RSEA Safety is Australia’s largest independent safety retailer, supplying workwear, PPE and safety equipment across Retail, B2B and Hire.

With a national network approaching 100 stores and a significant B2B operation, we’re looking for an experienced PPE & Workplace Safety Product Manager to join our Merchandise team in Hurstville.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Retail Merchandise, this is a senior, commercially focused role responsible for our PPE and Workplace Safety categories across Retail, B2B and vending channels.

You’ll combine strong PPE product knowledge with merchandise and commercial capability – managing product ranges, suppliers, pricing and inventory performance while supporting the wider business with technical product expertise.

A key part of the role is working closely with our B2B sales team in the field, providing product expertise and helping win and service major customer contracts.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage PPE and Workplace Safety categories across Retail, B2B and vending
- Develop and implement merchandise and category strategies
- Manage product ranges, pricing, margins and inventory performance
- Maintain strong supplier relationships and negotiate commercial outcomes
- Provide technical PPE and site safety product expertise across the business
- Support B2B sales with tenders, customer contracts and product solutions
- Work in the field alongside sales teams on key customer opportunities




- Support product development, merchandising and promotional activity
- Monitor market trends, product developments and changes across the safety industry
- Provide product training and guidance to sales and retail teams
- Work closely with Supply Chain, Inventory, Marketing, Sales and Operations
- Lead and develop direct reports

About You

- Extensive experience with PPE, Workplace Safety products or closely related categories
- Solid technical knowledge of PPE and site safety products
- Experience in product, merchandise or category management
- Commercial understanding of pricing, margin, inventory and category performance
- Experience working with suppliers and negotiating commercial agreements
- Exposure to B2B sales, tenders and customer contracts
- Strong financial, numerical and analytical capability
- Confident working across multiple stakeholders in a fast-moving environment
- Leadership or people management experience
- Strong Excel capability and a proactive, autonomous approach

What We Offer

- Senior ownership of key product categories across a national business
- Exposure across Retail, B2B and vending channels
- Opportunity to work directly with major customers and suppliers
- High level of autonomy and commercial influence
- Collaborative team environment within a growing national business
- Employee product discounts

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