Baby Category Buyer & Product Developer — Hybrid Role

MYER; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team member discounts

Learning and development

Flexible working

Lifestyle benefits

Job summary

Myer in Australia seeks an experienced Product Developer (Category Buyer Developer - Baby) to lead end-to-end category planning, exclusive brand development, and profitable range execution across Myer brands.

You will research trends, negotiate with suppliers, manage production cycles, and collaborate with planning and marketing to deliver a compelling assortment that resonates with Myer customers.

Qualifications

• Strong business and financial acumen with understanding of product, retail systems and processes.
• Tertiary education in fashion textiles, merchandise management, marketing, business or commerce.
• Ability to plan and prioritise own workload to deliver team objectives.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes.
• Advanced understanding of market, customer segmentation, trends and competitive landscape.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence senior leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor a medium-sized team.
• Experienced in trend forecasting.
• Detailed knowledge of product development and price architecture.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute our exclusive brands in line with brand DNA, including order placement and end-to-end production management.
• Research product trends and competitive landscape to drive sales and identify brand-relevant trends.
• Negotiate cost prices with suppliers to drive profitability.
• Ensure quality assurance and compliance requirements are met or exceeded.
• Determine marketing approaches to sell the portfolio in line with Myer strategy.
• Collaborate with planning to determine assortment plans and build product strategy.
• Establish strong supplier relationships to achieve trading terms that meet targets.
• Maintain competitor and trend analysis to keep the range relevant.

Skills

Business acumen

Financial acumen

Product knowledge

Retail systems

Stakeholder management

Leadership / mentoring

Trend forecasting

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Fashion/Textiles related degree

Merchandise management

Marketing

Business or commerce

Job description

Myer in Australia seeks an experienced Product Developer (Category Buyer Developer - Baby) to lead end-to-end category planning, exclusive brand development, and profitable range execution across Myer brands.

You will research trends, negotiate with suppliers, manage production cycles, and collaborate with planning and marketing to deliver a compelling assortment that resonates with Myer customers.