Overview
Reporting to the Brand Manager, the Head of Retail - Northern leads our Australian retail business across Cotton On, Cotton On Body and Cotton On Kids, spanning full-price and outlet. You'll set the direction, build strong leadership teams, and drive performance at scale, with people, customer, and a genuine love of fashion at the centre.
We're open to candidates based both in Sydney and Brisbane.
You'll be known for
* Leading with clarity, creating a culture where teams feel connected, accountable, and proud
* Bringing fashion to life in-store through strong execution and customer-led thinking
* Building capability through your State teams and growing future leaders from within
* Driving consistent execution and retail excellence across every store
* Making smart, commercial decisions that deliver profitable growth
* Partnering across the business to simplify, move faster, and improve how we work
This role plays a critical part in elevating our retail experience, developing future leaders, and driving growth across a complex, multi-brand portfolio.
Skills and experience
* Proven hands-on leadership in multi-brand, multi-store retail operations, driving team performance and business growth
* Strong commercial acumen with a track record of delivering profitable results and operational excellence
* A love of fashion with expertise in bringing brands to life in-store through customer-focused experiences and merchandising
* Ability to build and develop high-performing teams, nurturing future leaders from within
Benefits
* Competitive salary
* Flexible working options & people-first leave initiatives
* Access to our world-class Support Centre, with an in-house restaurant & state-of-the-art wellness centre featuring free gym & holistic health services
* Subsidised onsite childcare centre
* 50% off our Brands | Cotton On, Cotton On Body, Cotton On Kids, Typo, Factorie & Supre
* 24/7 Wellness support – mental health, relationships, family + more
* Local & Global career growth
* Discounts for you & your family – medical, travel, financial + more
* Performance & Peak incentives to reward + recognise our team
* Returnity - Paid program for new parents heading back to work
* Bring your dog to work
* Recognition, team connection moments & more
Cotton On's purpose is to make a positive difference in people's lives. Born in Australia, Cotton On is a global fashion and lifestyle retailer with eight brands across 22 countries and 1,500 stores. Powered by 20,000 team members, who together with our customers, are making a positive impact through one life-changing Foundation. Taking their Aussie lifestyle to the world and delivering Good along the way, Cotton On brands offer youthful fashion and lifestyle products across women's, men's, kids, body, accessories and stationery. We are proud of our diverse global workforce of 20,000 team members from countless nationalities, and we strongly welcome and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply with us. We are focused on bringing more voices, experiences and backgrounds to our workforce as we drive diverse and inclusive outcomes for our team and our customers. If you have any individual needs in order to fully participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at so we may support you in completing the job application process.
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