Brighter futures start with us.
Designing for a Brighter Future
We power two of the most iconic and loved brands, across our stores, distribution centres, and offices around the globe.
With our brands touching the lives of almost two million customers every week, you'll feel the impact of the work you do every day.
We're changing at a rapid rate, giving you challenging work that you'll be proud of.
Your Role
You will collaborate with key stakeholders to create customer-centric product ranges. You'll identify, interpret, and implement global and market trends to grow sales through great-looking products, articulated through effective communication and high presentation skills.
Create original, commercial, customer-focused product ranges including print and pattern/graphic design that best reflects Kmart's 'handwriting' to grow incremental sales. This is executed through strong influencing, collaboration, tasteful aesthetics, and an eye for trend.
Your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
* Trend forecasting
* Ranging
* Product development
Trend Forecasting
Identify, interpret, and implement trends and colour palettes using global trend and market research to add value through design and sales in line with Kmart's handwriting.
Visually articulate and effectively communicate the direction for the season to stakeholders and direct reports.
Presentation of trend forecast effectively, including research to support trend.
Maintain strong aesthetic taste and have an eye for the next trend that is commercial and can be bought in volume.
Ranging
Collaborate with and influence the merchandise team to create commercial, customer-focused, co-ordinated product ranges that best reflect Kmart's handwriting and taste level.
Effectively present concepts and ranges to key stakeholders with clarity, confidence, and results-focused.
Negotiate commercial product outcomes with the Merchandise team.
Product Development
Create desirable and affordable products that are in line with Kmart's handwriting that are unique to the external market.
Thorough understanding of product materials and construction.
Develop product offshore with Anko sourcing and Direct design.
Ability to work confidently and autonomously with key stakeholders in merchandise and design, including Direct design.
Develop commercial product within cost structure that is fit for purpose.
Create visuals presentations to communicate effectively with all stakeholders.
Create accurate and effective technical specification drawings/production art to deliver desirable samples and ultimately customer on-floor experience.
Brief and provide effective feedback to enable the design team to deliver on key metrics such as print, pattern, and product.
Effective time management of workload and ability to plan and prioritise.
About You
We're looking for an experienced, commercially-minded, and customer-focused Senior Designer with an open, curious, and solution mindset, passionate about creating amazing product.
As a Senior Designer, you must have experience in designing across women's and be driven to identify, interpret, and implement trends using global trends and market to add value through design and sales in line with Kmart strategy.
Craft innovative design concepts that amplify key brand moments in our fashion retail seasonal calendar.
You'll have the opportunity to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and contribute to the growth and success of Kmart.
Please note that all applications must have a portfolio of your relevant design work attached to be considered.