Product developer to H&M Womenswear Small Accessories!

Company Description


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.
Working at H&M Womenswear Assortment
At the Womenswear Assortment, you will be part of a fast pace environment and work with a phenomenal range of fashion for all – always with focus on quality, sustainability and the best price. Our goal is to create the best customer offer and shopping experience for the women´s customer. You will contribute to making progress towards our vision – A loved women´s fashion destination, leading the change to a sustainable fashion future.


Job Description
As a product developer you will be a key player in the exciting and complex process of creating the small accessories collections at H&M Women. Small accessories is a compliment to Womenswear with focus on seasonal current fashion accessories & new value must-haves. Together with your team, you are responsible for identifying and developing collections according to current and upcoming global trends. The product category is big and includes everything from sunglasses, tech & hair accessories to pet collections and more. Trends shift fast and so does our customer offer. Your main responsibility is to develop the most current and fashionable small accessories to the best possible price in a sustainable way and work very tightly with the production team in the production offices throughout the entire process to make this happen. Since you will handle many different stakeholders and multiple product groups, all with their unique timelines and method of production, we believe that you are a natural project manager with excellent communication skills. You make things happen around you and make sure to stay organized even when the work pace is high.


Qualifications
• Minimum two years of experience as a Buyer/Product Developer, preferable of accessories
• An eye for current fashion and trends
• Passion for accessories and curious to learn more
• Project management skills
• Structured, driven and takes initiatives
• Great communication skills
• Strong teamplayer
• Strong salesmanship and result oriented
• See possibilities, improvements and simple solutions


Additional Information
This is a full-time temporary position for minimum one year starting in October/November with placement in Stockholm. If you feel your experience, skills and ambitions are right for this role, please send your application including CV at the latest 5th of September. Interviews will be held continuously. (For internal applicants, please remember to initiate a dialogue with your manager before applying).
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!