Job description
The Challenge
We are looking for a Merchandise Manager to head up our Billabong Womens team, driving the entire Billabong Womens consumer facing product assortment – leading the design, product development and sourcing teams. In this role you’ll need to be a marketplace expert, looking across the wholesale and vertical retail landscape to identify opportunities and attack them proactively. You’ll work in partnership with our global brand and regional retail teams, implementing the creative vision for the brand and executing a range to meet regional needs. You’ll be ultimately accountable for sales results in region through both our wholesale and related retail channels, so you’ll need a solid understanding of both landscapes and be driven by commercial outcomes. To be ultimately effective in this role you’ll need to build strong working relationships across departments and regions.
The Reward
This is a great role for someone forward thinking, with the confidence to take big swings to create a strong and compelling product range for the marketplace. This is an influential role within the surf industry market leader, providing you with unique exposure and ongoing career opportunities. The merchant space is a key focus for the business, so you’ll be supported to drive outcomes and can make a big impact.
Who are we looking for?
We’re looking for someone responsive, quick to act and who builds a strong team. To be successful in this role you’ll need a solid understanding of merchandising principles with the ability to architect a range proactively, using historical data to support your decisions. This will be the right role for you if your skillset is a balance between the creative and the analytical. Ideally you will have developed your commercial acumen as part of a lifestyle brand in a Merchandise or Retail Buying role. You will have prior experience in being accountable to a sales number and can make hard calls when necessary to get the right business outcome. Critical to your success will be your understanding of the Australian marketplace and forward-thinking focus.
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Send us your application today to find out more! Thank you for your interest in working with us. Whilst we would love the chance to speak to each and every applicant unfortunately that’s not always possible. If you have been selected for an interview you will hear back from us within 3 weeks. Good luck!
