Innovative Product Strategist

1 month ago


Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom Toyota Financial Services, KINTO and KINTO JOIN Full time

We are seeking a highly motivated and innovative product strategist to join our team at Toyota Financial Services, KINTO and KINTO JOIN. This is an exciting opportunity to take on a newly created role where you will be responsible for developing new products and services that will strengthen our customer and client interaction, driving continued growth for the business.

This is a unique and challenging position that requires a driven individual who can create successes, being part of a growing brand.

You will need to be customer focused, understanding what we need to create and implement to ensure we can meet the needs of our ever-evolving and dynamic client base and be focused on our vision of being the No.1 mobility provider.

The Role:
  • Support the CEO to develop the KINTO UK innovation strategy, including the associated products and services to create new customer acquisition and revenue growth.
  • Collaborate with OneToyota and KINTO Europe, whilst also considering the UK market and competitor landscape with use of market research to enhance our existing portfolio of products and services and to create new, as clients' needs evolve.
  • Including Innovations across all vehicle types and customer channels e.g. Multi-Brand and KINTO One. To ensure innovation is companywide, touching all customer types, channels to market and vehicle types. Such as Multi-brand, KINTO One and Commercial Vehicles.
  • Manage the KINTO Innovation Team to implement the strategies and products, with a focus on how the services can support our core and traditional businesses, giving consideration to current and future customer needs as well as their commercial viability. Use your knowledge and understanding to support the Bid Manager to write tenders.
  • Supporting internal and external stakeholders, coordinating the expertise in the KINTO Innovation Team to ensure the design and delivery of Technology/data platform solutions to meet customer, business, and commercial requirements.
Requirements:
  • Proven experience of introducing new products and services for the end customer.
  • Strategic planning and implementation project experience.
  • Experience of introducing innovative ideas, to enhance and drive company growth.
  • A real drive and enthusiasm for innovation.
  • Project management and commercial acumen.
  • Stakeholder management, experience of presentation to board level.
  • Financial management and understanding of business strategy and planning process.
Salary and Benefits:

We offer a competitive starting salary of £65,000 per annum, with a bonus earning potential. Other benefits include 25 days holiday + 8 days bank holiday, a great pension scheme, company car, private medical cover, life assurance scheme, discounts on different retailers, wellbeing hour each month, discounts on Toyota & Lexus cars, volunteer days, wellbeing events, employee assistance programmes, free fruit in the office, and free onsite car parking.

About Us:

KINTO UK is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from anyone who is excited by the opportunity of joining us and will thoroughly consider all applications without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status.



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