Product Developer - Sydney

Hybrid working available with 3 days a week in the office or visiting suppliers

Work with a team that supports growth and career development

12m FTC opportunity available

We are Woolworths Group We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ It’s that Purpose that fuels our ambition to explore recent 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 that reflects the diverse communities we serve. 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

As a Product Developer you will be responsible for interpreting customer needs, lifestyle trends, and commercial insights and formulating a suitable product development and maintenance plan for the portfolio of Own Brand and Exclusive branded product ranges, aligned to our category strategies and our Woolworths Own Brand positioning.



You will work with Suppliers and internal stakeholders to bring new products to market ensuring that we consistently delight our customers with real choice, innovation, quality and value, exceeding their expectations, whilst contributing to market share growth. The Product Developer sets the Quality standards and organoleptic characteristics of the product. You will:

- Identify and interpret lifestyle, customer and food trends and commercial insights and incorporate them into category strategy
- Possess Product and Packaging knowledge for delivering product development successfully
- Set 1-3 year development plans for existing product ranges, to ensure their ongoing commercial success and growth
- Deliver the product strategy, developing products in line with the Woolworths Brand values
- as well as continually monitoring performance of new products, quality and sales, and agree appropriate action with the team
- Set Quality standards, through defining clear product attributes, and continually benchmarking and challenging standards to maintain clear differences

What you’ll bring

- Minimum 2 years experience in Retail and/or Commercial
- Prior experience in retail product development
- Prior experience in supplier development/management
- Prior experience with customer data/insights
- Ability to gather and analyse customer data and use these to support strategic direction / development plans
- Evidence of passion for product and knowledge of product trends

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