Material & Component Development Responsible – H&M Men

Company Description


Would you like to be part of the transformation and development of a circular way of working with components? Do you have a passion and curiosity for textiles and materials? Then we want you in our team!
Our Company
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. We have a sustainable mindset and always seek new ways to improve our sustainable working methods to achieve our goals.


Job Description


As Material & Component Development Responsible, you will work closely with product teams and production, teaming up with Product Developers, Assortment Component Design responsible and the development team in production. You will be responsible for the physical and digital material library, ensuring that it is up to date, organized and easy to overview. This means handling both existing materials in the library and be involved in sourcing of new materials. Your aim will be to stay one step ahead and be proactive in identifying potential and challenges in material development and management. You work closely with the Assortment Component Design, who will be responsible for setting the strategy and the material direction that you then will develop together and in collaboration with development teams in production.


Qualifications


To be successful in this role, we believe that you have a passion for textiles and materials, with a curious mindset and wanting to always learn more. You are skilled in handling many different stakeholders, acting both supportive and challenging when needed. To stay organized you have a structured way of working and a proactive approach to problem solving. With great communicative skills you support and inspire the people around you. You always have the customer in focus.
We also believe that you have:
• Textile education
• Minimum 3 years' experience from a similar role
• Communicative and prestige less, skilled in guiding, supporting and inspire others
• Ability to forecast potential challenges and opportunities from a technical material expertise
• Experience from change management is a plus


Additional Information


This is a full-time permanent position with placement in Stockholm. If you feel your experience, skills and ambitions are right for this role, please send your application including CV latest 27th April. Interviews will be held continuously. (For internal candidates, please 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.
We look forward to hearing from you!