External Brand Buyer - H&M HOME

Company Description
New Business Development is a newly created function within H&M HOME to continue and maximize the existing journey of growth that we are on. Breaking grounds with new business areas within the organization and the group.
At H&M HOME we are constantly developing our way of doing business and our customer offer, already working with several new business models developed for our different sales channels. We are now strengthening our team working with external brands. In this role as a buyer, you work to create a commercial and profitable interior offer, both in stores and online.


Job Description


As a Buyer you will have the opportunity to take on a role with great responsibility and be a key player in driving one of the most exciting growth areas for H&M HOME. You will work with different business models, warehouse, direct to store and commission sales. Your main responsibilities include:
Ensure and develop the assortment to drive growth and profitability, including constantly follow, react to and see new sales opportunities
Responsible for the department’s customer focus - set strategy and identify what the customer wants
Research, selecting brands and set the assortment mix to build the best customer offer
Negotiate prices, responsible for pricing strategy and budgeting
Responsible for sales follow up and profitability
Initiate and manage contact with external partners
Contact with many internal stakeholders to deliver the external brand strategy
Responsible for re-orders and correct replenishment of goods to warehouses and stores
Administrate orders and have the right product, right quantity in the right time. Ensure that the deliveries are according to the order



Qualifications


To be successful in this role, we believe that you have a strong salesmanship, trend- and commercial awareness, analytical skills. Above all you have a strong knowledge or a keen interest in working with external brands and are passionate about interior design.
Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Buyer
Strong trend awareness and great commercial thinking
Business minded and want to drive development and progression in the assortment
High level of proficiency in administration to be able to improve processes and tools
Self-driven and used to work independently
Significant experience from negotiations with external stakeholders
Excellent skills in Excel, office 365 and other planning tools
Excellent skills in English both in written and oral



Additional Information


This is a temporary position starting spring 2022 until the end of the year. The assignment is based at our Head Office in Stockholm, Sweden. Strong intentions to become a permanent contract.
Are you the one we are looking for? Please apply with CV as soon as possible, but no later than 20th February. Interviews will be held continuously. (For internal candidates, please initiate a dialogue with your manager before applying.)
For questions about this role please contact Marie Liedholm, ac Head of New Business Development. Contact: marie.liedholm@hm.com
At H&M Group we strive to have a fair and inclusive recruitment process. Why kindly ask you to not attach cover letter in your application as they often contain information that can easily trigger unintentional biases.
H&M is committed to creating a Diverse & Inclusive environment and we are actively looking for qualified candidates irrespective of race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, national origin, disability or age.
We look forward to hearing from you!