Performance Manager (12 Month FTC)

Brighter Futures Start Here

We are an inclusive team who power two of the most iconic and loved brands, Kmart and Target. We have more than 50,000 passionate individuals across our stores, distribution centres, and offices around the globe.

With our brands touching the lives of almost two million customers every week, you’ll feel the impact of the work you’ll do every day. As a leader in the retail market, we’re optimistic about our future and yours. We’re changing at a rapid rate, giving you challenging work that you’ll be proud of.

We’re excited to share that our team will be moving to our new Chadstone office in early 2026!
This will be a space that brings us together — inspiring creativity, collaboration, and connection as we embark on this exciting new chapter.

Join the team

We have an exciting opportunity for a Performance Manager to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract! In this role, you will develop and own the Performance Marketing Strategy to deliver more relevant communications, improved experience, and greater customer lifetime value across paid and owned digital channels.

You will work closely with Marketing, Customer Experience & Insights, and Online Trade to develop data-driven marketing strategies that maximise incremental ROAS and engage our customers in the moments that matter to drive acquisition and retention. 

What you’ll be doing

As a Performance Manager working for Kmart you will:          

• Develop a performance marketing strategy and vision that delivers on business goals, creates alignment & consistency, and delivers efficiencies across paid digital channels
• Manage and oversee the execution of the performance marketing strategy across a wide range of channels (e.g. paid search, paid social, display, affiliate marketing) to ensure best practice execution is delivered across the performance team and agency partners
• Deliver a success measurement framework that provides both detailed insight into paid channel opportunities for performance team SMEs, as well as communicating broader trends and overall strategy performance to non-technical key business stakeholders
• Provide detailed commercial forecasts of expected results from performance marketing activity throughout the year to provide benchmarking results as well as identifying potential challenges and opportunities for the business to deliver on objectives
• Develop a high performing team, providing motivation & support to maximise both individual and team output - identifying opportunities for improved operational structure and processes
• Effectively build relationships, working collaboratively with key stakeholders across a wide range of business departments - as well as external agency, tech, and media partners
• Manage a significant functional budget area and strategic initiatives to ensure delivery to online customer, sales and profitability objectives
  
  

To be successful in this role you’ll have:

• 10+ years’ experience managing multi-channel digital marketing and programmatic advertising in retail - either client-side, media agency and/or pure play DTC environments
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, media, communications or similar preferable
• Demonstrable experience delivering enterprise level performance marketing strategies in a digital customer-oriented business (preferably retail)
• Strong strategy development, analytics, negotiation, interpersonal, written, verbal and motivational skills
• Demonstrable experience leading, developing and inspiring a team towards positive outcomes
• Strong business acumen, particularly in a sales-focused, customer-oriented or retail environment.

We are looking for a highly organised individual with an ability to multitask and manage high volume workload and demonstrated ability to work to deadlines with sense of urgency.

Benefits we’ll offer you:

• Flexible hybrid working options through our Flex Where, Flex When, Flex Well policy.  
• A team member discount card that gives you a discount at Kmart, Target, Officeworks and Bunnings 
• Access to the Kmart for You benefits program which entitles you to exclusive discounts and benefits in the areas of entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and health – with over 60 suppliers!  
• We want you to feel rewarded for your commitment and hard work that's why eligible team members get the opportunity to participate in a bonus program 
• We offer inclusive parental leave, and ongoing support offered though our partnership with Circle In for team members of all backgrounds and family circumstances  
• A dynamic learning and support program 
• Opportunity to fast track your career through our Mentor Program as a Mentee or Mentor 
• A Kudos recognition program, where you are nominated by your peers to spin a wheel, to win a stack of cool prizes 
• Great career opportunities across the broader Wesfarmers Group 

We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities in which we operate. We are committed to creating inclusive and safe environments where all our team members can contribute and succeed. We believe that all team members should feel valued, respected and safe, and strive to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and welcoming, with applications encouraged from all candidates.

We encourage you to tell us about any workplace adjustments that you would like, by emailing kmartgroupcareers@kmart.com.au.

If you would like to explore a career with Kmart and this sounds like the perfect role for you – apply now!

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