ABOUT US

We‘re a global fashion and lifestyle brand that empowers people to look, feel and be the best version of themselves. Creating everyday products to make everyday experiences better. Celebrating diversity and inclusivity, because we believe self-expression is for everyone. Using our voice and our platform to amplify the things that matter Listening to our community and respond to what they care about. We’re restless — it’s what fuels our fire and sparks our big ideas. We’re optimistic — having an open mind means anything is possible. We’re better together — join our world and let’s do good things together.

ABOUT THE ROLE  

The role of our Production Specialist isn’t just like any production role – it requires commitment to our global strategies, travelling to our incredible global suppliers to align with our journey and passion about delivering the incredible quality product that our customers know and loves us for through partnering with our product developers.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Production Specialist to join our team support the Wovens category.

Here are some of the key objectives you’ll be working on, alongside your team:

Sustainability: The production specialist plays an integral role in our commitment to reducing impact across our supply chain. You will deliver product made with responsible fibres, materials and production processes that will overall impact our commitment to be carbon neutral by 2030.

Global Suppliers: Our production is in multiple countries, we are always looking for new production markets to elevate product, quality, and margin. This role is key in supporting existing and new supplier partners to be successful at the Cotton On, coaching and developing them to be their best.

Quality: We don’t just want good quality we want awesome quality in our product. You can impact this by developing and elevating our quality for our customer.

Partnerships:  We have our product development team working on the day-to-day production. Your role is key to have the overview, mitigate any risks and ensure the teams can deliver product on time for our product launches be it the next Sydney Sweeney activewear campaign, King Stingrays collab, Sea Shepard collab or the Bailey Smith launch. We hope you love coaching and developing people, this is key to the role’s success.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

•    Degree / qualification in relevant field i.e. Fashion, Textiles, Production
•    Demonstrated experience in a similar Production Specialist or Manager
•    Experience working with accessories is highly regarded
•    Extensive experience working directly with off-shore suppliers, while managing cost effective production strategies 
•    Proven experience working with fabric consolidation programs, product development requirements, shipping requirements, and trading terms and production timelines. 
•    Experience in FOB (Freight on Board) negotiations, order placement, capacity planning, open costing within the supply base. 
•    Experience in day to day production problem solving, issue prevention management and strategic production planning.

OUR CULTURE

To describe COTTON:ON in six words is easy; optimistic, passionate, real, energetic, collaborative and, most importantly, ethical.  
Our team members are a passionate group of people, committed to making a real difference in people’s lives through our philanthropic arm, the Cotton On Foundation.  It is our shared belief that we can make a difference to lives of everyone we touch, from our backyard to the world.

BENEFITS

We are committed to personal and professional development, which is supported by an ever growing and expanding structure. We believe our people deserve the best space to their best work and to support this we provide: