Product Assistant - Technical (6 month fixed term contract) in Southampton

Our client is an international home improvement retail group. We're a team made up of over 70,000 people who bring our client and our retail brands to life. Guided by our purpose, Better Homes, Better Lives, For Everyone, we believe a better world starts with better homes. We work every day to make that a reality. Join us and help shape the future of home improvement.

The Range team is set up to design, develop and edit a unique and unified, coordinated range of solutions and products that help millions of people to improve their home inside and out. Our Range teams work to understand our customers and how they live, as well as researching markets, locations and emerging trends. They develop our unique brands, managing everything from strategy to product design and packaging. Our products are high quality, low cost and long-lasting. They are easy to build and install and combine sustainable choices with best economics possible.

A Product Assistant is an integral role within our Range team. It's a fantastic opportunity for anyone that's interested in a career in Product Ranging and Design. You will contribute to the performance of your team by supporting your Product Lead in the day to day management of their ranges. Specifically, you will be responsible for understanding and interpreting customer insight, managing product data information to ensure that key details are up to date, liaising with individuals within our Banners.

• This is a 6 month fixed term contract based in our Southampton office.
• Support the design of new and unique product ranges.
• Co-ordinate, collect, and centralise data and actions for your category, ensuring everything is delivered within required timelines.
• Provide timely guidance and practical solutions to stakeholders to optimise category efficiency and implementation.
• Act as a key point of contact for the category, communicating clearly across the wider matrix team and with colleagues across nine Operating Companies in Europe.
• Collect and analyse customer and product trends, using insights to support category decisions.
• Support improvements to working processes that enhance organisation and ways of working within the category.

Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage shifting priorities and work to tight deadlines. Confident using MS Office, Outlook, and internet-based tools. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Experience working within a retailer (desirable but not essential).

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 off-site locations. On average, around 60% of your time will involve in-person collaboration. This role is based in London Paddington, although other locations may be considered.

We value the perspectives new team members bring and encourage you to apply, even if you do not meet every requirement.

An inclusive environment where your potential is limited only by your imagination. We encourage new ideas, support experimentation and aim to create a workplace where everyone can be their best self. We also offer a competitive benefits package and opportunities to stretch and grow your career.

Our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We are 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.