WHAT YOU’LL DO
As a Senior Merchandiser, your focus is on delivering the optimal product for your designated customer group. You take full ownership of implementing and ensuring the success of the merchandising strategy tailored to your specific customer segment, section, department, or product type. Your role involves overseeing a structured workflow to guarantee the delivery of the most compelling customer proposition.
Key Responsibilities:
Understand the competitive environment and strike a balance between customer expectations and company strategy objectives.Serve as the primary liaison with existing and potential suppliers, fostering strong relationships and monitoring their performance. Take full responsibility for developing suppliers to meet customer and product specifications.Manage supplier relations to align with short and long-term production goals, considering factors such as price, fashion, speed, sustainable materials, and innovation.Oversee timely deliveries, sample processes, pricing, fashion trends, speed, quality, and sustainability.Collaborate with internal stakeholders and other brands/assortment groups to optimize procurement procedures and secure the best production outcomes.Provide insights into customer group strategy within the country/region to internal stakeholders and guide them in building necessary capacity.Qualifications
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
What is Production? It's the place where design ideas are transformed into actual products. We are in over 20 sourcing markets and are the direct point of contact for local suppliers. We work to ensure our products are of good quality and produced at the best price and in a sustainable way.
WHO YOU ARE
We are looking for people with…
You work closely with the Merchandising Manager towards achieving team goals and establishing and maintaining the lines of communication within the team.You must have experience in order follow-up & price negotiation and extensive knowledge in handling footwear products.You understand the supply chain strategy and secure a seamless production flow for the brand. You seek opportunities for cooperation and consolidation in your region and across other production offices. You need to have strong analytical skills for anticipating potential challenges on a global level, suggesting optimizations, and resolving issues. You have strong ownership and can work independently.You create agile and autonomous teams and focus on the team’s continuous improvement.You help to informally direct and guide the team to achieve regional goals.You have strong communication skills and proactively manage various stakeholders globally, balancing different, sometimes competing—or even conflicting— priorities and somehow finding your way through it all to reach a mutually beneficial.
And people who are…
Effective at time management - being stress-resistant and good at prioritization.Having a flexible mindset, positive attitude, and be an inspirational team player.Being fashion knowledgeable and having a genuine interest in fashion trends.Additional Information
WHO WE ARE
H&M Group is a global company of strong fashion brands and ventures. Our goal is to prove that there is no compromise between exceptional design, affordable prices, and sustainable solutions. We want to liberate fashion for the many, and our customers are at the heart of every decision we make.
We are made up of thousands of passionate and talented colleagues united by our shared culture and values. Together, we want to use our power, our scale, and our knowledge to push the fashion industry towards a more inclusive and sustainable future.
WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE
At H&M Group, we are proud to be a vibrant and welcoming company. We offer our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe.
Enjoy perks like staff discount cards, flexible work arrangements, wellness benefits, parental support, and more. Here, you are encouraged to be yourself, experiment, and chart your own growth path. As you flourish, so do we, with opportunities to create tangible impacts and shape the future.
JOIN US
Our uniqueness comes from a combination of many things – our inclusive and collaborative culture, our strong values, and opportunities for growth. But most of all, it’s our people who make us who we are.
Take the next step in your career together with us. The journey starts here.
*We are committed to a recruitment process that is fair, equitable, and based on competency. We therefore kindly ask you to not attach a cover letter in your application.