At H&M Group, we believe in making great design available to everyone. It’s essential in everything we do. Our family of brands — H&M, COS, Monki, Weekday, & Other Stories, H&M Home, ARKET, Afound and Itsapark — offer customers around the world a wealth of fashion, beauty, accessories and homeware, as well as modern menus with fresh and local produce at some of the brands’ in-store eateries.
About H&M Production
Transform design ideas into real products at H&M Production. The direct point of contact for local suppliers in over 20 sourcing markets, we ensure that top-quality products are made as sustainably and cost-effectively as possible.
As a Global Senior Merchandiser, you have the full ownership over the best deal on your assigned products.
In a global role you have ownership over the entire workflow to secure the Global best deal and on time delivery in your assigned suppliers. In this context, you are responsible to ensure the best price, right capacity and right capability suppliers are selected for each product as per set supplier; Brand and assortment strategy. You display the negotiation skills needed to secure the best deal.
You have co-responsibilities in driving development, quotation and order follow up processes from beginning until the end. You are responsible for following the company routines/methods and ensuring on time delivery and sustainability requirements are secured. You follow our routines closely and make sure systems are updated.
As a Global Senior Merchandiser, you have a deep knowledge and understanding of different product categories such as jersey and woven including denim and heavy knit.
As a Global Senior Merchandiser, you deliver on the areas you have ownership by living our values every day through collaboration and teamwork.
In a global role, you work closely with your Head Office and Production Office team members, your manager and the group production teams. You collaborate with buying team, clarifying all details in the strategies and requests received. You inspire and encourage your peers and stakeholders to achieve great results through clear and proactive communication. Overall, you always act with high levels of professionalism and ownership while at the same time behaving as an ambassador of H&M values towards everyone you engage with. You lead by example, always driven by our values and the ambition to make business grow. You work closely with the leadership teams and your peers to formulate the short and long-term strategies for your specific product group and division.
Is H&M right for me?
People who are happy and do well at H&M tend to thrive on using their intuition and common sense. We might be the place of possible but we’re also the place of ambiguity and constant change. This is not a company for micro-managers or people who operate on autopilot. This is a company where your opinions will inform business decisions, so you need to enjoy making them heard, questioning how things work, and trying things that you might not be familiar with.
Consequently, we depend on teamwork. And we have a pretty high tolerance for failure, provided you can show you’re learning. You can expect to take on new responsibilities and move around a bit, too, so this could be the start of a varied and rewarding career if that’s what you’re looking for. Beyond that, it’s really up to you. 70% of our people manager roles are hired from within, so there’s not much of a limit to how far you can go. All we ask is that you be yourself, take ownership of your work and your career goals, and go for it with everything you’ve got.
Thinking about applying?
If all of this sounds like it might be your kind of thing then you should definitely get in touch. We’re more about personality and competence than qualifications, so don’t worry if your skills aren’t a perfect match. If your CV is selected then a recruiter will invite you for a phone / video call, followed by a couple of interviews at one or more of our offices.
