professional to grow our High Rise network and sales across Leeds / Sheffield areas. The ideal candidate will bring a strong passion for delivering outstanding customer service, along with proven ability to develop, strengthen, and secure long-term business relationships. Our Contracts Division works with leading construction firms to provide: - UK-manufactured kitchens from unrivalled local stock - Design support for efficient, accessible layouts - Project coordination backed by 900+ depots nationwide We re built to support developments at scale without compromise. What you ll be doing - Promoting and selling our full range of Howdens kitchens, accessories, appliances, and joinery products - Ensuring all processes are followed effectively and projects are delivered within agreed budgets - Grown new and existing customer base - Build strong relationships across construction and Kitchen industries - Work with Kitchen Designers to deliver smart, practical solutions - Handle enquiries professionally and promote our full product range - Guide customers through 3D design walkthroughs online - Liaise with Depots and NDCs to ensure customer satisfaction What we need from you - Must have direct field sales experience - Business development experience gained ideally within construction or trade only environment - Selling into High Rise contracts customers is advantageous - Kitchen sales experience is ideal . - Ability to plan and organise own workload - Outstanding presentation and negotiation skills - Ability to influence customers on order to realistically meeting expectations - Hold a full driving license What we can offer you: - £45-55,0000 OTE - Company car, laptop and mobile - Excellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%) - 25 days rising to 27 days after 5 years service and 30 days after 10 years service - Staff discount on Howdens products - Share awards and prize draws About Howdens: Howdens Joinery is the UK s number one trade kitchen supplier providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware. We have over 900 depots throughout the UK and Europe making us the first choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals. Last year our sales reached circa 2.3bn, and we have an ambitious growth agenda. Our Contracts division focus on the Social Sector, New Developments and High-Rise projects. As well as the opportunity to develop within a fast paced and commercial environment, you will be part of a rewarding organisation recognised for excellence in the workplace in the Best Big Companies to Work For.
Oct 08, 2025
Full time
Are you an entrepreneur and looking for the opportunity to sell excellent products with the support of an incredible brand? Howdens contracts division is growing. Fast paced and successful we would like a sales professional to grow our High Rise network and sales across Leeds / Sheffield areas. The ideal candidate will bring a strong passion for delivering outstanding customer service, along with proven ability to develop, strengthen, and secure long-term business relationships. Our Contracts Division works with leading construction firms to provide: - UK-manufactured kitchens from unrivalled local stock - Design support for efficient, accessible layouts - Project coordination backed by 900+ depots nationwide We re built to support developments at scale without compromise. What you ll be doing - Promoting and selling our full range of Howdens kitchens, accessories, appliances, and joinery products - Ensuring all processes are followed effectively and projects are delivered within agreed budgets - Grown new and existing customer base - Build strong relationships across construction and Kitchen industries - Work with Kitchen Designers to deliver smart, practical solutions - Handle enquiries professionally and promote our full product range - Guide customers through 3D design walkthroughs online - Liaise with Depots and NDCs to ensure customer satisfaction What we need from you - Must have direct field sales experience - Business development experience gained ideally within construction or trade only environment - Selling into High Rise contracts customers is advantageous - Kitchen sales experience is ideal . - Ability to plan and organise own workload - Outstanding presentation and negotiation skills - Ability to influence customers on order to realistically meeting expectations - Hold a full driving license What we can offer you: - £45-55,0000 OTE - Company car, laptop and mobile - Excellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%) - 25 days rising to 27 days after 5 years service and 30 days after 10 years service - Staff discount on Howdens products - Share awards and prize draws About Howdens: Howdens Joinery is the UK s number one trade kitchen supplier providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware. We have over 900 depots throughout the UK and Europe making us the first choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals. Last year our sales reached circa 2.3bn, and we have an ambitious growth agenda. Our Contracts division focus on the Social Sector, New Developments and High-Rise projects. As well as the opportunity to develop within a fast paced and commercial environment, you will be part of a rewarding organisation recognised for excellence in the workplace in the Best Big Companies to Work For.
