Realize Your Vision at Next Door & Window

Careers at Next Door and Window

The Vision

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Reimagine Your Professional Life with Next Door & Window

At Next Door & Window, it’s never just about the project — it’s about you. We hire smart, creative, growth-minded individuals and provide a flexible, inclusive environment that still feels like family. Our culture is built on transparency, teamwork, and continuous improvement, with regular feedback to ensure every voice is heard. We invest heavily in your personal and professional development so you can grow alongside our team and leadership.

Company Vision

At Next Door & Window, we are on a fast track for growth — and that momentum is powered by our exceptional team. Over the past several years, we’ve experienced significant expansion across our markets, driven by talented people who are committed to delivering outstanding experiences for our customers.

Our vision isn’t something we created once and put on a shelf 24 years ago. It’s a living roadmap that we review, refine, and recommit to every year. We share our progress and future direction openly during annual kickoffs and quarterly company events so every team member understands where we’re headed — and how they play a role in getting us there.

As we continue to grow, our focus remains the same: building a strong, people-first organization where ambitious individuals can develop, succeed, and help shape the future of our company.

Meet Our Team Members

Brian - Project Manager

Amer - Design & Energy Expert

Anna - Marketing Coordinator

The Next Level Experience

Many homeowners live with old, leaky, or drafty windows and doors longer than they should — not because they want to, but because the buying experience in our industry can feel overwhelming. Too often, companies rely on high-pressure sales tactics that leave both customers and salespeople uncomfortable.

At Next Door & Window, we saw this as an opportunity to do things differently. We believe in an educational approach, helping customers understand their options so they can confidently choose what’s best for their home. Our entire team is committed to making the window and door buying process clear, comfortable, and stress-free.

When you work with us, you’ll quickly see that we go above and beyond to help people find the right solutions without being pushy. We treat every customer with respect, transparency, and genuine appreciation.

As a family-operated business, we strive to deliver a world-class customer experience every time. That’s why we offer multiple product options, custom paint and stain choices, expert installation, industry-leading warranties, and exceptional service — both externally and within our team.

Who we are

Our Core Values

RELENTLESS CUSTOMER SERVICE

Provide a world class customer experience every time

SELFLESS TEAMWORK

Focus on others to achieve our collective goals

HONESTY, INTEGRITY & TRANSPARENCY

Be true in what you say and what you do

CONTINUOUS GROWTH THROUGH INNOVATIONS

Find a better way every day

FANATICAL ATTENTION TO CONSISTENCY & DETAIL

Do what you do, exactly right every time

Personal & Professional Growth

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Lifetime Growth at NEXT Door & Window:

Achieving your goals and vision does not happen by accident. We are here to help you get over the hurdles that may be holding you back from reaching your goals. You have many important aspects of your life and sometimes they can be pulling in opposite directions. NDW understands you may have many priorities, and we want to be your partner in creating a balanced approach to your life inside and outside of work. We will help you dream big and take action to make it happen.

Structured Quarterly Conversations:

With 1 full Annual Review and 3 additional quarterly conversations (5-5-5) with your manager, you will have regular opportunities to discuss your Roles and Goals (rocks) to keep you on track. These quarterly conversations help keep us aligned and maximize your growth potential. Each conversation will end with solid action plans to ensure quarterly progress and stated outcomes.

Empower Program

Alongside company initiatives, we encourage each of our team members to create their own quarterly personal and professional development goals. Your growth is a priority here at Next Door & Window, and we can be your accountability partner to help create and share your development goals.

Our 1-year Challenge program allows you to be a part of small groups to share your goals and touch base throughout the quarter. We have seen amazing things happen outside the office by our team members. Fitness Challenges, learning new languages, 1000 outdoor hours are just a few of the achievements our team has shared. Whatever your goals may be, we want to help you achieve them.

Elevate Program (Management Training)

If you want to go further to gain more management experience, the Elevate Program is a self-learning program at NDW. This program includes mastery of EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System), Dale Carnegie Coursework, Outside Industry Events, Vendor Visits, Management books, and speaking/presenting opportunities. All our managers at NDW are required to complete this program.

Dale Carnegie Communications Course: This course gives you human relations skills to thrive in any setting. Increasing your confidence in interacting with others will gain the influence you need to reach new heights in your personal and professional life.

Entry Level Sales Program

You can grow your career with Next Door & Window. Our Entry Level Sales Program is a great example of that. Many of our Brand Promoters have taken joined this program and have graduated into a full time sales position!

Training

Education

NDW offers a comprehensive internal training program that can continue to grow your existing home improvement experience or launch your home improvement career. Our departmentally customized NDW University Program features:

Elevate Program (Management Training)

Curriculums taught by Subject Matter Experts from inside and outside of NDW
Folder Tour that exposes start to finish the NDW Process
Job Shadowing for on-the-job training in the real world
Off-site training conducted by our Manufacturers in their respective factories

In addition to NDW University every NDW employee has a Staff Mentor. This program is created to seamlessly onboard and acclimate new employees into the workplace and culture of NDW!

Sales Training

For those looking to elevate their sales careers NDW is where opportunity will meet success. It doesn’t matter if you are looking to break into home improvement sales or take your existing home improvement career to the next level, NDW is the place for you. Our comprehensive training program for the in-home sales representative role includes:

CLASSROOM SETTING TRAINING COVERING:

• NDW processes and procedures

• Our no pressure and high educational 10 step selling process

• Product and installation training taught by Subject Matter Experts

• Utilization of our fully integrated digital presentation and pricing platforms

• Role playing with peers to master selling techniques in a comfortable setting

ON THE JOB TRAINING:

• Job shadowing in the field with experienced sales representatives, measure technicians and job installations

• Showroom Coverage shifts to work directly with NDW customers

Benefits

HEALTH CARE

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. 90 days after date of hire. 5 different plans available including one HMO and 4 PPO plans. This is a pre-tax benefit with a bi-weekly contribution with NDW paying a portion for employee and for the family

DENTAL AND VISION

90 days after the date of hire. Available for both employee and family as a pre-tax, bi-weekly contribution where NDW pays 50% for employee and family.

WELLNESS

Flu shot clinic on site. Employee Assistance program available on day 1 of employment

VOLUNTARY

Short term disability, Long term disability and Life insurance are all available on a voluntary basis paid bi-weekly through payroll after 90 days.

TIME OFF

Holiday, vacation and sick time paid (all eligible after 90 days).

FINANCIAL PLANNING & RETIREMENT BENEFITS

In order to help support you in your financial future, we provide a Vanguard 401(k) program that includes an annual Profit-Sharing Contribution. In addition, we hold annual learning opportunities to our staff to help educate them on the importance of saving and planning for future retirement.