Woolworths

Baby Nursery Buyer - Big W

• Permanent Opportunity
• Hybrid Working 
• Opportunity to collaborate with the best in Australia

We are Woolworths Group

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand. Connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'. That Purpose fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments, and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

If you're excited to turn today's blue-sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

What you’ll do

The Buyer, Baby & Nursery will deliver the BIG W Strategy by implementing the Category Strategy, creating the best range, and maximizing sales, profit, and customer satisfaction. This role focuses on delivering the right range assortment by developing a customer focused, value driven,  private label range for Baby and Nursery at Big W.  You will be partnering with new and existing suppliers to unlock product and partnership opportunities to transform the BIG W business.

Reporting to the Baby Nursery Category Manager, you will:

• Partner with the Category Manager to build the Private Label category strategy across Baby & Nursery, using customer insights and market data to support the BIG W Strategy
• Lead end-to-end product development within our private label range, emphasizing innovation and creation
• Work with the Big W Sourcing Team, the Design Team, and Planning Team to deliver the best product at the best price, supporting business goals and 2025 sustainability targets
• Partner with suppliers to build strong relationships and optimize the supplier portfolio to increase sales, profit, and customer advocacy
• Curate ranges and refine pricing using customer and market insights to align with BIG W strategies
• Manage the critical time path ensuring the end to end team work together on time to deliver key metrics
• Identify market gaps and bring products to market quickly
• Make clear recommendations and gain buy-in from teams
• Support the overall day to day running of the Baby Nursery Categories

What you’ll bring

• Previous experience as a commercial retail buyer. No Baby Nursery experience necessary
• Product Development experience highly regarded
• Experience trading a sizable category or department in terms of $ and options.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong negotiation skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong partnering and influencing skills with proven experience in building relationships
• A customer-first mindset with a passion for bringing great product to life
• Experience delivering KPIs

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.

• A commitment to flexibility through a hybrid working model which combines time spent at a support office or hub and time working from home, supporting both in-person connection and balancing the flexibility that remote working provides for our teams

• Bring your eye for trend and design to product planning and development, making sure we have the newest and most exciting ranges for our customers

• 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.

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.

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