Career Opportunities

Our Easylife Kitchens’ showrooms are mainly franchisee-owned owned and requirements as well as remuneration will differ from showroom to showroom. Most showrooms will employ “Sales and Design Consultants” yet some of our showrooms might have two distinct roles for this function i.e. “Sales Consultants” and “Design Consultants”.

Skills and experience required:

• A driver’s license and your own transport is essential for this position.
• You need to be computer literate.
• Sales and Project Management skills or experience.
• Minimum Qualification: Grade 12 or at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in the Kitchen Manufacturing industry will be a great advantage.

Competencies required:

• Performance-driven, hardworking, and honest.
• Adaptable and comfortable dealing with regular change.
• Resilient and stress tolerant.
• Self-disciplined, displaying effective time management.
• Good interpersonal skills and empathic listening ability.
• Quick decision-making ability.
• Above-average problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to flourish in a fast-paced environment.
• Understanding the needs of clients.

Radius of Responsibilities:

• Doing a proper client needs analysis.
• Helping the client to understand how much to invest in the project based on their property value. (Client investment budget)
• Understanding the style and design that the customer wants.
• Meeting the showrooms sales and margin targets.
• Meeting your quote, deals signed and sales budgets.
• Management of clients quotes, contracts, payments, and orders.
• Management of a project from start to finish.
• Managing client expectations and providing regular feedback.
• Keeping up to date with the latest kitchen trends.
• Managing overall quality of service delivery on projects.
• Ensuring proper communication between all stakeholders.
• Any other as required by the specific franchisee.

As a sales consultant, you will have unlimited earning potential comprising of a basic salary and excellent commissions and showroom incentives on the sales that you do.

If you think this position is for you, please scroll down and see which ELK Showrooms are currently recruiting for this position, and if it is a showroom near you, kindly then click on the link to apply for the position.

Our Easylife Kitchens’ showrooms are mainly franchisee-owned and requirements as well as remuneration will differ from showroom to showroom. Most showrooms will employ “Sales and Design Consultants” yet some of our showrooms might have two distinct roles for this function i.e. “Sales Consultants” and “Design Consultants”.

Skills and experience required:

• A driver’s license and your own transport is essential for this position.
• You need to be computer literate.
• Minimum 2 to 3 years’ work experience in Interior Design.
• The following will be advantageous to your application:
  • Winner design software proficiency.
  • A formal Interior Design Qualification.
  • Other qualifications in Sales or Interior Design.
  • Project Management experience.

Competencies required:

• Understanding the needs of clients and interpreting their ideas into creative designs.
• Performance driven and natural design skills.
• Keeping yourself up to date with the latest international designs.
• Adaptable and comfortable dealing with regular change.
• Resilient and stress tolerant.
• Self-disciplined, displaying effective time management.
• Good interpersonal skills and empathic listening ability.
• Quick decision-making ability.
• Conceptual ability that is grounded in practicality.
• Above-average problem-solving abilities.
• Good understanding of technical concepts.
• Ability to flourish in a fast-paced environment.

Radius of Responsibilities:

• Presenting concept and finalising designs with clients.
• Management of client quotes, contracts, payments, and orders.

• Meeting sales & margin targets.
• Design development and finalization for clients.
• Management of a project from start to finish.
• Briefing the installers on the design and practicalities of the installation.
• Addressing any problems that might arise during the project.
• Keeping up to date with the latest technology and trends.
• Coordinating the supplier orders for the clients project.
• Any other as required by the specific franchisee.

As a design consultant, you will normally be earning a basic salary, but some franchisees might offer you a commission based on the sales and margins of the project.  

If you think this position is for you, please scroll down and see which ELK Showrooms are currently recruiting for this position, and if it is a showroom near you, kindly then click on the link to apply for the position.

Our Easylife Kitchens’ showrooms are mainly franchisee-owned and requirements as well as remuneration will differ from showroom to showroom. Most showrooms will employ “Sales and Design Consultants” yet some of our showrooms might have two distinct roles for this function i.e. “Sales Consultants” and “Design Consultants”.

