Buyer - General Merchandise

**Brighter Futures Start here**

As Australia’s biggest and most loved retailer, we’ve been brightening up everyday life for families for over 50 years. At our stores, distribution centres, and offices in Australia and New Zealand. All around the globe. Our diverse and inclusive 47,000 strong team come together for a common cause. Giving families easy access to our on-trend products and incredibly low prices - it’s the heart of everything we do.

As a leader in the retail market, we’re optimistic about our future and yours. We’re relentless in our pursuit for results, but changing at a rapid rate, giving you challenging work that you’ll be proud of. We celebrate your uniqueness and individuality. Because at Kmart it’s not just what you do, it’s who you are that makes every day living brighter.

**Exciting opportunity for an experienced Buyer in our General Merchandise Team to join a fun & supportive team within a fast-paced & dynamic environment**

**What you’ll be doing**:
Our Buying team, in partnership with our Designers, Planners and Global Sourcing team are critical to delivering our business strategy and the success of Kmart.

As a Buyer working for Kmart, you are instrumental in sourcing the best possible products that bring meaningful moments into our customers lives.

Some of the key responsibilities are:

- Developing ranges to establish the appropriate balance of Price, High Volume, basics, quality, innovation and trend to deliver strong category growth.
- Ability to recognise and interpret trends and build ranges to ensure consistent brand handwriting.
- Using commercial skills, combined with the ability to analyse customer's needs and research to effectively deliver long term strategic growth.
- Managing the end -to-end Critical Path process across functions to meet instore dates.
- Managing and using strategies to achieve the financial plans including sales, profit and stock turn.

This is a high-profile department which produces some great product to truly make everyday living brighter for our customers. This is such a great opportunity to make your mark and take this category to the next level

**To be successful in this role**:
We're looking for a driven, efficient and enthusiastic individual who will bring a curious mind-set and a passion for all things Buying You love delivering product, customers are always front of mind and building and managing relationships with a variety of key stakeholders is one of your strengths. You are a driven, talented and creative buyer looking to be part of the amazing Homewares team and joining one of Australia's most loved retailer then this is the role for you.
As the Buyer in Homewares you will manage key relationships with suppliers to ensure growth for products within your own specified category and to deliver best practice.

We'd also love you to have:

- Extensive Buying experience combined with trend awareness (within General Merchandise is essential).
- Commercial focus working in a dynamic fast paced team.
- Highly driven and motivated.
- Strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proven success driving category growth and delivering increased profit.
- Success oriented - you thrive in a team environment and enjoy being able to contribute to a business where you can drive further growth.
- Homeware experience is highly desirable.

**Benefits we’ll offer you**:

- A dynamic learning and support program
- Competitive remuneration
- Flexible working through our Flex Where, Flex When, Flex Well policy
- A discount card for Kmart, Target, Officeworks and Bunnings, plus other benefits
- An inclusive, fun recognition program
- A bonus program (where eligible)
- Development opportunities across Kmart Group (comprised of Kmart, Target and Catch) as well as the broader Wesfarmers Group
- Wesfarmers Share Plan access (where eligible)

**We’re here to make everyday living brighter**

From humble beginnings in Burwood East, Victoria, in 1969, we’re now an essential part of 300 communities, and proud of it From bedding to apparel to kitchenware and beyond. We’re designing and creating the products people reach for every day. In-store, online, or Click & Collect - getting the products we love into the hands of happy customers is what we aim to do best. From the remote outback to coastal towns and big cities, and everywhere in-between. We’re progressive in our pursuit to create seamless customer journeys for satisfied shoppers.

**A place you can belong**

**We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer - we commit to respond to every applicant.