About Howdens: Howdens Joinery is a highly successful FTSE 100 business, with more than 900 depots nationwide and more than 11,000 staff. Last year our sales reached circa 2.3bn, and we continue to experience significant growth and success. Despite our scale, Howdens remains a local business with traditional values. There is a strong entrepreneurial ethos and the opportunity to develop within a fast-paced and commercial environment. That, along with a competitive salary, development opportunities, and exciting rewards, are among the reasons why our people enjoy working for Howdens - and why we have been named one of the 10 Best Big Companies to Work For. Howdens is founded on the principle of being Worthwhile for ALL concerned. We're working hard to ensure we provide an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome. We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, please email (url removed) with the job title and location, and we will be happy to help you. Please note that candidates applying for this role must have a valid right to work in the UK, we do not offer sponsorship of employment for any depot positions at this time. We appreciate your understanding.
Oct 07, 2025
Full time
About Howdens: Howdens Joinery is a highly successful FTSE 100 business, with more than 900 depots nationwide and more than 11,000 staff. Last year our sales reached circa 2.3bn, and we continue to experience significant growth and success. Despite our scale, Howdens remains a local business with traditional values. There is a strong entrepreneurial ethos and the opportunity to develop within a fast-paced and commercial environment. That, along with a competitive salary, development opportunities, and exciting rewards, are among the reasons why our people enjoy working for Howdens - and why we have been named one of the 10 Best Big Companies to Work For. Howdens is founded on the principle of being Worthwhile for ALL concerned. We're working hard to ensure we provide an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome. We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, please email (url removed) with the job title and location, and we will be happy to help you. Please note that candidates applying for this role must have a valid right to work in the UK, we do not offer sponsorship of employment for any depot positions at this time. We appreciate your understanding.
Here at Howdens we have an exciting new opportunity within our Commercial Team for an Assistant Category Manager to support the Doors category team. You will support the Category to source and deliver a market leading range of products working on the end-to-end product lifecycle process, enabling growth and profitability while providing a value-added service to our depot network. This role will be working onsite with the team 4 days a week and will be based at our Howden site. What will I be doing as an Assistant Category Manager? Manage product ranges in line with the business commercial planning cycle Understand the needs of the builder, customer and depot, becoming a category expert Supporting the Category team in managing supplier relationships Working with Depots to create and communicate product information Effectively manage the commercial relationships between Howdens, the category supply base and internal stakeholders for their area of responsibility Working cross functionally to deliver category goals Researching, analysing and collating reports to allow them to regularly review range, in order to grow sales and margin in line with broader category strategy Planning effective product promotions and marketing/brochure campaigns What we need from you? Excellent Supplier and Stakeholder Relationship management Product and lifecycle management experience Understanding of supply chain and inventory management Data management and analysis skills Project management experience Strong presentation skills What we can offer you: Excellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%) 25 days holiday + bank holidays with the option to buy additional days Staff Discount Employee Assistance Programme Exceptional Reward and Recognition events About Howdens: Howdens Joinery is the UK's number one trade kitchen supplier providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware. We have over 900 depots throughout the UK and Europe - making us the first choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals. Last year our sales reached circa 2.3bn, and we have an ambitious growth agenda. As well as the opportunity to develop within a fast paced and commercial environment, you will be part of a rewarding organisation recognised for excellence in the workplace in the Best Big Companies to Work For. How to apply: We're creating a future where world-class service, innovation, and sustainability are at the core of everything we do. Howdens is founded on the principle of being Worthwhile for ALL concerned. We're working hard to ensure we provide an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome. We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, please email with the job title and location, and we will be happy to help you.
