Cotton On Group
Country Brand Manager - Factorie South Africa
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Job Description
- Req#: 45320
Be Who You Are. Love What You Do.
We’re an Aussie brand with our feet on the ground and our heart in our people.
Bringing you a brand new opportunity in our Factorrie South Africa Team
Benefits
Monday – Friday working weeks and flexible working options available to support what’s important to you
Competitive base salary
Local and Global career growth – progress your career across our 7 Brands within the Group
50% off Cotton On Group Brands | Cotton On, Cotton On Body, Cotton On Kids, Rubi Shoes, Typo, Factorie and Supre
Wellness support 24/7 – mental health, relationships, family + more
Discounts for you and your family - medical, travel, financial + more
The Role
Lead and inspire the execution of the Factorie brand strategy to achieve sales, profit, and growth targets across all Africa regions.
• Champion the customer experience by ensuring consistent delivery of Brand DNA across all consumer touchpoints.
• Drive retail operations, visual communication, and in-store execution to create compelling, on-brand environments.
• Oversee merchandise and inventory planning to deliver regionally relevant ranges and optimise stock flow.
• Manage the full P&L, focusing on sales growth, cost control, margin improvement, and profitability.
• Build, lead, nurture and develop a high-performing team through clear goals, coaching, and succession planning.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Shared Services, Supply Chain, DC, and eCommerce to align on business outcomes.
• Support the delivery of online growth strategies through brand-building, consumer engagement, and product offer.
• Partner with the Property team to deliver store expansion plans and manage the full store opening process.
• Partner with the People team to ensure the acquisition, development, coaching and retention of best teams and crew
• Foster a culture of accountability, values-based leadership, and continuous improvement across all areas of the business.
It’s more than a job. It’s about making a positive difference in everything we do.
Desired knowledge, Experience and Key Skills
• Minimum 8 years' experience in senior leadership roles within vertical apparel, consumer goods or lifestyle brands
• Proven success in leading and scaling a retail brand across multiple regions
• Demonstrated experience in people leadership, development, and coaching
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to lead a business to profitability
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including executive leadership
• Strategic thinker with a strong commercial mindset and customer-first philosophy
• Passionate brand ambassador with a deep understanding of retail and consumer trends
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• High resilience and adaptability in fast-paced, change-driven environments
• Strong planning, decision-making and problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to inspire, influence, and lead by example
Who are we?
A diverse team of 20,000 around the world who love to think Big and have fun along the way. We develop, reward and recognise our team members, so they can feel empowered to reach their full potential. We know life’s more fun when you’re free to be you and our team bring their point of difference, making us into the unique global retailer we are today.
Being You can take you places at the Cotton On Group. Join us and let’s do good things together.
At Cotton On, we are focused on building a culture centred in belonging, and we are committed to creating workplaces where each individual can show up as their whole self, having an equal opportunity to succeed with us.
We are proud of our diverse global workforce of 20,000 team members from countless nationalities, and we strongly welcome and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply with us.
We are focused on bringing more voices, experiences and backgrounds to our workforce as we drive diverse and inclusive outcomes for our team and our customers.
If you have any individual needs in order to fully participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at careersrsa@cottonon.com.au so we may support you in completing the job application process
About the company
Cotton On Group is Australia's largest global retailer, known for its fashion clothing and stationery brands.
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