Label responsible to Collaborations & Special Collections

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.
The purpose of Collaborations and Special Collections Function is to strengthen the H&M brand by charging the red logo, lead the change towards a sustainable fashion future and build meaningful growth. Our mission is to drive fashion, innovation, creativity, explore new opportunities by creating brand building collections and products.




Job Description


As a Label Responsible you will work in a creative team and be responsible to run projects and develop labels and packaging for Collaborations & Special Collections. Ensuring that there are the right labels and packaging for all products at the right time at the right price in the right market. This means that you will work on both a strategic and an operational level. You will handle project management on copy work for new materials on labels and packaging. It is also your responsibility to ensure that we follow H&M's guidelines for communication, legally and ethically. In the development process you work closely with Merchandisers at the production offices regarding choice of label, packaging, stitching, placement, cost. You will also work close with Sustainability department and copywriters to secure right information on labels and packing.
Your responsibilities:
Work to find new innovative materials, technologies, innovations and solutions for packaging.
Product development dust bags and garment bags.
Ensure that any hangers and shopping bags are developed and delivered on time.
Link labels on product in Castor/PLM system.
Work to fulfill H&M’s packaging strategy and with constant improvements on how to make labels and packaging more sustainable (great focus reduce).
Create instructions for placement and stitching.
Close collaboration with the project group.
Coordinator and act as “spider in the web” for all contacts involved in the projects - agency, legal, sustainability, external agency, innovators, PO (GLD), NCG, Business Tech, Visual,
Start up the assortment team for the current project and set clear deadlines for assortment
Ensure that we have a graphic profile for each project. Hold start up, create timelines etc.





Qualifications


To be successful in this role we believe that you are organized and a true multitasker. You thrive in an entrepreneurial setting where you are a part of the bigger journey and be part of a creative team. You make things happen around you, have a flexible and solution focused approach to any problem that might appear and take great responsibility. We also think that you have:
Experience from a similar role in an assortment office
or
Experience from GLD in a similar role
Educational background in textile, communication, graphic or similar
Experience from project management
Good understanding of materials, fabrics etc
A flexible mindset
Fast problem solver
Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
Good communication skills
Structured and organized





Additional Information


This is a full-time temporary position for one year 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 13th of October. 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.
If you have questions about the role, please contact: katarina.ManzanoFagerlind@hm.com and about the recruitment process: emma.hull@hm.com
We look forward to hearing from you!