Packaging Data Compliance Lead — 9-Month FTC

Kingfisher; Eastleigh; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingfisher is seeking a Packaging Compliance Manager to lead data compliance initiatives for packaging across our brands, covering a 9-month fixed-term maternity period. The role focuses on delivering data-driven compliance, audits, and documentation to support tax calculations and exemptions.

You will partner with banners, manage cross-functional stakeholders, and define the packaging data strategy. The position supports our hybrid working model with balanced home and office collaboration.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in management and leadership.
• Ability to analyse data and make informed decisions.
• Knowledge of Packaging Data and Quality.
• Proven ability to manage budget.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the strategy for packaging data compliance, ensuring data is validated so Banners can submit accurate tax calculations and maximise applicable tax exemptions.
• Partner with Retail Banners to support packaging data compliance and help avoid Substances of Concern Packaging compliance issues.
• Help define and deliver the packaging data strategy, including statements of work for packaging data app developments.
• Monitor and report packaging data and supporting evidence, sharing learnings with the broader team to inform future projects and continuous improvement.
• Lead the set-up and close-out of packaging audit cycles, ensuring requirements, timelines, evidence and follow-up actions are clearly defined, tracked and completed.
• Develop strong cross-functional stakeholder networks to drive engagement with packaging processes, vendor education and packaging data compliance requirements.
• Analyse key compliance data to measure performance, identify trends and track progress against agreed KPIs.
• Provide operational support to the wider Packaging function, ensuring compliance requirements are embedded into day-to-day ways of working.
• Support delivery of new Declaration of Conformity requirements through the creation, review and maintenance of relevant documentation.
• Continue to build packaging development knowledge through on-the-job training and collaboration with subject matter experts.

Skills

Management experience

Data analysis

Packaging data & quality

Budget management

Communication skills

Job description

Kingfisher is seeking a Packaging Compliance Manager to lead data compliance initiatives for packaging across our brands, covering a 9-month fixed-term maternity period. The role focuses on delivering data-driven compliance, audits, and documentation to support tax calculations and exemptions.

You will partner with banners, manage cross-functional stakeholders, and define the packaging data strategy. The position supports our hybrid working model with balanced home and office collaboration.