Category Manager

**ABOUT US**

At Typo, we exist to make life a little less serious—and a lot more fun.
We’re the rule-benders, the line-blurrers, the ones who believe that creativity thrives in the in-between.
Our community is a vibrant collective of creators, makers, and dreamers who find joy in the everyday and turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.
We started with stationery but we’ve never been content to stay in one box. Now, we design everything from lifestyle products to unexpected gifts that make people look twice.
Everything we create is infused with personality, purpose, and a whole lot of play.

**WELCOME TO THE ERA OF REINVENTION**

As our Category Manager in our Life Store category (Homewares & Gifting), you’ll lead the vision, strategy, and performance of this exciting and growing category. You’ll shape what home at Typo looks and feels like
- bringing to life curated homewares, thoughtful gifting, and lifestyle products that blend creativity with purpose.
This role is about more than just great product. It's about owning the full journey
- from idea to execution
- and making sure we deliver trend-forward, meaningful pieces that connect with our customer and spark joy in the everyday.
You’ll lead with insight and intuition, blending creative thinking with commercial sharpness. As the homewares and gifting category continues to grow, you’ll be the one driving it forward, redefining what our customers expect from Typo at home.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**
- Build and execute a bold, insight-led product strategy for Typo’s Life Store (Homewares & Gifting) category
- Own the full product lifecycle—from initial concept through to performance and profitability
- Use trend forecasting and customer insights to identify white space and unlock new opportunities
- Drive category performance across sales, margin, product mix, and range growth
- Collaborate with design, planning, marketing, and production to bring compelling product stories to life
- Manage supplier relationships and negotiate sustainable, value-driven outcomes
- Inspire and lead your team to think big, move fast, and deliver their best work

**YOU ARE**
- An experienced buyer or category manager, ideally with a strong background in homewares, lifestyle or gifting
- A visionary with a love for design, trend, and product development—and the commercial mindset to back it up
- A strategic thinker who’s comfortable balancing creative ambition with commercial accountability
- A passionate and collaborative leader who brings out the best in those around you
- Curious, bold, and always looking to challenge the status quo

**OUR CULTURE**

At Typo, we’re not your average retail team
- we’re a bunch of bold thinkers, creative doers, and stationery addicts with a soft spot for the unexpected.
We’re proudly part of the Cotton On Group family, but we’ve always marched to the beat of our own doodle-covered drum.
Never afraid to color outside the lines
- our culture celebrates individuality and thrives on creative energy.
From graphic design to eComm, marketing to product development
- no two journeys look the same at Typo.
We believe in building careers as unique as the people behind them, and we’re passionate about helping our team grow into the roles they’re made for.
And beyond the good vibes? We’re on a mission to make a real difference.
Through the Typo Difference, our philanthropic arm, we’re helping empower young people globally with access to education
- because creativity should never be held back by circumstance.

**BENEFITS**

We are committed to personal and professional development, which is supported by an ever growing and expanding structure. We believe our people deserve the best space to their best work and to support this we provide:
50% team member discount off all brands (excl. Ceres Life which is 30% off) ‍
A world class office with a state-of-the-art Wellness Centre featuring spa therapists, holistic health experts and free fitness classes (think reformer Pilates classes, personal training sessions, yoga studio, spin room and run club)
A brand-new childcare centre onsite - incredible facilities, indoor and outdoor play areas, subsidised cost, and your kids are right next door
- ️ The Beckley, our in-house café with chef prepared healthy meals, coffee and snacks. You can also grab a nutritious take home meal, taking the stress out of dinner time.

Flexible working - enabling you to find the right working rhythm to be at your best.
Competitive salary packaging - ensuring we are constantly benchmarking to industry.
On-site concierge, let us help you get your life sorted with dry cleaning, car wash and more.
An Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.
Returning from maternity leave (or primary carer parental leave)? Work part-time and get paid full-time for 2 months, all part of supporting you during your transition back to work.
Team mingle celebrations, speaker’s series, surprise and delight moments - the magic happens when we get together