About Us
As a leading retailer in Australia, BIG W is a dynamic team of over 15,000 people working together to provide real value and solutions for families.
The Opportunity
We're seeking an experienced Trend and Forecasting Specialist to join our team. This role involves interpreting trends, market landscapes, social listening, and customer insights to drive responsive product opportunities that improve brand advocacy and customer measures.
Your Key Responsibilities
1. Synthesizing research through the lens of our customers and BIG W brand identity to ensure trends are translated with broad commercial appeal.
2. Partnering internally and externally to interpret trends, market landscape, social listening, and customer insights across Apparel Home and General Merchandise.
3. Showcasing trend presentations to teams across the business via engaging presentation techniques.
4. Supporting product development designers & buyers to translate trend direction into range decisions with confidence.
5. Seasonal colour forecast, facilitating colour workshops and curating commercial palettes to support seasonal direction.
6. Building team engagement with the support of the communications team, in videos discussing upcoming trends.
7. Delivering to multiple timelines, while ensuring stakeholders are engaged appropriately throughout the process.
About You
You're someone who orients yourself around doing what's meaningful and delivering value. You're excited about being part of a business transformation and driving change on one of Australia's biggest stages.
Requirements
- Trend and forecasting experience in fashion or related field
- Minimum 5 years experience in a similar position
- Retail background ideal
- Strong communication, storytelling, and presentation skills
- Proficiency in Adobe Suite
- Formal qualifications in a creative discipline
Benefits
- An attractive remuneration package including base, super, and bonus.
- Opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest minds in Australia both across BIG W and Woolworths.
- Opportunity to join the most engaging team in the business.
- Tech options - Woolworths is the largest employer of Google Apps in Australia, early adopters of Agile, and have BYOD options too.
- An exciting career - as our business grows, so do the opportunities for our people.
- Flexibility and work-life balance policies that will help you thrive.