Job Description

Overview:

We're Kingfisher, a team made up of over 76,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas - to life. 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, 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 hours and locations. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

As an AI Implementation Manager, you will play a pivotal role in bringing strategic AI initiatives and projects to life across our retail banners.

You will lead projects, define timelines and budgets, and track progress against key milestones, ultimately ensuring successful and on-time delivery of projects that enhance efficiency, customer experience, and overall business performance within our DIY retail environment.
What's the job?:

Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities:

You'll be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of new systems Maintain and build upon the business relationship between the Group AI delivery team and the retail banner teams Required to influence business stakeholders, supporting them with their project demands and requesting their support in the delivery of projects Meticulous planning Cross-functional collaboration with departments such as infrastructure, GCP, SAP, finance and store operations Proactive risk management and execution or escalations You will lead projects, define timelines and budgets, and track progress against key milestones Ensuring successful and on-time delivery of projects that enhance efficiency, customer experience and overall business performance within our DIY retail environment

What you'll bring:

Required Skills & Experience:

experience in delivery management experience including the full project lifecycle is crucial Experience in project delivery across diverse technology areas, e.g.: Pricing,Store operations,Logistics,Till systems, Retail web/app Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to changing priorities A solid understanding of both agile and waterfall delivery methodologies is required with the ability to flex your approach to individual deliveries Previous experience in a retail environment required Strong planning capability and the ability to identify key dependencies across project activities Ability to identify and raise risks and issues in a timely manner Be customer focussed Have exceptional communication skills, both oral and written, and an ability to engage, connect and influence at all levels of the organisation

Be Customer Focused - constantly improving our customers' experience

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I listen to my customers I use available data to help make decisions

Be Human - acting with humanity and care

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I do the right thing I am respectful

Be Curious - thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obviousI build and share new ideas I try new things and share my learnings

Be Agile - working with trust, pace and agility

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I have courage to be creative Done is better than perfect, I aim for 80/20

Be Inclusive - acting inclusively in diverse teams to work togetherI embrace allyship I have self-awareness and a desire to learn

Be Accountable - championing the plan to deliver results and growthI own my actions I understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to my role

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. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here!

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.
Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.

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