Head of Reverse Supply Chain

Are you a true sustainability champion and business minded entrepreneur, obsessed with creating brand and planet value and at the same time take a leap in to the future for our entire industry together with an empowered team? Check this out!
We aim to create meaningful growth through our impactful ecosystem that will serve both consumers, businesses and our planet. To our supply chain this means we need to develop a clear multi supply chain strategy. Our multiple supply chains need to be modular with amazing services to cater for the ever-changing sweet spot between demand and supply in our consumer ecosystem as well as B2B capabilities, such as reverse supply chains for circular offers and recycled fibers.
The name "Reverse Supply Chain" emphasizes that the work of this team starts where the traditional supply chain ends. Reverse supply chain begins at the wardrobes of our customers, bringing those unused products back into circulation either as preloved products, reusable materials or completely recycled for a renewed lifecycle journey. This would enable fashion industry in general, and H&M Group in particular, to move towards complete closed loop ecosystem.
To further push the industry as well as our growth strategy in the circular space we are now looking to build a team for developing our Reverse Supply Chain. Heading this team means you will be a driver and an ambassador internally as well as externally towards our partners that we need to make this work. The work has started in form of a project and a plan for setup in Europe but needs rapid learning cycles and strategies also for other regions and feedstock streams. It also requires B2B customer relations and a strong collaboration with our Co-lab and material departments for investments and innovation in new recycling and material technologies.
The team will report to Supply Chain Incubation headed by Anders Bännstrand. H&M Group Supply Chain is a network of different functions, each with distinct missions and accountabilities, working collaboratively with one another to push both incremental change and big leaps into the future. In Supply Chain we enable all group brands and ventures to move faster and stay relentlessly customer-focused with a sustainable foundation.
The role will put into action a new chapter for the H&M Group, and we are looking for a true catalyst leader. You will be central in shaping a newly created team, moving from test and ideas to skill forward new amazing reverse supply chain capabilities and services for the entire group. You will build an empowered cross functional team including virtual team members in other parts of the group. You believe in human centric empowered teams that excel in a collaborative network both within and with partners in the H&M group eco system.
Your responsibilities:
Together with brands, responsible for garment collection from H&M Group's customers – both in stores and from their doorsteps
Communication and storytelling of our efforts in alignment with H&M Group communication teams
Responsible for engaging with sorting partners like SOEX, Remondis etc. worldwide to ensure we get the best value for our collected products, both in terms of revenue as well as sustainability attributes
Overall responsible for all streams connected to collection and sorting operations
Working with innovators and start-ups to fill the gaps in our future circular supply chain set up
The main link between H&M Group and JV's formed for collection/sorting operations, ensure that such JV's operates in the interest of H&M Group
Working closely with recyclers (including H&M Group's own investments), supporting them to source required feedstock
Collaborating with Circular Business Teams, to find right partners in selling markets and wherever required, stepping into fulfil the feedstock needs for reselling/reuse
Wherever our collected garments are not processed through our own JVs, ensure that always right partners are selected for sorting and H&M Group's interest are always prioritized

Qualifications
Your Experience & Mindset
You're an experienced leader with a wealth of experience across different companies outside and inside of the H&M Group.
Experience in Supply Chain and preferably in sustainable materials and circular fashion as well building scalable services.
You're a collaborator and relationship-builder, good at communicating/engaging others.
You have the ability co-create the best solutions together with relevant internal and external partners.
You have a pulse on emerging trends and technology, you passionate about looking out into the world for inspiration and insights on branding, fashion and sustainability.
You empower your team and the collaborative network also beyond the internal context.
You understand that you succeed sooner in finding the right product/market fit together with external partners by testing a lot and understand that prototyping can be done at various levels of fidelity and have experience doing and leading that work.
You understand the importance of scaling and how to turn a new business model into a successful and smooth machine.

Additional information
You'll be part of an important transformation journey at H&M Group with significant opportunities to influence and make a difference. With the right mindset and ambition, you'll find plenty of room to grow. We welcome your application regardless of gender, age, gender expressions, sexual orientation, disabilities, religious beliefs, origin or background. This is a permanent full-time position based in Stockholm but depending on your location a remote setup might be possible.
This is a full-time permanent based in Stockholm.
If you feel that your experience, skills and ambitions are right for this role, please send your resume in English
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