Product Manager - Melbourne, Australia - The Just Group

The Just Group

Verified Company

Melbourne, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Job no: 763628

Work type:
Full time

Location:
Melbourne - Central

Categories:
Merchandising - Product

ABOUT PORTMANS

Portmans is owned by The Just Group, which operates seven brands: Portmans, Just Jeans, Jacqui E, Jay Jays, Peter Alexander, Dotti and Smiggle.

Portmans is one of Australia's most iconic fashion retail brands for young women. At Portmans we pride ourselves on creating on trend looks for all women to shop at our network of over 90 stores

ABOUT THE ROLE
Join our high performing Portmans buying team as a Product Manager in our Merchandise team.

This key position is responsible for understanding the brand target market, designing and developing commercial product consistent with seasonal trends.

Reporting to the Group General Manager - Portmans this full time role based at our Support Office on St Kilda Road, Melbourne will see you responsible for the overall performance of the buyership across Australia and New Zealand.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Build and execute the range from the ground up
Manage the garment development process including appropriate selection of fabric, trims, blocks and colour
Develop buying plans which engage our customer
Benchmark our competitors in order to continually inspect and optimise our product range
Research trends, product innovation & competitors. Negotiate with the supply base to deliver value for money, quality products that achieve product margin targets
Liaise with our direct suppliers across a number of countries
Manage the critical path and production plan
Achieve budgeted sales and margin through continuous review of performance, market opportunities and product trends
Constantly review performance and future range inspirations to proactively drive the brand's competitive edge

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Proven buying and product development experience ideally in knitwear
Demonstrated experience in managing production and the critical path
Experience of dealing with direct vendors across multiple geographies
Ability to work using open costing models and attention to detail
Commercial acumen and negotiation skills
Confident in understanding budgets and margin calculations
Adaptable approach with the ability to multi task in a fast paced environment
Ability to develop strong stakeholder relationships
A minimum of 5 years product development / buying experience with a proven record in delivering results
Highly developed strategic planning capabilities & a solid critical path manager
Proven leadership and team management skills

BENEFITS