Business Strategist - Merchandising Analytics & Strategy

Company Description
Welcome to H&M! A workplace where you can be yourself & so much more!
We want to make it possible for everyone to look, feel and do good. We take pride in our history of making fashion accessible to everyone and our ambition for tomorrow is to make fashion even more sustainable, inclusive, and welcoming.
Why work at H&M?
H&M is a workplace where you’ll join a global fashion family that combines teamwork with individual expression and gives you the challenges and opportunities that can help you learn, grow and succeed.
We believe that it’s when you mix and match different talents, experiences, and styles that the real magic happens. That’s why our teams are built with different personalities, talents and people from all kinds of backgrounds. If you are willing to learn, grow and help our customers and your colleagues, H&M will always be a place for you to both express your individuality and feel like you belong.
We also believe that you can’t change the world without great people on your side. So, we offer all our employees generous benefits, lots of learning opportunities and the possibility to start building a more long-term career. Bring your whole personality to work, stay as long as you want, and grow more than you ever thought was possible. Be yourself & more at H&M.
Job Description
Sales is a global function within the H&M brand with the mission of growing and engaging our customer base, as well as growing and developing our sales channels. By holding the responsibility for our regions and bringing together expertise from both business and digital & tech perspectives, Sales plays a key role in delivering on our brand plan - to elevate H&M through product, experience, and brand providing aspirational fashion at an unbeatable price.
The mission of the Merchandising unit in Sales is to meet and create customer and consumer demand through product offer optimization and activation.
Key Responsibilities:
Create business development strategies and tactics for commercial and relevant product offer and category management to increase profitable growth
Develop and set vision for future method, tools and best practices in areas of connecting customer insights and product offer, product activation and optimization, product performance
Foresee future business analytical needs and drive the development of these together with relevant stakeholders
Be at the forefront of future trends connected to both existing and new channels which impact merchandising way of working
Combines functional expertise with a holistic business perspective to be able to identify and drive new business opportunities
Support bigger projects and initiatives bringing merchandising experience and competences
Actively assure that our developments are aligned with commercial priorities, product focuses as well as current customer demands and needs

Qualifications
A University degree in Business, Economics/ Finance, or similar knowledge from experience
3+ years of experience in roles within merchandising, e-commerce, business development, business strategy or similar field.
Strong communication and coordination skills to set processes, identify new possibilities and engage community to share best practices.
Strong business understanding
Previous experience within leadership, and have a strong interest for people and developing others
Project Management skills
The drive to shape something new, to further develop methods and WoW within merchandising to ensure we are in the forefront in how we enable and support stakeholders
Analytical skills and ability to translate data into clear insights as a base for decisions


Additional information
This is a permanent role based in Stockholm.
If you feel that your experience, skills and ambitions are right for this role, please send your application (only CV in English) latest by 10th November 2023
We look forward to receiving your application!
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.