London | TEMPLEMARS | Barcelona | Warsaw | Longpont-sur-Orge

Senior Manager, Marketplace Strategy & Insights

Marketplace

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More about this role

More about this role

Everything you need to know.

If you require any additional support or adjustments to help you make an application, or are applying for a UK based position and would like to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme contact us: kingfisher.recruitment@kingfisher.com

Overview

We’re Kingfisher, A team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas to life. Guided by our purpose Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone. We believe a better world starts with better homes, and we work every day to make that a reality. Join us and help shape the future of home improvement. 

At Kingfisher, our purpose is simple: Better Homes, Better Lives, For everyone. We're looking for someone who enjoys bringing together data, market insight and operational learning to help teams make informed decisions and continuously improve. You'll work across our Marketplace teams to identify opportunities, share learning and help build consistent ways of working across Europe.

This role can be based from London, France, Poland or Spain, with frequent travel between sites. Please note this role will be internally known as Senior Manager Marketplace Market Intelligence & Operational Learning. 

What's the job

This role combines market intelligence, knowledge sharing and operational improvement. You'll help teams learn from data, from each other and from the wider market, making it easier to apply successful approaches at scale.

You'll:

  • Define and own the Group Marketplace market intelligence agenda.
  • Gather and analyse marketplace performance data, seller trends and market developments to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Monitor competitor activity, emerging marketplace models and changes across the wider e-commerce landscape.
  • Identify, document and share best practices through clear frameworks and a centralised knowledge base, helping teams avoid duplication and apply operational learnings consistently across banners.
  • Lead the roll-out and adoption of best practices across banners, partnering with local teams to embed consistent standards and ways of working while tracking impact to drive continuous improvement.
  • Translate complex data into clear narratives for senior stakeholders, supporting business cases, prioritisation, OKRs and investment decisions in close collaboration with Marketplace, Product, Finance and Operations teams.
  • Drive structured post-launch reviews and embed a test-and-learn culture, ensuring operational insights are captured, reused and scaled across banners to support continuous improvement.
What you'll bring
  • Experience in strategy, analytics, market intelligence, consulting, or e-commerce / marketplace environments.
  • Strong exposure to cross-functional environments (e.g. working with Product, Operations, Finance, or Commercial teams).
  • Experience in building or scaling knowledge management frameworks, best practice sharing, or continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate complex data into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders.
  • Familiarity with data visualisation and analytics tools (e.g. Excel, SQL, Tableau, Power BI or similar).
  • Experience leveraging automation, data tooling, or AI (e.g. analytics automation, insight generation, knowledge capture) to improve efficiency and scalability.

How We Work 
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 offsite locations. On average, around 60% of your time will involve in-person collaboration. 

We value the perspectives new team members bring and encourage you to apply - even if you don’t meet 100% of the requirements. 

What We Offer 
An inclusive environment where your potential is limited only by your imagination. We encourage new ideas, support experimentation, and strive to create a workplace 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. Scroll down below to find out more about our benefits. 

Diversity & Inclusion 
Our customers come from all walks of life - and so do we. We’re 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. 

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Rewards & Benefits

What we offer.

  • Private Health Care

    Opportunity to receive up to family level cover with AXA. Join within three months of starting or at annual renewal in April. (This benefit is subject to Benefit In Kind taxation).

  • Kingfisher Pension Scheme

    Immediate eligibility through auto-enrolment. Contribute 8% to receive a max 14% from the Company.

  • 25 Days' Holiday

    25 days per annum plus bank holidays as stated in your contract (pro rated for part time colleagues).

  • Staff Discount

    20% discount at B&Q and Screwfix. Eligible after 3 months service.

  • Kingfisher Share Incentive Plan (SIP)

    Share ownership in a tax efficient way. Save between £10 to £150 per month. Join at any time once three months service is reached.

  • Life Assurance

    x4 Salary plus benefit equal to value of your Retirement Account (if an active member of KPS-MP) or x1 Salary if not active member.

  • Bonus

    Competitive bonus scheme that aligns to work level of role.

  • Kingfisher Share Save

    Save with the option to buy Kingfisher plc shares at the end of a 3 or 5 year period. Offered annually. Three months service is required at the annual invitation date, normally in October.

Our Behaviours

At Kingfisher, we are united by our 6 core behaviours

Be customer
focused

Constantly improving our customer experience

Be human

Acting with humanity and care

Be curious

Thriving on learning, thinking beyond the obvious

Be inclusive

Acting inclusively in diverse teams to achieve together

Be agile

Working with trust, pace and agility

Be accountable

Championing the plan to deliver results and growth

Testimonials

Our employees know us best. We wouldn’t be Kingfisher without them. So, we want to share what they think with you.

Training & Development

There are so many ways you can grow, learn, and develop here at Kingfisher. At whatever pace suits you.

Conversations with senior leaders

You'll be able to have regular conversations with managers about personal development and gain a better understanding about what you want from your career and how to achieve it.

Resources and tools to help you grow

Improving without instruments to help you learn is near impossible. That's why we make sure you have everything at your fingertips to find exactly what you need to keep growing.

Initiatives that measure development

With plans that ask you what you want to achieve and when you want to achieve them by, tracking progress and keeping development at the forefront of conversation is easy.

Find your path

The scale of group functions within Kingfisher is huge. That means you have the chance to build different career paths within multiple areas of the organisation.

Sharing is caring

We aren't selfish here at Kingfisher. Whatever your level of experience, you'll work with colleagues who are always welcoming and ready to share their knowledge whenever you need it.

Reach for the stars

So your ambitions are high? Good thing we have opportunities to find experiences in line with more senior roles and responsibilities. Here, you can evolve your career, no matter your level.

Why Kingfisher

We’re an innovative, international retailer on a journey to actively make a difference. Always striving to take that next step. You can be part of the difference. From bottom to top you can progress in a collaborative environment. So, why not Kingfisher?

Application Process

What to expect from our application process...

  1. Step 1: Application

    Send in your application via our Kingfisher Careers website.

  2. Step 2: Review

    A member of the Talent Acquisition team will then review your application let you know if you have progressed to the next stage of the process.

  3. Step 3: Interview 1

    You’ll then have a telephone interview/one to one conversation with a recruiter.

  4. Step 4: Interview 2

    As you progress, you’ll be invited to attend a face to face or virtual interview.

  5. Step 5: Feedback

    Your recruiter will be in contact with feedback and, if successful, the details of your job offer!

Ready to get started?

London | TEMPLEMARS | Barcelona | Warsaw | Longpont-sur-Orge

Senior Manager, Marketplace Strategy & Insights

Marketplace

Apply Now