Oct 07, 2025
Full time
Here at Howdens we have an exciting new opportunity within our Commercial Team for an Assistant Category Manager to support the Doors category team. You will support the Category to source and deliver a market leading range of products working on the end-to-end product lifecycle process, enabling growth and profitability while providing a value-added service to our depot network. This role will be working onsite with the team 4 days a week and will be based at our Howden site. What will I be doing as an Assistant Category Manager? Manage product ranges in line with the business commercial planning cycle Understand the needs of the builder, customer and depot, becoming a category expert Supporting the Category team in managing supplier relationships Working with Depots to create and communicate product information Effectively manage the commercial relationships between Howdens, the category supply base and internal stakeholders for their area of responsibility Working cross functionally to deliver category goals Researching, analysing and collating reports to allow them to regularly review range, in order to grow sales and margin in line with broader category strategy Planning effective product promotions and marketing/brochure campaigns What we need from you? Excellent Supplier and Stakeholder Relationship management Product and lifecycle management experience Understanding of supply chain and inventory management Data management and analysis skills Project management experience Strong presentation skills What we can offer you: Excellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%) 25 days holiday + bank holidays with the option to buy additional days Staff Discount Employee Assistance Programme Exceptional Reward and Recognition events About Howdens: Howdens Joinery is the UK's number one trade kitchen supplier providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware. We have over 900 depots throughout the UK and Europe - making us the first choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals. Last year our sales reached circa 2.3bn, and we have an ambitious growth agenda. As well as the opportunity to develop within a fast paced and commercial environment, you will be part of a rewarding organisation recognised for excellence in the workplace in the Best Big Companies to Work For. How to apply: We're creating a future where world-class service, innovation, and sustainability are at the core of everything we do. Howdens is founded on the principle of being Worthwhile for ALL concerned. We're working hard to ensure we provide an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome. We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, please email with the job title and location, and we will be happy to help you.
Exciting opportunity in the Cloud team to join us as the new Cloud Engineering Manager. This is a great opportunity for a Cloud Engineering Lead to move into a management role. Working closely with and supporting the architectural and commercial functions, as well as the wider IT Infrastructure teams by managing and optimisation of the cloud landscape. This is a permanent opportunity based from our offices in Northampton working onsite 2 days per week. What you will be doing: - Manage a team of cloud engineers who are accountable for Cloud Platforms, their foundational capabilities, and the framework to support the deployment of services - Manage the life cycle of the platform, onboarding and transitioning to support while continuing to provide escalation for incident & problem. - Improving the cloud landscape consistency and efficiency through automation. - Ensuring documentation is up to date and enforcing the governance of Howdens Standards and Patterns, while promoting adoption of them through training of Support and Development teams. What we need from you: - Experience of leading technical teams within a fast-paced environment. - Experience within the Cloud Technologies and Platforms, including but not limited to: - Azure / AWS Cloud - Azure Landing Zone - Azure Active Directory (Identity Management, Service Principles, Security Groups, Role Management, MFA) - Key Vault - Cloud Security and Connectivity (vNet, DNS, Firewalls, Express Route / Direct Connect, VPN, GTM, NSG) - Subscription Management (Resource Groups, cost management) - Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, Ansible) - Cloud Monitoring - DevOps (git Repository/ Deployment pipeline) - Shared Services (Kubernetes, API Management) - CDN (Akamai) - High Availability (Zones and Regions, Service Recovery) - Understanding of Security technologies and log management (SIEM) - Understand and be able to code in at least one scripting language such as (Powershell, Javascript) - Excellent communicator, able to influence decision makers and work successfully in cross-functional teams - Ability to solve complex technical, managerial, or operational problems and evaluate options based on relevant information, resources, well-rounded experience, and knowledge - Ability to operate at advanced levels of authority and manage significant activities and resources to produce and take responsibility for results - Good commercial awareness and business acumen What we can offer you: - Competitive salary and annual company bonus - Company car or car allowance - Private medical insurance - Excellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%) - 25 days holiday + bank holidays with the option to buy additional days - Staff Discount - Employee Assistance Programme - Exceptional Reward and Recognition events About Howdens: Howdens Joinery is the UK s number one trade kitchen supplier providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware. We have over 900 depots throughout the UK and Europe making us the first choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals. Last year our sales reached circa 2.3bn, and we have an ambitious growth agenda. Howdens is founded on the principle of being Worthwhile for ALL concerned. We re working hard to ensure we provide an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome. We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, please email . com with the job title and location, and we will be happy to help you.
