Junior Product Lead- Kitchens

Overview

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. 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. 

As a Junior Product Lead you will be responsible for developing innovation in OEB (Own Exclusive Brands),to be more agile in new product development and be more impactful on performance working across our sink, taps and appliances categories.

What's the job?

• 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 Opco’s 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/ Banners 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 Banners to support overall range performance

What you'll bring

• Commercial and customer insight
• Build OEB strategy
• Plan and execute OEB range
• Industry and product knowledge
• New product development 

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. 

Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible. 

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