Woolworths

Senior Manager Product Design General Merchandise ( six-month contract )

• We’re seeking an experienced Senior Manager Product Design General Merchandise
• Inclusive culture with a focus on creating genuine career opportunities 
• Opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia

What you’ll do

The ‘Senior Manager Product Design General Merchandise’ brings our offer to life by leading a team

of designers to develop inspirational, great value products that our customers & team love. They are

customer centric and strive to deliver coordinated ranges, at the best prices that differentiate BIG W.

• Interpret business strategy, influence and partner with commercial stakeholders to develop and implement range strategy.
• Responsible for leading plans to drive growth of our hardgoods own brands.
• Partner with the Trend & Forecasting team to translate seasonal trend & core range direction for all hardgoods own brand ranges utilising your category expertise.
• Lead a team of designers to partner across the end to end team to build customer led ranges to brief, within process guidelines and on time across multiple categories & brands. Manage & escalate obstacles accordingly.
• Continuously optimise product development processes and ways of working to better align to best practice and support our transformation
• Drive progress to meet our group sustainability commitments continuously improving our use of sustainable raw materials and packaging.

What you’ll bring

• Formal qualification in Design.
• Previous experience leading a design team in a large retail business or brand.
• Previous accountability managing and designing for a high volume and high complexity of options.
• Transferable skills across areas of design, with ability to adapt across product types.
• Previous experience leading and mentoring Designers of all career levels to self manage with a collaborative mindset.
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What you’ll experience

• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
• A commitment to flexibility through a hybrid working model which combines time spent at a support office or hub and time working from home, supporting both in-person connection and balancing the flexibility that remote working provides for our teams
• Bring your eye for trend and design to product planning and development, making sure we have the newest and most exciting ranges for our customers
• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.