Business Manager - Strategy & Programme

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 want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.

At Kingfisher, our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices. This role can be based from the UK or France.

The purpose of the Strategy and Programme Manager for Global Sourcing is to provide direct support to the Global Sourcing Director and the Sourcing leadership team in creating & executing their strategic agenda. Proactively manage and deliver strategic initiatives, ensuring that all aspects of the product strategy are aligned with overall business goals.

Responsibilities

• Assist with strategy development, supporting key meetings, and maintaining an effective governance cadence.
• Analyse business problems, proposing solutions, measuring and aligning performance metrics, and developing and implementing change plans to achieve business objectives.
• Oversee strategic business initiatives from development through successful execution under the guidance of senior leadership, including design through delivery of change initiatives for the global sourcing teams.
• Support Global Sourcing Director and sourcing leadership team in crafting and delivering their holistic agenda.
• Own and lead the framework of governance and team events, rhythm and routines to ensure we are efficient and effective in our decision-making and communications.
• Preparation of strategic topics for the leadership meetings.
• Improve the functions, ongoing processes and coordinating procedures to ensure the efficiency and productivity of the sourcing leadership team.
• Ensure the communications plan is understood and implemented by the team.
• Build relationships with all key colleagues in the team and broader organisation for increased efficiency to help monitor and deliver on the strategic plans, including presenting and resolving in case of risks.
• Serve as a subject matter expert, handling inquiries and developing action plans to address them, and assisting with the preparation and dissemination of communications.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience in a business manager/chief of staff role or equivalent skills, including quick and clear analysis and summarizing business problems, recommendations, plans, and results.
• Strong skills in business communications tools including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• A well-rounded problem solver who can extract logic, insights and meaningful conclusions from complex business problems.
• The ability to interact with top-tier management and broader team to build relationships to deliver change and business outcomes.
• Shown experience in aligning action plans, facilitating the sharing of optimal ways of working across multiple remote teams.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills to extract insight and conclusions from complex problems.

Core Values

Be Customer Focused: We listen to our customers and colleagues and innovate products and experiences to stay ahead.

Be Human: We do the right thing and invest in our people.

Be Curious: We focus externally and build for the long term, experimenting and sharing our learnings.

Be Agile: We act with pace and adapt quickly.

Be Inclusive: We celebrate difference and collaborate to achieve together.

Be Accountable: We focus on performance outcomes and simplify processes for others.

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.

Benefits

• Private Health Care – Opportunity to receive up to family level cover with Bupa.
• Kingfisher Pension Scheme – Immediate eligibility through auto-enrolment.
• 25 Days’ Holiday – 25 days per annum plus bank holidays.
• Staff Discount – 20% discount at B&Q and Screwfix.
• Kingfisher Share Incentive Plan (SIP) – Share ownership in a tax efficient way.
• Life Assurance – x4 Salary plus benefit equal to value of your Retirement Account.
• Bonus – Competitive bonus scheme that aligns to work level of role.
• Kingfisher Share Save – Save with the option to buy Kingfisher plc shares.

Application Process

1. Application – Send in your application via our Kingfisher Careers website.
2. Review – A member of the Talent Acquisition team will review your application.
3. Interview 1 – You’ll have a telephone interview with a recruiter.
4. Interview 2 – You’ll be invited to attend a face-to-face or virtual interview.
5. Feedback – Your recruiter will contact you with feedback.

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