Product Assistant - Technical (6 month fixed term contract)

Kingfisher plc; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingfisher plc is seeking a Product Assistant for a 6-month fixed-term contract based in Southampton. You will support the Product Lead in day-to-day range management, working with data, customer insights and cross-functional teams to drive category efficiency.

The role requires strong organisational skills, good communication, and experience in a retail environment. Hybrid working is offered, with a mix of office and field locations across the business.

Qualifications

• Experience working within a retailer is desirable but not essential.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage shifting priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Confident using MS Office, Outlook and internet-based tools.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and management of product ranges under the guidance of the Product Lead.
• Coordinate data and actions for the category, ensuring delivery within timelines.
• Analyse customer and product trends to support category decisions.
• Act as a point of contact across the wider matrix team and Europe.

Skills

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Customer insight interpretation

Tools

MS Office

Outlook

Job description

We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 70,000 people who bring Kingfisher and our retail brands, including B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Dépôt, Castorama and Koçtaş, to life.

Guided by our purpose, Better Homes, Better Lives, For Everyone, we believe a better world starts with better homes. We work every day to make that a reality. Join us and help shape the future of home improvement.

Role purpose

The Range team is set up to design, develop and edit a unique and unified, coordinated range of solutions and products that help millions of people to improve their home inside and out. Our Range teams work to understand our customers and how they live, as well as researching markets, locations and emerging trends. They develop our unique brands, managing everything from strategy to product design and packaging. Our products are high quality, low cost and long-lasting. They are easy to build and install and combine sustainable choices with best economics possible.

A Product Assistant is an integral role within our Range team. It’s a fantastic opportunity for anyooperatingne that’s interested in a career in Product Ranging and Design. You will contribute to the performance of your team by supporting your Product Lead in the day to day management of their ranges. Specifically, you will be responsible for understanding and interpreting customer insight, managing product data information to ensure that key details are up to date, liaising with individuals within our Banners.

What's the job?

• This is a 6mftc based in our Southampton office.
• Support the design of new and unique Kingfisher product ranges.
• Co-ordinate, collect, and centralise data and actions for your category, ensuring everything is delivered within required timelines.
• Provide timely guidance and practical solutions to stakeholders to optimise category efficiency and implementation.
• Act as a key point of contact for the category, communicating clearly across the wider matrix team and with colleagues across nine Operating Companies in Europe.
• Collect and analyse customer and product trends, using insights to support category decisions.
• Support improvements to working processes that enhance organisation and ways of working within the category.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage shifting priorities and work to tight deadlines.

What You'll Bring

• Confident using MS Office, Outlook, and internet-based tools.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working within a retailer (desirable but not essential

How We Work

We believe in flexibility and balance. Our hybrid model blends home working for focus with time spent connecting and collaborating, whether in our offices or at off-site locations. On average, around 60% of your time will involve in-person collaboration.

This role is based in London Paddington, although other locations may be considered.

What We Offer

An inclusive environment where your potential is limited only by your imagination. We encourage new ideas, support experimentation and aim to create a workplace where everyone can be their best self.

We also offer a competitive benefits package and opportunities to stretch and grow your career.

Diversity and inclusion

Our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We are committed to ensuring all colleagues, future colleagues and applicants are treated equally, regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, ethnicity, culture, religion, belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

Interested? Great.