Full time permanent opportunity in Bella Vista, NSW
Step into a newly created role and drive the end-to-end strategy for men’s, women’s, and kids’ accessories.
Keep your finger on the pulse to deliver highly trend-relevant, sought-after ranges and strong commercial outcomes.
Welcome to BIG W
For over 50 years, we’ve been helping Aussie families find those little wins. Who makes it all happen? Our team. They’re our biggest asset, the heart of everything we do. From new ideas to big energy and genuine care, they bring it every day, on every shift, at every shelf and in every customer moment.
We’re part of the largest Australian employer group, a community icon, and our scale opens the door to career possibilities as big as your ambition. Whether you’re on the shop floor, in one of our dynamic support offices, or a bustling distribution centre, we’ll back you to grow, make an impact, and feel proud to be part of something that truly matters.
Think you’d look good in blue? A career at BIG W could be the perfect gig for you.
‘BIG W. How good's that.’
What you’ll do
Step into a brand-new, blank-canvas Category Manager role for Family Accessories! This is a unique opportunity to take complete, end-to-end ownership of our men's, women's, and kids' accessories portfolio.
If you have a sharp eye for emerging styles and love translating fast-moving trends into massive commercial wins, this is where you can make your mark. You will execute a dynamic, trend-led strategy that directly contributes to BIG W’s broader goals. Overseeing the "4 Ps" (product, price, promotions, and placement) and guided by deep customer insights, you will collaborate with internal and external partners to lay the exact groundwork needed for scalable, long-term growth.
Strategy & Range Curation: Build the category strategy and curate ranges, pricing, and promotional channel plans utilising strong market and customer insights to ensure alignment with the overarching BIG W strategy.
Commercial Leadership: Lead and mentor your team to consistently deliver on key commercial targets, driving sales growth, profitability, and increased market share.
Operational Optimisation: Establish robust foundations for future growth by conducting comprehensive reviews and improvements of the current operating model and supplier base.
Stakeholder & Supplier Partnerships: Cultivate strategic relationships with external suppliers, BIG W Asia, and the internal Graphic Packaging Design team to optimise the supplier portfolio, maximise own-brand offerings, and grow customer advocacy.
Compliance & Quality Assurance: Oversee the New Product Development (NPD) process, ensuring all products comply with Australian Consumer Law and that exclusive and own-brand lines successfully pass BIG W's QA approval processes prior to ranging.
What you’ll bring
Proven experience as a Category Manager in a large-scale retail environment, experience within apparel or accessories is highly regarded.
A demonstrated track record of developing and executing customer-centric category plans, driven by sound commercial data and aligned with broader divisional strategies.
Exceptional negotiation skills and the ability to confidently influence cross-functional teams and external stakeholders at all levels of the business.
A strong drive to continuously learn and become the definitive industry expert for your category within the Australian retail landscape.
A genuine enthusiasm for product development, remaining at the forefront of market innovation, trends, and continuous improvement.
What you’ll experience
A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
Access to Sonder. Sonder provides free confidential 24/7 personalised financial, medical safety, psychological or physical support for team members and their families.
A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.
Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
Opportunity to Salary Sacrifice, enabling team members to purchase selected eligible items or services from pre-tax salary. Can be used for novated leases, superannuation contributions, Qantas Club membership, computing devices etc.
Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.
We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.