Skills and experience required:

• A driver’s license and your own transport are essential for this position.
• You need to be computer literate.
• Grade 12 with a minimum of 2 – 3 years of Sales and Design experience.
• The following will be advantageous to your application:
  • Qualification in sales in the Kitchen or a similar industry.
  • Design experience in the Kitchen industry.
  • Winner design software proficiency.
  • Proficient in Winner design software.
  • A formal Interior Design Qualification.
  • Project Management experience/qualification.

Competencies required:

• A combination of a Sales and Design consultants competencies.
• Performance driven.
• Adaptable and comfortable dealing with regular change.
• Resilient and stress tolerant.
• Self-disciplined, displaying effective time management.
• Good interpersonal skills and empathic listening ability.
• Quick decision-making ability.
• Conceptual ability that is grounded in practicality.
• Above-average problem-solving abilities.
• Good understanding of technical concepts.
• Ability to flourish in a fast-paced environment.
• Understanding the needs of clients and interpreting their ideas into creative designs.

Radius of Responsibility:

• A combination of a Sales and Design consultants responsibilities.
• Doing a proper client needs analysis and understanding the clients preferred style and design needs.
• Helping the client to understand how much to invest in the project based on their property value. (Client investment budget)
• Presenting concept and finalising designs with clients.
• Management of clients quotes, contracts, payments, and orders.
• Meeting showroom sales and margin targets, personal strike rates and budgeted quotes, deals signed and sales.
• Management of a project from start to finish.
• Stakeholder management and communication during the entire customer project.
• Managing client expectations and providing regular feedback to clients.
• Keeping up to date with the latest technology and industry trends.
• Managing overall quality of service delivery on projects.
• Any other as required by the specific franchisee.

In this position, you will have unlimited earning potential comprised of a basic salary, excellent commissions, and showroom incentives on the sales that you bring in.

If you think this position is for you, please scroll down and see which ELK Showrooms are currently recruiting for this position, and if it is a showroom near you, kindly then click on the link to apply for the position.

Our Easylife Kitchen showrooms are mainly franchisee owned and requirements as well as payment for installations may differ from showroom to showroom. Most showrooms will make use of independent installers as specified below: 

Skills and experience required:

• A driver’s license and your own reliable transport that can load tools and kitchens etc. is required for this position.
• You need to have your own installation tools. (In good and working order).
• You should be able to communicate effectively in English. (Both spoken and written language).

• At least four years kitchen installation experience with the necessary client references.
• Experience in the Kitchen Manufacturing industry will be an advantage.

• Willing to spend time with current independent ELK installers on site and to attend supplier training with no financial compensation. This is to learn and understand the “ELK Way” regarding installations.
• Available and willing to attend all ELK training courses at no financial compensation as and when scheduled.
• Administratively competent to complete all paperwork as legally required and as prescribed by the ELK showroom.  

Competencies required:

• Natural ability to do practical installation work.
• Performance driven, hardworking and honest.
• Adaptable and comfortable dealing with regular change.
• Resilient and stress tolerant.
• Self-disciplined, displaying effective time management.
• Good interpersonal skills and empathic listening ability.
• Quick decision-making ability.
• Ability to read a floor plan.
• Above average problem-solving abilities.
• Need to flourish in a fast-paced environment.
• Reading and understanding design plans and the ability to install accordingly.  

Radius of Responsibilities:

• Collect materials from the ELK showroom storeroom and deliver these at client’s installation address.
• To complete installation in a reasonable time frame at the required standard.
• To communicate effectively with the showroom designer regarding delays, challenges, time frames and next steps.
• Project manage the installation from start to finish.
• Managing client expectations and providing regular feedback to client’s either directly or through the design consultant.
• Managing overall quality of service delivery on project.
• Obtain a sign-off form from the ELK client to hand to the ELK designer or franchisee.
• Any other as required by the specific franchisee.

As an independent installer you can determine your own remuneration as you will be running this as your own business. The ELK franchisor will furnish the ELK showrooms with a suggested price list for transport, cupboard installations etc. and this is the minimum that the ELK showroom will pay you for the installation.

As you are an independent installer, you will invoice the client via the franchisee monthly and on receipt of the sign-off form from the ELK client, the ELK showroom will process your payment.

If you think you have what it takes to become an independent installer for an ELK showroom, please visit the showrooms page on our website and contact the showroom you would like to work at.