Product Lead

Kingfisher plc; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Health Care

Kingfisher Pension Scheme

25 Days' Holiday

Staff Discount

Kingfisher Share Incentive Plan (SIP)

Life Assurance

Bonus

Kingfisher Share Save

Job summary

Kingfisher plc is seeking a Senior Range Manager to join the Range team, reporting to the Head of Range, to develop affordable and sustainable OEB for Paint & Painting Tools and to drive agile, data-driven growth.

You will translate customer insights into short- and long-term strategic plans, identify NPD opportunities, and build range recommendations with banner engagement across Kingfisher's brands.

Qualifications

• Strategic thinking with the ability to translate vision into a plan.
• Strong analytical skills to derive insights from data.
• Retail industry knowledge and product experience.
• Expertise in New Product Development processes and execution.
• Knowledge of OEB brands and products is desirable.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to interpret financial data.
• Excellent stakeholder management within a matrix organisation.
• Effective project management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Create strategic plans for OEB range, aligning with business direction.
• Translate customer insights into actionable range strategies and briefs.
• Lead NPD opportunities and evaluate eligibility criteria.
• Develop range recommendations to drive banner buy-in.
• Collaborate with Banners to present OEB strategy and materials.
• Maintain visibility of the full Banner range for insights.
• Engage with Customer Insight to define data requirements.
• Assess commercial potential and drive growth in the range.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Data analysis

Retail knowledge

New Product Development

OEB brand knowledge

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Project management

Job description

We’re Kingfisher, A team made up of over 70,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas to life. Guided by our purpose Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone. We believe a better world starts with better homes, and we work every day to make that a reality. Join us and help shape the future of home improvement.

This role sits within the Range team reporting to the Head of Range. To develop affordable and sustainable innovation in OEB (Own Exclusive Brands) for Paint & Painting Tools, to be more agile in new product development and be more impactful on performance.

• Create a closer proximity to our customers. Building a deeper knowledge and understanding of their lives and homes.
• Provide an effective brief to the Customer Insight team to ensure they are clear on data requirements needed to drive the right activity
• Ability to translate this knowledge into both a short- and long-term strategic plan identifying the key levers that will drive overall growth for your area of accountability
• Identify commercial potential for the OEB range by analysing relevant data, trends & industry insights and utilising to create and maintain a more customer‑centric, relevant, and right‑sized range.
• Take a lead role on identifying New Product Development opportunities, inputting into eligibility criteria, and using the Business direction.
• 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

• Strategic thinking and vision and the ability to translate that into a strategic plan
• Strong analytical skills to draw insight from a variety of commercial and customer data points and identify trends
• Previous industry and product knowledge experience within a retail environment
• Expertise and the practical application of New Product Development processes
• General knowledge of OEB brands and products
• Strong commercial acumen with an ability to analyse and understand financial data and measure business performance.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to work effectively and maintain relationships within a matrix organisation.
• Excellent project management s

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 offsite locations. On average, around 60% of your time will involve in-person collaboration.

We value the perspectives new team members bring and encourage you to apply - even if you don’t meet 100% of the requirements.

What We Offer

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. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here.

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career. Scroll down below to find out more about our benefits.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our customers come from all walks of life - and so do we. We’re 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.

What we offer.

Private Health Care

Opportunity to receive up to family level cover with AXA. Join within three months of starting or at annual renewal in April. (This benefit is subject to Benefit In Kind taxation).

Kingfisher Pension Scheme

Immediate eligibility through auto-enrolment. Contribute 8% to receive a max 14% from the Company.

25 Days' Holiday

25 days per annum plus bank holidays as stated in your contract (pro rated for part time colleagues).

Staff Discount

20% discount at B&Q and Screwfix. Eligible after 3 months service.

Kingfisher Share Incentive Plan (SIP)

Share ownership in a tax efficient way. Save between £10 to £150 per month. Join at any time once three months service is reached.

Life Assurance

x4 Salary plus benefit equal to value of your Retirement Account (if an active member of KPS-MP) or x1 Salary if not active member.

Bonus

Competitive bonus scheme that aligns to work level of role.

Kingfisher Share Save

Save with the option to buy Kingfisher plc shares at the end of a 3 or 5 year period. Offered annually. Three months service is required at the annual invitation date, normally in October.

Our Behaviours

At Kingfisher, we are united by our 6 core behaviours

Constantly improving our customer experience

Acting with humanity and care

Be curious

Thriving on learning, thinking beyond the obvious

Be inclusive

Acting inclusively in diverse teams to achieve together

Be agile

Working with trust, pace and agility

Be accountable

Championing the plan to deliver results and growth

Our employees know us best. We wouldn’t be Kingfisher without them. So, we want to share what they think with you.

Since joining Kingfisher in 2007, I have made many genuine friends and the company has helped me to grow both professionally and personally.

Training & Development

There are so many ways you can grow, learn, and develop here at Kingfisher. At whatever pace suits you.

Conversations with senior leaders

Resources and tools to help you grow

Improving without instruments to help you learn is near impossible. That's why we make sure you have everything at your fingertips to find exactly what you need to keep growing.

Initiatives that measure development

With plans that ask you what you want to achieve and when you want to achieve them by, tracking progress and keeping development at the forefront of conversation is easy.

Find your path

The scale of group functions within Kingfisher is huge. That means you have the chance to build different career paths within multiple areas of the organisation.

Sharing is caring

We aren't selfish here at Kingfisher. Whatever your level of experience, you'll work with colleagues who are always welcoming and ready to share their knowledge whenever you need it.

Reach for the stars

So your ambitions are high? Good thing we have opportunities to find experiences in line with more senior roles and responsibilities. Here, you can evolve your career, no matter your level.

Why Kingfisher

We’re an innovative, international retailer on a journey to actively make a difference. Always striving to take that next step. You can be part of the difference. From bottom to top you can progress in a collaborative environment. So, why not Kingfisher?

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