Product Lead - Hand Tools

Kingfisher

  • Hampshire
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 day ago
Overview:We’re Kingfisher, A team made up of over 76,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas - to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.As a Product Lead for the Tools & Workwear Category you will develop affordable and sustainable innovation in Own Exclusive Brands (OEB), by being more agile in new product development and be more impactful on performance. What's the job?:
  • 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
  • Take a lead role on identifying New Product Development opportunities, inputting into eligibility criteria, and using the Business direction. Project manage all selected OEB projects/ranges from concept and Range construction through to delivery. Leading a cross functional expert team (designers, engineers, quality, brand, packaging etc.)
  • 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.
What you'll bring:
  • 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 in Tools and Workwear within a retail environment
  • 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 stakeholder management skills and the ability to work effectively and maintain relationships within a matrix organisation.
  • Excellent project management skills
Be Customer Focused – constantly improving our customers’ experience
  • I listen to my customers
  • I use available data to help make decisions
Be Human – acting with humanity and care
  • I do the right thing
  • I am respectful
Be Curious – thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious
  • I build and share new ideas
  • I try new things and share my learnings
Be Agile – working with trust, pace and agility
  • I have courage to be creative
  • Done is better than perfect, I aim for 80/20
Be Inclusive – acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together
  • I embrace allyship
  • I have self-awareness and a desire to learn
Be Accountable – championing the plan to deliver results and growth
  • I own my actions
  • I understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to my role
At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at KingfisherWe also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.#LI-BN1

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