As one of Australia's leading fashion apparel retailers, the General Pants Group exists to disrupt the average.
In addition to the well known General Pants Co. brand, the Group also owns the leading surf brands Surf Dive ‘n' Ski and Jetty Surf and operates a number of Billabong concept stores.
Under the leadership of Managing Director Howard Goldberg, the Group runs its Head Office out of funky Castlereagh St offices in the Sydney CBD, a Distribution Centre (Warehouse) out of West Footscray in Melbourne and a network of 75 stores split across the four trading names.
With a genuine focus on people and harnessing their unique talents and energy, this group of companies seeks out individuals who share a common set of values and can live up to the GPG way and be: ONE TEAM, REAL, BOLD, PASSIONATE, UN-EXPECTED and ON TOP OF IT.
It's a very social place to work
A new team of summer casuals is recruited into the stores through September and October in preparation for the busy December and January period and sees the number of people working for the Group increase from around 1000 to about 1600 at its peak.
This number includes about 80 people who work in the Head Office, where the Finance, IT, Supply Chain, HR and Front Office teams work along side the retail specialist teams of Retail Operations Management, Buying, Merchandise Planning, Marketing, and VM for each of General Pants Co. and Surf.
With its long standing history going back over 30 years, the Group is also proud of the fact that some of the team has been with the business for over 10 years.
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About General Pants Co.
"Editing global culture to inspire young-blooded individuals..."
Through its creative approach to retail, General Pants Co. exists to disrupt the average. Founded over 30 years ago as a specialty denim store, the brand's current-day DNA is to combine basic and diverse influences from art, fashion, various urban subcultures and popular lifestyles to create a composite culture and product.
Brands stocked by General Pants Co. include Lee, Nudie Jeans, ksubi, arvust, Converse, Don't Ask Amanda, Stussy, OneTeaspoon, the Cassette Society, Agent99, Modern Amusement, Something, Insight and over 40 other leading local and international brands.
General Pants Co. is committed to ensuring the team is provided with career development opportunities that are structured, supported and challenging and the team is ripe with inspiration, energy, passion, boldness and most of all fun.
General Pants Co. is headed by a General Manager and this position is currently being covered by Howard Goldberg, the Managing Director.
Check out the team profiles below for more insight into the way the General Pants Co. team works together to deliver our customers up-to-the-minute fashions and click on join us now to enter our careers site and view our latest opportunities.
To find out more about what's new at General Pants Co., visit www.generalpants.com.au.
About our surf division - Surf Dive 'n' Ski / Jetty Surf / Billabong Concept Stores
"Delivering surf culture for those up for the ride..."
Combined, Jetty Surf, Surf Dive 'n' Ski and the small number of Billabong Concept stores make up the General Pants Group Surf division.
The Jetty Surf and SDS chains were acquired by the General Pants Group in 1999 and 2005 respectively and are very well regarded in their respective markets after celebrating around 13 and 20 years in business.
While the brands remain separate businesses to the general public, they are operated by the same management team and are supported by the one Surf Head Office team.
The Surf division stocks the leading brands for surf and skate - including Rip Curl, Quicksilver and Billabong, along with a range of other branded products and emerging vertical-brands which are stocked exclusively in our surf stores. In addition to the latest clothing and fashion trends, a number of stores also stock hardware and surfing equipment such as surfboards, wetsuits and skate decks.
These businesses have strong cred among their customers - everyone from hard core surfers and skaters through to families.
The surf business is led by a General Manager, Craig King, who has a strong retail apparel background.
To get more info on the latest with our Surf brands, go to www.sds.com.au or www.jettysurf.com.au.