Senior Buyer External Brands, H&M HOME
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20 hours ago
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Job Summary
As Senior Buyer External Brands you will play a key role in identifying securing and managing strategic partnerships with external brands that complement and elevate the H&M HOME assortment. Working in a cross-functional team alongside your Product Manager Product Designers and Product Developers you will be responsible for driving external buying strategies to deliver a compelling customer offer.
You will manage wholesale partnerships where we source ready-made products that add unique value to our range. Additionally you will develop customized collaborations with partners to create tailored products like furniture that align perfectly with our assortment strategy and customer needs.
Your role centers on building strong long-term relationships with partners negotiating favorable commercial agreements and ensuring that all external products meet our standards for price quality timing sustainability and compliance. You will continuously monitor partner performance manage order placement and optimize planning to drive profitable growth across regions and channels.
You will take ownership of the external brands portfolio from partner identification to delivery continuously seeking new business opportunities that strengthen the customer offer. Its essential to ensure that the external brand partnerships we develop are strategically aligned commercially strong and add clear value to our customers.
Qualifications :
You have proven experience in buying sourcing or partner management within the interior retail and/or design industry
As a successful Senior Buyer External Brands you are self-driven and commercially minded with a customer-centric approach. You bring energy initiative and authenticity to building relationships and strong collaborations. We believe the ideal candidate has:
In-depth knowledge of the interior retail & design industry and a keen sense of style and trends relevant to our customers
Proven experience in buying sourcing or partner management preferably within interior
Strong negotiation skills with the ability to drive favorable commercial agreements and contracts
Demonstrated expertise in building and managing strategic partnerships with external brands
Strong business acumen and ownership for category performance and profitability
Ability to plan structure as well as start- and drive initiatives from idea to execution
Skilled in building and managing collaborative relationships across diverse departments and cross functions
English fluency (Swedish is not necessary)
Additional Information :
Additional information
This is a 12-month temporary position based in Stockholm starting in the new year. You will report to the Assortment Manager.
If your experience skills and ambitions are right for this role please submit your CV. All documents should be in English.
WHO WE ARE
H&M is a fashion brand that offers the latest styles and inspiration from fashion pieces and unique designer collaborations to affordable wardrobe essentials. Our business idea is fashion & quality at the best price in a sustainable way. Learn more about H&M here.
The H&M Head Office is based in Stockholm Sweden where we design and develop our fashion collections for a wide variety of customers. H&M is a dynamic international workplace where high pace and rapid changes are a natural part of our day. Good communication skills a flexible attitude and capacity to adapt to changes are essential. We have a sustainable mindset and always seek new ways to improve our sustainable working methods to achieve our goals. Together we offer fashion design and services that enable people to be inspired and to express their own personal style making it easier to live in a more circularway.
WHY YOULL 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.
- 25% Staff discount on all our H&M Group brands both in stores and online (H&M COS Weekday Monki H&M HOME & Other Stories and ARKET).
- H&M Incentive Program HIP. Learn more about the program here.
- In addition to our global benefits our local markets offer different competitive perks and benefits.
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 its our people who make us who we are.
Take the next step in your career together with us. The journey starts here. Please apply as soon as possible. Applications will be reviewed on ongoing bases.
*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
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Purchasing
- Sourcing
- Procurement
- HR Sourcing
- SAP
- Supply Chain Experience
- ERP Systems
- negotiation
- Materials Management
- Manufacturing
- MRP
- Contracts
About Company
H&M, as a fashion brand, offers the latest styles and inspirationsfrom trendy pieces and unique collaborations with designers to wardrobe essentials at affordable prices. Our business concept is to deliver fashion and quality at the best price, sustainably. To learn more about H&M, ... View more
