Product Lead - Building & Joinery

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 Koctasto 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.

In this role, you will shape and deliver a unique, competitive product offer that genuinely improves life at home for our customers. You will lead cross‑functional experts to create solutions that support Kingfisher’s purpose:
Better Homes, Better Lives, For Everyone. By understanding real customer needs and market opportunities, you will bring commercially successful products from concept to store.

• Lead a cross‑functional team — including design, engineering, buying, quality, brand and packaging — to develop outstanding product ranges.
• Build a competitive and customer‑focused offer aligned with Kingfisher’s business strategy and commercial goals.
• Identify new product development opportunities using customer insights, market analysis and category direction.
• Guide internal and external designers through clear briefs to create strong product concepts.
• Manage the full product development and commercialisation process, taking approved concepts through to store launch.
• Stay closely connected with related categories to meet customers’ broader home improvement needs.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships and work effectively across design, engineering, buying and commercial teams. Take accountability for sales and margin performance across the category

• Strong experience in offer analysis, including understanding customer needs, market trends and competitor activity
• Commercial acumen with the ability to identify category opportunities and make informed, customer‑driven decisions.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships and work collaborative relationships and work effectively across design, engineering, buying and commercial teams.
• Experience leading change, navigating ambiguity and delivering clear outcomes at pace.

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.

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).

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

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

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

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

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.

Competitive bonus scheme that aligns to work level of role.

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.

• Constantly improving our customer experience
• Acting with humanity and care
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