Overview
Position Title: Product setup Assistant
Company: Screwfix
Location: Glasgow, UK
Job Description:
The role will provide varied exposure to all aspects of our company’s lifecycle and board support in a very exciting and fast paced group.
Responsibilities:
- Gather and collate information relating to new products (directly from the supplier or through the central Kingfisher team) ensuring that it is submitted in line with Screwfix deadlines
- Gather and collate information relating to new products (directly from the supplier or through the central Kingfisher team) ensuring that it is submitted in line with Screwfix deadlines
- Organise and prioritise tasks according to deadlines and ensure that data is submitted to the Trading Team for approval at least 5 working days prior to the deadline
- Convert data received from the OSC for Unified products and input into Step for approval
- Escalate any issues with vendors meeting deadlines with the relevant Trading Manager and inform the Range Operations Manager
- Attend internal meetings, providing support to the project process as required
- Liaise and work with various stakeholders including the Trading Team, Supply Chain, Content Management, Suppliers and Kingfisher central teams
- Undertake competitor research both online and in store on range and price, ensuring our ranging decisions are based on accurate information
- Work closely with the ECommerce team for each range launch, suggesting online customer journey improvements and enhancements to existing ranges
- Assist with launch marketing and awareness for both customers and colleagues to help drive sales
- Update trackers, monitor and review with key stakeholders on a regular basis
- Manage the Product Centre ensuring that product samples are delivered, stored and returned or disposed of in an appropriate manner for your categories
- Provide training and support to your team members, taking on ADHOC tasks where necessary to achieve team goals
Requirements:
- Experience of working within a fast-paced and deadline driven environment, ideally within a co-ordination role
- A working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly the ability to format information clearly in excel
- Able to be accurate, with attention to detail to challenge and spot errors in large amounts of data
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to successfully manage a large number of internal and external relationships
- Previous commercial experience ideal, preferably in a retail environment
About Screwfix
We’re Screwfix, and we’re proud of it! We’re a team of 13,000 and one of the fastest growing retailers in the UK and Ireland with over 700 stores. A true leader in the E-Commerce industry, and part of the 79,000 people strong Kingfisher PLC Group alongside big names such as B&Q, Castorama and Brico Depot.