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Product Quality Engineer - Kitchens

Geplaatst 26 mrt. 2024
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Engels (Vloeiend)

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Overview

We’re Kingfisher. You might know us as B&Q, Screwfix, Castorama, Brico Depot or Koçtaş. We’re made up of 79,000 passionate people, call 1,302 stores home and operate in 10 countries. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. 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, we’re revolutionising the way our renowned brands – B&Q, Screwfix, Castorama, Brico Depot and Koçtaş – operate. Offer and Supply is working globally across all our brands so that our 6 million customers recognise the same unified product ranges at the same prices, wherever they are in the world. Here, collaborating with colleagues is essential – whether you’re creating and deciding what we’ll sell globally or delivering new and exciting products to our customers, you’ll push boundaries and make your mark. There’s no doubt that this new way of working is challenging, but it’s also very rewarding – and with that comes opportunity. Opportunity that’s yours for the taking.

We are on the search for a Product Quality Specification Engineer to join our Product Quality Team based at B&Q House in Southampton. The aim of the Product quality team is to analyse and test the products for sale within the Kingfisher Markets, from own brand ranges, key competitors and leading brands; and to define the quality and specification for a range of products, to suit the customers’ and commercial needs.

Responsibilities

As the Product Quality Specification Engineer You will be responsible for supporting customer insights activity with relevant questions and incorporate the findings into the product assessment plans. This will include developing the testing protocols to be used during the benchmarking and qualification phases and then monitor the testing in progress, making improvements and changes to the protocols as necessary. You will define and organise product samples from stores, warehouse or suppliers, with the support of the OpCos and the Kingfisher Lab and carry out a detailed market analysis and benchmark testing of a defined list of products and brands, to record all relevant technical information available. You will analyse all results and information collected, and produce detailed technical specifications using various presentation methods.

You will produce supporting documents for the tender process as required and assess the vendor samples submitted in order to help with final supplier assessment & selection and support verification of vendor offer at Silver Seal stage against original specification and provides verification to proceed. You will be responsible for providing impartial technical insights to Commercial Teams, highlighting product differences and "selling points" gained from benchmarking activity whilst reacting quickly to any issues arising from returns or claims as raised by the "Client’s" team.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you should ideally have an engineering degree or equivalent, but very relevant experience of working in product compliance would be considered. An insight into product development, legislation, standards, and testing methods, would be a distinct advantage. You should have excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical and regulatory information to technical and non-technical decision makers across an international, cross-functional organisation. You will need to be highly self-motivated with the ability to take the lead on your own work, as well as monitoring and communicating with internal and external stakeholders.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our global business. In return, we provide an inspirational working environment, a competitive benefits package and opportunities to stretch and grow your career. Interested? Great, we can’t wait to hear from you.

Kingfisher plc is a home improvement company with over 1,300 stores in 10 countries across Europe, Russia and Turkey supported by a team of 77,300 colleagues. We operate under four retail brands - B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt and Screwfix.

Retail
London
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