Lead Business Expert within the Sourcing & Production Domain in Business

Company Description
We are on an exciting journey to meet and exceed our customers' expectations today, tomorrow and in the future. Rapid technological development and new customer behaviors are transforming the fashion retail industry. To cater the individual needs and desires of our millions of customers, Business Tech delivers technological solutions for the entire value chain for all our brands. The best ideas evolve when great minds with different perspectives get together. We’re all on the same team in a global environment and we learn from each other. There are endless opportunities to grow – your development is all up to you!

We are now looking for a Lead Business Expert within the Sourcing & Production Domain in Business Tech, H&M Group.


Job Description
As a Business Expert you will be in the center of the action where product meets business. You will be working closely with Product Owners, development teams and other stakeholders, to make sure that the business processes & tech is working hand in hand. As Lead Business Expert you always try to act as a role model for the Business Tech culture and leadership.
In this role you have a dual focus – staff responsibility and delivery. You will have staff responsibility over employees within the same/adjacent competence as your own. Your staff responsibility goes across Product Areas and Product Teams and you’ll be acting as the employer’s extended arm – to follow and implement H&M Group’s vision, goals, strategies, values, policies and processes, as well as acting as an ambassador, representing the management internally and externally. You will also be responsible for supporting your employee’s development, performance management and salary reviews. You will work agile in a small cross-competence team with a common goal to assure that the product development is in line with business needs and will help solving business problems for customers and business end users. As a Lead Business Expert you will also:
Contribute by sharing your business expertise within your product team and with stakeholders in other Business Tech products as well as other H&M functions
Be responsible for growing your employees in their business expertise by empowering the BE community to actively share knowledge and best practices with each other
Be responsible for workforce planning, e.g. rotation planning, recruitment of new employees and take an active part in recruitment processes
Remain compliant with laws and policies and act when necessary regarding e.g. under performance, work environment, rehab cases etc 



Qualifications


We believe that you…
have a genuine interest in leadership, values and are triggered in making people grow as individuals
are dynamic, collaborative, and curious
are flexible, stress-resistant and have proven experience from being an active player in challenging situations
have proven leadership experience and capabilities, either in a formal or outspoken informal role
have some years of work experience as a project manager, product manager or similar role, or experience from a retail supply chain organisation
have experience from working according to agile principles
have a “You build it you run it” mindset with hands-on experience
are fluent in English both written and verbal





Additional Information


What we can offer
At H&M we have a strong, value-driven culture characterized by believing in people, teamwork, and an entrepreneurial spirit. You’ll be part of an important team at H&M with significant opportunities to influence and make a difference. You can be yourself and 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.

Additional Information
This is a fulltime position with placement in Stockholm or in our Business Tech Hubs in Asia. Please apply with CV and Cover Letter (English) as soon as possible. We will be reviewing candidates on-going.
We look forward to receiving your application!