Demand and Supply Planning Manager

Do you want to join H&M on a journey, changing the way we define a seamless customer experience? If you feel that you have a genuine passion for growing businesses and see yourself in a role contributing to added customer value, a strong brand and digital growth. Then join us and take part in changing the way we work with omni.
In line with our Faster forward strategy, H&M is on a journey to again become a truly customer focused company. The goal is to create clear ownership, fuel our salesmanship, enable speed and build on our passion for the customer throughout the organization. We´re putting our passion for the customer at center, upgrading the customer experience and taking it to the next level. We´re changing our way of working to be able to offer our customers a seamless shopping experience on their own terms - where they want and when they want it. This means that we need to accelerate our omni customer experience and put omni at the core of our business.

Job Description
As part of the Demand & Supply team, you contribute to optimally serving regional demand and enabling profitable sales growth across markets by driving and providing input to regional store buying process.
You provide top-down input to regional demand planning, based on a supply perspective.
You run rolling follow-ups of stock level forecast and buying with all stake holders, within the region and with the Business Units / Assortment teams.
You set the way of working for buying methods in region and bring regional findings to global supply chain agenda and set stock management strategies, e.g. SALE and rolling stock management actions, in line with buying strategies together with Regional Merchandising Managers.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Drive regional store buying process for the region
Develop top-down view on regional demand plan from a supply perspective, ensuring defined selling. (net+gross), stock and reduction cost targets in alignment with Regional commercial strategy, financial plan, BU direction and capital tied up targets.
Run analyses of customer group/concept growth potential to identify Regional opportunities and recommend Regional strategy in collaboration with Regional Merchandise Managers.
Secure commercial content together with Regional Merchandise Managers.
Provide rolling updates on forecast and deviation from current plan of region/market demand & inventory levels to proactively identify needed actions (short, mid & long term) on buying, bulk sourcing and stock management.
Communicate updated forecasts with Regional Merchandise Managers, BUs and Regional Inventory Optimization Manager.
Responsible for defining ways of working (Market Optimization).
Omni sync and strategy development with E-com counterpart.



Stock management and SALE
Develop regional exit strategies and take actions for unwanted inventory to maximize selling and profitability.
Support Regional Merchandise Managers with business case and technical analysis (e.g. sales at different price points) to enable best possible commercial decisions on detail and total.
Rolling collaboration with Regional Inventory Optimization Manager and Regional Merchandise Managers to understand current challenges and stock management needs.
Forecast, budget and FuP of reduction costs with the Head of Demand and Supply and Regional Head of Merch.
Omni synch and strategy development with E-com counterpart.



Drive omni strategy development, and drive and roll out supply chain initiatives


You are, together with E-com counterpart, accountable for omni strategies and targets and driving total omni strategy development.
Constantly explore and implement how to improve the field of buying and stock management in region - bring successful examples to the global supply chain support team.
Be a part of developing the global supply chain agenda and initiatives as a business expert.
Roll out way of working of new initiatives in region, in collaboration with global support team.



Qualifications
2 years minimum experience of working within assortment
Analytical experience
A degree in economics, Business or analytics is preferred



Additional Information
Are you ready to join? This is a full-time position based in Stockholm. You will become a part of the Omni Supply and Demand team in Region North and report directly to the Regional Head of Supply and Demand.
If you are eligible for this position apply though the application link with your resume. At H&M we strive to have a fair and inclusive recruitment process and therefore kindly ask you to not attach a cover letter in your application as they often contain information that can easily trigger unintentional biases. If you have questions regarding the position, please contact richard.stone@hm.com. The closing date for application is 9th of July 2022
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.