Junior Product Lead - Workwear

Kingfisher

19h • Hybrid

About The Position

Kingfisher is a team of over 74,000 people, including brands like B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama, and Koctas, guided by the purpose "Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone." This role is part of the Range team and reports to the Product Lead. The primary objective is to support the development of affordable and sustainable innovation within Own Exclusive Brand (OEB) products, aiming for more agile new product development and improved performance.

Requirements

• Previous industry and product knowledge experience within a retail environment, with general knowledge of OEB brands and products
• Effectively manage relationships with stakeholders through exceptional communication, influence and stakeholder management skills within a complex matrix organisation
• Proven ability to build cross-functional relationships at all levels
• Ability to analyse multiple commercial and customer insights and draw insight, leading to commercial recommendations
• Strong analytical skills to draw insight from a variety of commercial and customer data points and identify trends
• Expertise and the practical application of New Product Development processes
• Strong commercial acumen with an ability to analyse and understand financial data and measure business performance
• Excellent project management skills

Responsibilities

• Support the Product Lead to manage all selected OEB projects and ranges from concept and range construction through to delivery
• Work within the product development framework set by the Product Lead
• Identify commercial potential for the OEB range by analysing relevant data, trends & industry insights and utilising to create, deliver and maintain a more customer-centric, relevant, and right-sized range construction.
• Take a key role to drive both the short and long term category strategy when extra resource is needed on a key projects
• Partner with the Product Lead on identifying New Product Development opportunities, inputting into eligibility criteria, and using the Business direction.
• Support the Product Lead to project manage all selected OEB projects and ranges from concept and Range construction through to delivery
• Ensure the Product Lead is kept up to date with current project milestones & KPIs
• Work with the Product Lead to lead a cross-functional expert team (Sourcing, designers, engineers, Quality, Brand, Packaging etc.) across OEB Range development and validation.
• Support the Product Lead to create the environment and space to engage effectively with the Banners to present our OEB strategy and create supporting materials
• Understand the potential additions to the Banners 'ask', to take the OEB range to the full potential.
• Build range recommendations that generate buy in and instil confidence across the Banners.
• Have full visibility of the Banners’ full range for insight purposes
• Improve working processes to improve the organisation of the category

Benefits

• competitive benefits package
• plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career
• An inclusive environment where your potential is limited only by your imagination.
• We encourage new ideas , support experimentation, and strive to create a workplace where everyone can be their best self.
• Diversity & Inclusion

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed