Senior Product Manager, Dresses: Trend-Driven Range

Myer; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team member discounts

Learning and development

Lifestyle benefits

Job summary

Myer is seeking a Senior Product Manager for Portmans Dresses team in Melbourne. You will lead end-to-end product strategy, developing trend-led ranges that deliver sales, margin and customer objectives, in a fast-paced retail environment.

Reporting to Head of Product, you will manage a high-performing team, collaborate across QA, Marketing, Planning, Design and Visual Merchandising, and translate global trends into commercially successful dresses assortment for Portmans customers.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in a Buying or Product Management role within womenswear.
• Proven experience developing and trading commercially successful product categories.
• Strong understanding of garment construction, fabrications and fit.
• Demonstrated experience managing the critical path and production process from concept to delivery.
• Exceptional negotiation and supplier management skills.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience managing budgets, sales and gross profit performance.
• Proven ability to analyse performance data and translate insights into actionable strategies.
• Experience building and influencing relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Previous leadership experience with a demonstrated ability to coach, mentor and develop teams.

Responsibilities

• Strategic assortment building: Build the seasonal Dresses range plan with option counts, price architecture, silhouette and fabric mix.
• Trend led: Research trends and translate global runway, street and social trends into commercial product.
• Financial KPIs: Achieve budgeted sales and margin through weekly trade and in-season actions.
• Sourcing & supplier management: Manage Dresses supplier base, negotiating cost, quantities and terms.
• Quality focus: Oversee product development, fit sessions, fabric/trim approvals and pre-production sign-off.
• Critical path: Own path from concept to delivery to meet deadlines and budget.
• Team leadership: Develop a high-performing team to run the end-to-end product process.
• Collaboration: Work with QA, Marketing, Planning, Design and Visual Merchandising.
• Customer & market focus: Use data and feedback to ensure the right Dress assortment for the market.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Product management

Womenswear expertise

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Budget & margin management

Data analysis

Team leadership

Trend forecasting

Job description

Myer is seeking a Senior Product Manager for Portmans Dresses team in Melbourne. You will lead end-to-end product strategy, developing trend-led ranges that deliver sales, margin and customer objectives, in a fast-paced retail environment.

Reporting to Head of Product, you will manage a high-performing team, collaborate across QA, Marketing, Planning, Design and Visual Merchandising, and translate global trends into commercially successful dresses assortment for Portmans customers.