Junior Product Lead: Kitchen Furniture & Storage

Kingfisher Plc; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home improvement retailer is seeking a Junior Product Lead to champion innovation in their exclusive brand range. Based in Southampton, you will manage projects, analyze data for insights, and collaborate with a diverse team. The ideal candidate will have strong project management and leadership skills. This role offers an agile working environment and compelling perks, making it an exciting opportunity for those passionate about product development.

Benefits

Private Health Care

Kingfisher Pension Scheme

25 Days' Holiday

Staff Discount

Competitive Bonus Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in product development and innovation.
• Ability to analyze data for trends and insights.
• Strong leadership skills to manage cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing innovation for OEB.
• Project manage OEB projects from concept to delivery.
• Identify commercial potential through data analysis.

Skills

Project management

Data analysis

Team leadership

Job description

We’re Kingfisher, A team made up of over 74,000 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.

This role will be based in our Southampton office. We are open to flexible and agile working with the opportunity to blend working remotely and from the office each week. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

As a Junior Product Lead you will help to develop innovation in OEB (Own Exclusive Brand) to be more agile in new product development and be more impactful on performance.

• Use insight to create and maintain an exciting and competitive Category OEB range
• Understand the potential additions to the banners 'ask', to take the OEB range to the full potential
• Have full visibility of Banners full ranges for insight purposes
• Project manage all selected OEB projects/ranges from concept through to delivery
• Lead a cross functional expert team (designers, engineers, quality, brand, packaging etc.) across OEB Range development and validation
• Leads on Identifying NPD, input into eligibility criteria, Selling data, Comms brief and Product Validation
• Identify commercial potential for my OEB range by analysing relevant data for trends and insights
• Identify requirements for OEB product development projects by using the Business Category direction and all the customer insights gained.
• Shared Responsible for the sales and margin performance of the OEB products within range
• Own ongoing performance review of OEB products and manage remedial actions with Banner’s to support overall range performance

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

• 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

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?

Application Process

What to expect from our application process...

Step 1: Application

Send in your application via our Kingfisher Careers website.

Step 2: Review

A member of the Talent Acquisition team will then review your application let you know if you have progressed to the next stage of the process.

Step 3: Interview 1

You’ll then have a telephone interview/one to one conversation with a recruiter.

Step 4: Interview 2

As you progress, you’ll be invited to attend a face to face or virtual interview.

Step 5: Feedback

Your recruiter will be in contact with feedback and, if successful, the details of your job offer!

Ready to get started?

Southampton