Product Description Data Acquisition Specialist
This is a 12 month contract (2 openings)
We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 78,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas - to life. We have ambitions to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world.
Your role as a Product Description Data Acquisition Specialist is to ensure that OEB (own exclusive brands) product description data and assets are acquired, translated and communicated within the agreed deadlines across all the KF Group. These data and assets will be used for multiple purposes such as packaging and online throughout the Group.
You will represent product description data in project meetings with Category teams, providing updates to current data status against CPA, raising any concerns, and mitigating any risks to data delivery.
A key area of focus will be to work with vendors to collect data, ensuring that all data is collected and available for all channels within the agreed deadlines.
Responsibilities
* Project manage the E2E PDD collection process
* Responsible for delivery of OEB PDD acquisition in line with the CPA to the agreed brief
* Responsible for the delivery of validated and translated PDD, packaging data and assets
* Ensure that risks and potential mitigations affecting range change are escalated and communicated as required
* Become fully competent in the use of PIM and Vendor Portal
* Work closely with the Change Control and PIM Development teams
Qualifications
* Passionate about how data is used to help a customer buy a product and its importance within a retail organization
* Tenacious and resilient in the face of strong opinions
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills
* Consideration of how something may impact other areas of the business
* Understanding of business processes
Core Behaviors
* Be Customer Focused: Constantly improving our customers’ experience
* Be Human: Acting with humanity and care
* Be Curious: Thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious
* Be Agile: Working with trust, pace and agility
* Be Inclusive: Acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together
* Be Accountable: Championing the plan to deliver results and growth
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.
Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.
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