Designer- Beauty

**Brighter Futures Start Here**

We are an inclusive team who power two of the most iconic and loved brands, Kmart and Target. We have more than 50,000 passionate individuals across our stores, distribution centres, and offices around the globe.

With our brands touching the lives of almost two million customers every week, you’ll feel the impact of the work you’ll do every day. Join our team in our unwavering promise to make everyday living brighter by providing great value products at the best prices for Australian and New Zealand families.

As a leader in the retail market, we’re optimistic about our future and yours. We’re changing at a rapid rate, giving you challenging work that you’ll be proud of.

**Looking for an exciting design role that will really add value? This is the role for you Make your mark as our new Designer in our **amazing Beauty team****

**Join the team**

At Kmart, we’re proud to create fantastic product that makes everyday living brighter for our customers. Our Beauty category is growing, and we are looking for a passionate and experienced Designer to join us on this exciting journey

This is such a great opportunity to shape and design desirable and on-trend product that really has impact

**What you’ll be doing**

Reporting to the Design Manager, you will be responsible for the research, development and design of product within our Beauty range. You will deliver trend steers, work on fabric and material insights and be able to deliver on tech packs to make everyday living brighter for our customers.

This is a seamless role across both Design & Packaging, as Beauty is all about the vessel or componentry and the ‘packaging’ style guide that is applied to each Beauty range. Key part of this is creating and rolling out style guides that hit the target market, are on trend, enhance the Beauty brand and really deliver a ‘must have’ product that our customers just want to have and cannot leave on the shelf. Amazing on trend products at amazing prices

Identify, interpret and implement global and market trends to grow sales through great looking everyday product for a relaxed lifestyle, articulated through effective communication (visual and verbal) and a high level of presentation skills.

**Key Responsibilities**

**_Trend Forecasting_**_ _
- Identify, interpret and implement trends using global trend and market research to add value through design and sales in line with Kmart handwriting.
- Visually articulate and effectively communicate the direction for the season.
- Present trend forecast effectively, including research to support trend.
- Maintain strong aesthetic taste and have an eye for the next trend that is commercial and can be bought in volume.

**_Ranging _**
- Collaborate with and influence the merchandise team to create commercial, customer focused, co-ordinated product ranges that best reflect Kmart’s handwriting and taste level.
- Have the ability to negotiate commercial product outcomes with the Merchandise team.

**_Product Development _**
- Create desirable and affordable products that are in line with Kmart’s handwriting that are unique to the external market.
- A thorough understanding of product materials and construction.
- Develop product offshore with KAS sourcing and KAS design.
- Ability to work confidently, and autonomously with key stakeholders in merchandise and design/ including KAS design.
- Develop commercial product within cost structure that is fit for purpose.
- Create visual presentations to communicate effectively with all stakeholders.
- Create accurate and effective technical specification drawings/production art to deliver desirable samples and ultimately customer on floor experience.
- Brief and provide effective feedback to enable the KAS design team to deliver on key metrics such as print, colour, pattern and product.
- Effective time management of workload and ability to plan and prioritise.
- Identify, interpret and implement global trends.

**_Leadership_**
- Strong alignment and advocacy to company strategy and vision.
- Strong alignment and advocacy to “better product at lower prices”, including handwriting and taste levels.
- Work with team and stakeholders to align handwriting and taste levels within departments, across RBU and across Kmart.
- Constantly strive to improve product, process and culture.
- Proactively solve problems in simple ways that are aligned with Kmart strategy.

**_Compliance_**
- Adhere to Kmart’s Intellectual property requirements and processes.
- Create products that are family friendly and in line with Kmart’s values.
- Accurate and timely adherence to critical path and production processes.

**About You**

You will be an experienced Designer with experience working in Beauty.

**To be successful in this role you’ll have**:

- Lead and drive the creative vision of the Beauty department / portfolio
- Engage, influence and seamlessly collaborate with the Beauty merchand