Country Road Homewares

The role

As the Hardlines Designer for Country Road Home, you will work in conjunction with the Head of Design on style vision, colour direction, ranging and must haves. A fundamental part of the role will be to design, develop and source hardline products with a focus on sustainability, ensuring coordination with the Softlines Designer for a cohesive product offering that is on-brand, of exceptional quality and of compelling value to our customer. You will also manage a Junior Designer to support the category design, development and sourcing requirements along with hardline administration, file and sample maintenance.

Key responsibilities
- Design, brief, develop and source original products that meet the Country Road design direction, option plan, price points and margin requirements
- Coordinate Hardline sign-off’s with Junior Designer to ensure Hardline design, development and sourcing requirements are met within or ahead of the Country Road Home Critical Path
- Lead and influence the Style vision for Country Road Home Hardlines categories
- Drive Colour direction for the Country Road Home Hardlines categories
- Innovate category products through Country Road Groups Good Business Journey and customer focussed initiatives
- Lead the Hardline sampling requirements in conjunction with the Junior Designer to ensure correct number of samples are ordered for e-Commerce, Marketing, PR, VM and Styling
- Administer Cost Sheets, Range Boards and Flow Boards as applicable to your product designs
- Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to achieve product outcomes, such as technical design, merchandise, production, packaging, marketing, sustainability, onboarding, styling, e-commerce and legal
- Contribute to trend forecasting and workshops for seasonal design vision
- Liaise and build relationships with agents and vendors to ensure capabilities are understood, designs are briefed appropriately, and quality, construction, prices and minimums are achievable
- Prepare and present design briefs and ranges to key stakeholders, including Head of Design, Merchandise Manager, Marketing Manager, Retail Operations, VM and Managing Director.
- Skill in Adobe Suite, 3D Modelling and Microsoft Suite
- A tertiary design qualification
- Previous experience in Design role
- Experience working with local and off-shore vendors
- A proven track record of designing & developing commercially successful product ranges
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to multi-task & work effectively within a team
- Proven ability to work collaboratively within a busy team environment.

Why work for us?
- A competitive remuneration package, including annual performance incentives
- Generous employee discounts across Country Road Group brands
- An additional day of leave for your birthday
- Hybrid working arrangements in office and from home that provide appropriate work/life balance
- Seasonal clothing allowance across the Country Road Group portfolio of brands
- Opportunities to support community partnerships across our Corporate Social Responsibility program
- Be a member of a company committed to sustainable practices
- Ongoing training and development to pursue individual ambitions.

About Us

Country Road has grown to become one of the best known and highly regarded lifestyle brands in Australia and New Zealand. Country Road creates quality lifestyle products across Womenswear, Menswear, Childrenswear, Babywear and Homewares. Renowned for its commitment to style, quality and design, the fashion ranges are a celebration of all that’s vibrant and exciting about modern Australian living.