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About the role
- Join Kmart's Design Team as a Designer for Womenswear Youth. Create innovative, trend-driven product ranges catering to ages 16-24.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to design and deliver a customer-centric product range
- Research and analyse current trends to create the look and feel for upcoming collections.
- Bring fresh ideas and innovation to ensure our ranges resonate with our customers and reflect Kmart’s brand identity.
- 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.
- Present 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.
- 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.
- Have the ability to negotiate commercial product outcomes with the Merchandise team.
- Create desirable and affordable products that are in line with Kmart’s handwriting that are unique to the external market.
- A 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.
Requirements
- Tertiary qualification in Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Textiles or Footwear and Accessories Design
- 5 +years of designing experience in a fast paced , large volume retail environment or supplier to DDS
- Strong Technical capability on Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop and Illustrator including CAD.
- Advanced use of software such a GBSS, Cebtric, Office suite.
- Technical skills related to the area of product development.
- Strong Fabric, materials and construction knowledge.
- Ability to create accurate technical specification drawings.
- Skills and ability to adapt to product types for most areas of general merchandise design.
- High level of aesthetic taste displayed in relation to colour, composition, materials, coordination and execution.
- Strong knowledge of print types and limitations within print execution.
- Experienced in building relationships with key stakeholders.
- Developing leadership qualities - people management experience.
- Strength in work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
- Strong influencing skills with key stakeholders.
- Strong presentation skills. Ability to visually and verbally sell commercial design concepts to key stakeholders.
Benefits
- Flexible hybrid working options through our Flex Where, Flex When, Flex Well policy.
- A team member discount card that gives you a discount at Kmart, Target, Officeworks and Bunnings
- Access to the Kmart for You benefits program which entitles you to exclusive discounts and benefits in the areas of entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and health – with over 60 suppliers!
- Opportunity to participate in a bonus program
- Inclusive parental leave, and ongoing support offered though our partnership with Circle In for team members of all backgrounds and family circumstances
- A dynamic learning and support program
- Opportunity to fast track your career through our Mentor Program as a Mentee or Mentor
- A Kudos recognition program, where you are nominated by your peers to spin a wheel, to win a stack of cool prizes
- Great career opportunities across the broader Wesfarmers Group
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