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Overview
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 aim to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world.
At Kingfisher, we ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital status, colour, ethnic origin, culture, religious belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.
We are open to flexible and agile working, offering a blend of working from home and our office, with this role based in our Paddington office.
We are looking for a Head of Product Marketplace to set the vision and strategic direction for our key strategic priority of marketplace while delivering continuous change to support the growth of our global banners.
What's the job?
Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities:
* Set the vision and strategic direction for Marketplace for the group in collaboration with the Group Marketplace team, Technology, and our banners.
* Lead and facilitate the creation of a Product suite that delivers Customer and Colleague satisfaction and sustainable value.
* Ensure our strategies are aligned with banner ambitions and deliver against the Kingfisher Group's ambition.
* Stay connected to the market to identify new trends, technologies, and channels that will drive performance marketing growth.
* Demonstrate Kingfisher expertise in all major markets (UK, France, Poland, Iberia, Romania) where we plan to launch marketplaces.
* Provide thought leadership to our Executive Boards on test and learn approaches within the marketplace.
* Build a skilled and empowered team to deliver customer-centric capabilities at pace.
* Build a data and measurement-focused mindset for continuous learning and improvement.
* Deliver benefits and return against agreed business cases and investment.
What you'll bring
Job Specific Values & Behaviours:
* An exceptional leader, able to guide others through change effectively.
* Ability to present technical details simply to enable collaboration.
* A results-oriented leader, focused on making valuable contributions quickly.
* Willingness to mentor others and learn from them.
* An investigative and curious mind that facilitates problem-solving.
* Entrepreneurial outlook, a self-starter keen to share knowledge and inspire change.
Required Skills & Experience:
* Significant experience across all Product disciplines, including leading strategic direction & delivery of marketplaces.
* Proven experience of successful delivery of large-scale e-commerce change.
* Experience in building high-performance, delivery-focused & data-driven product teams.
* Experience working in a multi-national group environment with success in aligning action plans across remote teams.
* Extensive experience of working in an agile, fast-paced environment.
* Exceptional presentation and interpersonal skills to convey commercial and technical challenges effectively.
At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that 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 meet 100% of the requirements.
We offer an inclusive environment, where your achievements are limited only by your imagination! We support new ideas, experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to grow your career.
Interested? Apply now and help us to Power the Possible.
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