Brand & Product Manager - Fashion Industry Expert

3 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Kuwaii Full time
About Us

Kuwaii is a renowned Australian fashion brand established in 2008 by designer Kristy Barber. We're celebrated for creating beautiful, intelligently designed clothing and footwear for women, and are one of Melbourne's iconic slow fashion brands.

Our commitment to slow fashion sets us apart from mass-produced fashion. Each article is meticulously designed to last and be cherished, made in Australia with love and care.

We're an inimitable alternative to fast fashion, offering refined, detailed, and romantic designs that find perfect balance in modern shapes, clean lines, and impeccable tailoring. Our three light-filled Kuwaii stores can be found in Brunswick, Fitzroy, and Melbourne's Cathedral Arcade, at the foot of the iconic Nicholas Building.

We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and identities, LGBTIQ+ people, and people with a disability to apply.

About You

We're seeking a passionate, committed, and incredible design professional with a unique skill set that crosses product design, marketing & business. You'll be the right-hand person to our Designer/Director and be closely involved in the conception and creation of every Kuwaii collection.

You'll lead a small team and support and nurture their success. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Constantly pushing to improve the Kuwaii product, sales and brand
  • Overseeing new design concepts and ideas from concept to completion
  • Advising on design, fabric and fit decisions
  • Assisting in concepts for new products and collections
  • Managing timeline/calendar for new range development & production process to maximise selling opportunities
  • Range planning and analysis to assist in developing new products seasonally
  • Analysing pricing & profitability of products
  • Analysing sales performance and working with the Director and retail team to implement initiatives to drive growth
  • Placing seasonal product orders for maximum saleability
  • Having an intuitive creative mind and understanding of the Kuwaii brand
  • Having a vision for product, marketing strategies & ideas
  • Supporting employee performance and productivity
  • Being involved with the hiring and performance management process
  • Acting as a link between our design team and retail stores to communicate new products, promotions and policies
Key Requirements

You'll come equipped with:

  • 1-3 years experience as a Brand Manager or similar level role in the fashion industry
  • Experience managing a small team
  • Tertiary qualification in Fashion / Marketing/ Business highly regarded
  • Strong communication skills (written/verbal)
  • Strong systematic & analytic thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Exceptional experience using Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel)
  • Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
  • Poweful leadership skills and business orientation
  • Ability to propose innovative ideas to increase market share
  • Highly organised and with impeccable time management skills
  • Strong design aesthetic
  • High level of time management and work well under pressure
  • Strong understanding of product trends and instinctive feelings about product concepts
  • Be a team leader, able to inspire others
  • Be energetic and passionate about slow fashion
  • Be organised and methodical
  • Have impeccable presentation skills
  • Enjoy working in a busy, deadline-driven, creative environment
Job Benefits

We're offering a range of benefits to support your growth and development, including:

  • Fully subsidised iPhone 13 (unlimited plan)
  • Full-time, 38 hours, Monday to Friday with flexible start and finish times for work-life balance
  • Wardrobe allowance to ensure you are always showing off our product
  • Generous discounts on Kuwaii stock
  • Early access to our sample sales
  • Put your friends and family on our discount list
  • Work within our amazing, positive team culture

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