Designer Menswear (Sleep and Innerwear)

We are an inclusive team who power two of the most iconic and loved brands, Kmart and Target. We have more than 50,000 passionate individuals 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’ll do every day. As a leader in the retail market, we’re optimistic about our future and yours. We’re changing at a rapid rate, giving you challenging work that you’ll be proud of.

Why Join Us?

This is your chance to shape the future of a significant Menswear category, influence product direction at scale, and bring innovative, trend-right designs to millions of customers. If you are passionate about Menswear and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative retail environment, we'd love to hear from you

This is an exciting opportunity to shape one of the largest and most important categories within Menswear. We are seeking an experienced Designer - Menswear Sleepwear & Innerwear who combines strong creative vision with commercial acumen to deliver customer-focused product that drives growth, innovation and category success.

Make Your Mark in Menswear Design

We have a great opportunity for a talented Menswear Design Specialist to join our Menswear team and play a pivotal role in the future direction of our Sleepwear and Innerwear categories.

Reporting to the Design Manager, you will lead the design vision across these key categories, creating commercially relevant, trend-led product that resonates with our customers. You will translate customer insights, emerging trends and market opportunities into compelling ranges that strengthen our category proposition and support long-term business growth.

A key focus of this role will be driving the design direction of our licensed product portfolio. You will identify and develop opportunities through both Direct-to-Retail (DTR) partnerships and external licensors, ensuring we continue to deliver differentiated, relevant and commercially successful licensed ranges.

This is an opportunity to have a genuine impact, designing products that create memorable moments for our customers while contributing to the success of one of Menswear's largest and most strategic categories.

What You'll Be Doing

Reporting to the Design Manager, you will:

• Lead and coordinate the product vision, trend direction and design strategy across Menswear Sleepwear and Innerwear.
• Identify, interpret and apply global and local trend insights to create commercially successful product ranges.
• Translate customer needs, market opportunities and trend intelligence into innovative and relevant product solutions.
• Develop and communicate seasonal design direction clearly and effectively to key stakeholders.
• Drive the licensed product strategy through collaboration with DTR partners and external licensors.
• Partner closely with Merchandise and Product Development teams to deliver customer-focused, coordinated and commercially viable ranges.
• Manage the end-to-end design process from concept through to execution.
• Coach, mentor and influence team members to achieve outstanding design outcomes.
• Continuously improve design and trend forecasting processes to enhance category performance.
• Support the delivery of the long-term growth strategy across the Sleepwear and Innerwear business.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for a passionate, collaborative and commercially minded Menswear Designer who loves being hands-on in the design process and has a strong understanding of the retail landscape.

To be successful, you will have:

• Proven experience in Menswear Design, ideally within Sleepwear, Innerwear or Apparel categories.
• Strong trend forecasting capabilities with the ability to translate trends into commercial product.
• Experience designing for a broad customer base with a clear understanding of value retail.
• Demonstrated ability to create product that balances commercial performance with strong design aesthetics.
• High proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Strong technical design skills, including the creation of accurate technical specification drawings.
• Excellent organisation, planning and time management skills.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Merchandise, Product Development and Buying teams.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and influencing capabilities.
• Experience in licensed product design and development will be highly regarded.
• An understanding of graphic design principles, with experience developing and/or briefing graphic prints, yardage placement artworks and licensed graphics for apparel categories.

To be considered for this Design role, please include a portfolio that demonstrates your design capability, handwriting, and creative aesthetic.

Benefits we’ll offer you:

• 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 Brighter Benefits program which entitles you to exclusive discounts and benefits in the areas of entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and health – with over 60 suppliers!  
• We want you to feel rewarded for your commitment and hard work that's why eligible team members get the opportunity to participate in a bonus program 
• We offer inclusive parental leave, and ongoing support offered through 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 

We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities in which we operate. We are committed to creating inclusive and safe environments where all our team members can contribute and succeed. We believe that all team members should feel valued, respected and safe, and strive to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and welcoming, with applications encouraged from all candidates.

We encourage you to tell us about any workplace adjustments that you would like, by emailing ***************@kmart.com.au.

If you would like to explore a career with Kmart and this sounds like the perfect role for you – apply now!

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