HR Business Partner

Founded in 1953 in Gothenburg, Sweden, the Kappahl Group is a leading fashion chain in the Nordics, with around 370 Kappahl and Newbie stores, and Shop Online in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Poland and the UK.

The Kappahl team consists of some 4,000 colleagues at 400 workplaces in 10 countries, all with different backgrounds, ages, skills and styles. Our common motivation is to offer fashion fit for life to a wide variety of people and lifestyles. A Responsible Fashion that that feels right, for the bearer and for the world we live in. Today, 70% of the products are labelled as more sustainable. Kappahl’s goal is for 100% to be made of more sustainable materials by 2025.
More information at www.kappahl.com.


We have full focus on implementing our new People Strategy and we are now looking for a business-driven HR Business Partner to make an impact together with the rest of our amazing team. This is a challenge for the true generalist in the HR field, spanning from local to global covering almost all aspects of HR, where you will contribute within your own areas of expertise.

Kappahl exist to celebrate diversity in everyday life. We want to broaden the definition of diversity to include many different ways of living life – empowering people to stay true to themselves at any given time, our customers as well as our employees.

We offer you You will work close to business, being a part of one or more management teams at our headquarters and distribution central. You will participate in our Global HR meetings, driving your areas of expertise with strategic responsibility for health and work environment. You will work with several collective agreements, both white and blue collar.

You will work strategically and operatively within the whole field of HR, for example support to managers, employment law, competence management, rehabilitation, and recruitment. You will develop strategies, policies and digital processes and tools.

You will be a part of the HR and Communication and will report to the HR & Comp&Ben Manager. We offer a hybrid workplace with a strong sense of belonging and the right to be yourself.

Your profile You have a relevant academic degree within HR or similar, and at least five years of experience from similar roles. You have experience of working with a consultative approach towards managers and you are used to contributing to management teams. You communicate clearly and efficiently in both English and Swedish and it is meritorious if you have been working in an international context. Experience from HR systems is vital, and you are a keen and updated IT-user. You have an "outside-in" perspective and you know how to take a strategy from idea to fully implemented routine, both locally and globally.

You are skilled within employment law (primarily Sweden) and work environment (preferably global experience and very skilled in Swedish laws and regulations). You have experience as a leader and/or been a member of a management team.

As a person, you find our values Inclusive, Courageous and Joyful highly inspirational and you love to contribute to the value driven organization, both individually and in teams. You have a high sense of integrity, and you recognize that prestige does not belong in any prosperous organization. We value diversity, language skills and sustainability.

Are you interested? The position is a full time, permanent employment with placement at our head office in Mölndal. Start in January 2023.

Kappahl celebrate diversity and strive to eliminate all forms of discrimination. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates.

You apply by answering a few questions and attaching your CV (please refrain from sending us your personal letter) no later than the 7th of November via www.kappahl.se/lediga-jobb . We apply continuous selection so do not wait with sending us your application.

If you have protected identity contact  hr@kappahl.com , and you will get help with submitting your application.

Contact information If you have questions about the role or the process, do not hesitate to contact Anna Alveros, HR & Comp&Ben Manager, 0708-92 92 78.