Designer - Big W

Big W; Geehi; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

BIG W is seeking a Kidswear Designer to join the Sydney-based design team in a full-time, permanent role. You will translate trends into commercial, high-volume ranges aligned with our strategy and values, collaborating with cross-functional teams from concept to production.

You will bring 5+ years of design experience in mid-high volume retail, strong presentation and communication skills, and a track record of delivering stylish, cost-conscious garments on time.

Qualifications

• Experienced Designer with 5+ years in a mid-high volume retail business with proven ability to design for a wide range of medium complexity of options.
• Transferable skills across areas of design, with ability to adapt across product types.
• Previous experience working with multiple stakeholders across a broad skill base.
• Demonstrate strong presentation, written and verbal communication skills, with high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Design & Development: Translate emerging trends into commercial designs, managing the end-to-end creative process including detailed CADs, tech packs, and visual range boards on Miro.
• Data-Driven Ranging: Leverage customer insights, sales performance data, and market research to inform product choices, optimise range architecture, and drive commercial success.
• Value Engineering: Engineer garments to meet target costs through strategic fabric consolidation and smart design levers, balancing affordability with strict quality, safety, and fit standards.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Planning, Sourcing, Marketing, and Fit & Quality teams to co-create product strategy, resolve production issues, and deliver impactful Go-To-Market and VM campaigns.
• Critical Path & Leadership: Manage seasonal workflows to hit all critical path milestones efficiently, proactively driving continuous process improvements and potentially coaching junior team memberswhile continuously identifying ways to optimise business efficiency.

Skills

Design experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Trend analysis

Communication skills

Job description

Full time permanent position within the Kidswear design team based in Sydney

Bring the BIG W customer offer to life through the development of customer first, value driven high volume commercial product ranges that deliver on our strategy, our purpose and live our values

Work alongside passionate, talented teams across design, category, merch planning, sourcing, quality and marketing.

Welcome to BIG W

For over 50 years, we’ve been helping Aussie families find those little wins. Who makes it all happen? Our team. They’re our biggest asset, the heart of everything we do. From new ideas to big energy and genuine care, they bring it every day, on every shift, at every shelf and in every customer moment.

We’re part of the largest Australian employer group, a community icon, and our scale opens the door to career possibilities as big as your ambition. Whether you’re on the shop floor, in one of our dynamic support offices, or a bustling distribution centre, we’ll back you to grow, make an impact, and feel proud to be part of something that truly matters.

Think you’d look good in blue? A career at BIG W could be the perfect gig for you.

‘BIG W. How good's that.’

What you’ll do

As a Kidswear Designer at BIG W, you will bring our customer offer to life by developing trend-relevant, value-driven, and high-volume product ranges. Blending data insights with global trend analysis, you will shape the creative direction and partner with cross-functional teams to guide collections from initial concept through to successful production, ensuring every garment aligns with our strategic goals and delights our customers.

• Design & Development: Translate emerging trends into commercial designs, managing the end-to-end creative process including detailed CADs, tech packs, and visual range boards on Miro.
• Data-Driven Ranging: Leverage customer insights, sales performance data, and market research to inform product choices, optimise range architecture, and drive commercial success.
• Value Engineering: Engineer garments to meet target costs through strategic fabric consolidation and smart design levers, balancing affordability with strict quality, safety, and fit standards.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Planning, Sourcing, Marketing, and Fit & Quality teams to co-create product strategy, resolve production issues, and deliver impactful Go-To-Market and VM campaigns.
• Critical Path & Leadership: Manage seasonal workflows to hit all critical path milestones efficiently, proactively driving continuous process improvements and potentially coaching junior team memberswhile continuously identifying ways to optimise business efficiency.

What you’ll bring

• Experienced Designer with 5+ years in a mid-high volume retail business with proven ability to design for a wide range of medium complexity of options.
• Transferable skills across areas of design, with ability to adapt across product types.
• Previous experience working with multiple stakeholders across a broad skill base.
• Demonstrate strong presentation, written and verbal communication skills, with high attention to detail

What you’ll experience

• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
• A progressive and flexible ‘Work from Anywhere’ policy that gives you more control over your work, life and wellbeing.*
• Parental Leave provision - applies to permanent team members, and excludes casual team Members, fixed term team members and contractors.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems.

Woolworths Group is an inclusive, team-first company and we value all skills and experiences. If you meet some, but not all of the requirements, we encourage you to submit your application.