Outdoor Lifestyle Products Leader
About Us
We are a leading Australian retailer of high-quality, design-led products that enhance the way people live and entertain outdoors. Our strong national footprint and focus on innovation drive us to continuously improve our store experiences, private label offer, and culture.
The Role
This key position will oversee the development of a diverse range of outdoor lifestyle products. You'll collaborate with experienced category managers, external R&D partners, and offshore manufacturing teams to bring commercially successful and technically sound products to market.
* Lead end-to-end product development across multiple outdoor lifestyle categories.
* Create detailed product briefs and steer development with external partners.
* Ensure product quality, innovation, and brand consistency across ranges.
* Manage product certification and regulatory compliance processes.
* Oversee quality assurance efforts with support from an offshore QC engineer.
* Collaborate with the category management team during a period of transition.
* Analyse trends and feed into long-term category strategies.
* Work cross-functionally with planning, supply, operations, and finance teams.
Experience Required
To be successful in this role, you will need:
* 3+ years in product development, ideally in technical or lifestyle consumer goods.
* Experience managing offshore factory relationships (China experience highly regarded).
* Strong understanding of product certification and compliance.
* Solid commercial and strategic mindset.
* Engineering or technical product background preferred.
* Comfortable presenting to stakeholders across business units.
* Adaptable, calm under pressure, and highly collaborative.
* Ability to balance creativity with process and execution.
What We Offer
We provide a hybrid working model, free on-site parking, staff discounts, potential for international travel, and quarterly team events.
About the Company
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