Oct 07, 2025
Full time
Exciting opportunity in the Cloud team to join us as the new Cloud Engineering Manager. This is a great opportunity for a Cloud Engineering Lead to move into a management role. Working closely with and supporting the architectural and commercial functions, as well as the wider IT Infrastructure teams by managing and optimisation of the cloud landscape. This is a permanent opportunity based from our offices in Northampton working onsite 2 days per week. What you will be doing: - Manage a team of cloud engineers who are accountable for Cloud Platforms, their foundational capabilities, and the framework to support the deployment of services - Manage the life cycle of the platform, onboarding and transitioning to support while continuing to provide escalation for incident & problem. - Improving the cloud landscape consistency and efficiency through automation. - Ensuring documentation is up to date and enforcing the governance of Howdens Standards and Patterns, while promoting adoption of them through training of Support and Development teams. What we need from you: - Experience of leading technical teams within a fast-paced environment. - Experience within the Cloud Technologies and Platforms, including but not limited to: - Azure / AWS Cloud - Azure Landing Zone - Azure Active Directory (Identity Management, Service Principles, Security Groups, Role Management, MFA) - Key Vault - Cloud Security and Connectivity (vNet, DNS, Firewalls, Express Route / Direct Connect, VPN, GTM, NSG) - Subscription Management (Resource Groups, cost management) - Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, Ansible) - Cloud Monitoring - DevOps (git Repository/ Deployment pipeline) - Shared Services (Kubernetes, API Management) - CDN (Akamai) - High Availability (Zones and Regions, Service Recovery) - Understanding of Security technologies and log management (SIEM) - Understand and be able to code in at least one scripting language such as (Powershell, Javascript) - Excellent communicator, able to influence decision makers and work successfully in cross-functional teams - Ability to solve complex technical, managerial, or operational problems and evaluate options based on relevant information, resources, well-rounded experience, and knowledge - Ability to operate at advanced levels of authority and manage significant activities and resources to produce and take responsibility for results - Good commercial awareness and business acumen What we can offer you: - Competitive salary and annual company bonus - Company car or car allowance - Private medical insurance - Excellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%) - 25 days holiday + bank holidays with the option to buy additional days - Staff Discount - Employee Assistance Programme - Exceptional Reward and Recognition events About Howdens: Howdens Joinery is the UK s number one trade kitchen supplier providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware. We have over 900 depots throughout the UK and Europe making us the first choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals. Last year our sales reached circa 2.3bn, and we have an ambitious growth agenda. Howdens is founded on the principle of being Worthwhile for ALL concerned. We re working hard to ensure we provide an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome. We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, please email . com with the job title and location, and we will be happy to help you.
About Howdens: Howdens Joinery is a highly successful FTSE 100 business, with more than 900 depots nationwide and more than 11,000 staff. Last year our sales reached circa 2.3bn, and we continue to experience significant growth and success. Despite our scale, Howdens remains a local business with traditional values. There is a strong entrepreneurial ethos and the opportunity to develop within a fast-paced and commercial environment. That, along with a competitive salary, development opportunities, and exciting rewards, are among the reasons why our people enjoy working for Howdens - and why we have been named one of the 10 Best Big Companies to Work For. Howdens is founded on the principle of being Worthwhile for ALL concerned. We're working hard to ensure we provide an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome. We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, please email (url removed) with the job title and location, and we will be happy to help you. Please note that candidates applying for this role must have a valid right to work in the UK, we do not offer sponsorship of employment for any depot positions at this time. We appreciate your understanding.
Oct 06, 2025
Full time
About Howdens: Howdens Joinery is a highly successful FTSE 100 business, with more than 900 depots nationwide and more than 11,000 staff. Last year our sales reached circa 2.3bn, and we continue to experience significant growth and success. Despite our scale, Howdens remains a local business with traditional values. There is a strong entrepreneurial ethos and the opportunity to develop within a fast-paced and commercial environment. That, along with a competitive salary, development opportunities, and exciting rewards, are among the reasons why our people enjoy working for Howdens - and why we have been named one of the 10 Best Big Companies to Work For. Howdens is founded on the principle of being Worthwhile for ALL concerned. We're working hard to ensure we provide an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome. We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, please email (url removed) with the job title and location, and we will be happy to help you. Please note that candidates applying for this role must have a valid right to work in the UK, we do not offer sponsorship of employment for any depot positions at this time. We appreciate your understanding.
