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Design Manager - Apparel (12m Contract)

Big W 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Full-time Senior

Lead the creative direction and performance of the Womens and Menswear design teams to deliver commercial, high-quality product ranges. Oversee the end-to-end design lifecycle, ensuring alignment between global trends, customer needs, and commercial costs.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the creative direction and performance of the Womens and Menswear design teams to deliver commercial, high-quality product ranges. Oversee the end-to-end design lifecycle, ensuring alignment between global trends, customer needs, and commercial costs.

Requirements

  • Requires over 10 years of fashion design experience with a relevant tertiary qualification and a proven track record in Womenswear. Must possess strong leadership skills and technical proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.

Benefits

  • Flexible Work From Anywhere Policy
  • Parental Leave

Key Skills

Leadership Adobe Creative Suite Fashion Design Technical Proficiency Womenswear Menswear Design Lifecycle Global Trends Customer Needs Commercial Costs

About Big W

About BIG W For over 50 years BIG W has been the trusted backstop of Australian households. We have clothed Australian families, furnished Australian homes and filled Australian toy boxes. We opened our first store on the outskirts of Newcastle in New South Wales in 1964 and have more than 177 stores operating across Australia today. BIG W is proud to provide Australian shoppers with a broad range of quality general merchandise products at low prices. From women's, men's and children's clothing and shoes to homewares, electronics, pet food, cleaning items, party goods, toys and books, BIG W is a popular one-stop-shop for customers seeking great design, brands and value across the country. What we're like BIG W's best and most valued asset is its team of 22,000 passionate people in Australia and Asia. We believe the most vital ingredient to driving our business success is our people and we aim to empower every individual to make a positive contribution, extend career skills and

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