Innovation Manager

2 months ago


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

KINTO is looking to attract an innovated and driven individual to work in a newly created role, where you will take full ownership for new products and services that will strengthen our customer and client interaction, creating continued growth for the business.

This a unique and rare position, which should excite those who want to take ownership and 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, co-ordinating 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.

Experience:

  • 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

Benefits:

  • Competitive starting salary
  • Bonus earning potential
  • 25 days holiday + 8 days bank holiday
  • Great pension scheme starting at employee (EE) contribution of 4% with an employer (ER) contribution of 11%. This can flex up to 6% EE contribution and 15% ER contribution
  • Company Car
  • Car Scheme following passing of probation
  • 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
  • Free onsite car parking
  • Working Hours 37.5 per week Monday - Friday
  • Hybrid working policy 2 days from home each week should you want to

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.

Our Recruitment Process:

At KINTO we value everyone and are pleased to be recognised as a Disability Confident Employer, which is a national standard that ensures our processes are accessible to all.

Everyone is unique, and that means what works for some may not work for everyone. When it comes to recruitment, please do let us know if we can adjust our process to be meet your accessibility needs.

Some examples of how we might be able to help are listed below:

  • Providing a copy of interview questions before the interview
  • Organising a time and location that best suits you
  • Allowing additional time for the assessment and interview

We are happy to review any adjustment on a case-by-case basis, so please let us know how we can support you to be your best self.

On the job training will be provided, we recognise we all learn differently, and we want to ensure that our training will suit your learning style. We are open to talking to you about how we can make learning your new role in the most positive way.



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