Pattern Maker- New Development, Studio Collection

Company Description
Who are we?
H&M Group is a family of brands with the desire to make great design available to everyone in a sustainable and circular way. Rapid technological development is transforming the fashion retail industry. We seize this opportunity to not only challenge ourselves, but the whole industry with the aim to be the most impactful ecosystem.


We operate on a large scale across 74 markets. From AI to data-driven business development, user experience to engineering, we turn business challenges into innovative tech solutions – making H&M Group a global leader in combining tech, fashion, and design.


What we offer!
Besides the obvious perks such as staff discount card, flexible work life, learning communities, wellness benefits, parental benefits etc. you are joining a unique value driven culture, a large tech network and community where you can be yourself. There are endless opportunities to experiment and grow in any direction that you want and when you grow, we grow. Being a major player gives us countless opportunities to make a real impact and shape the future and we have fun every day.


Job Description
Are you an experienced creative pattern maker with a passion for fashion and style? Then we would love to meet you!
We are now recruiting a senior pattern maker to join our Studio Collection team. The Studio collections are elevated and contemporary and each drop is magical, mixing effortless cool with standout pieces.


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. We have a sustainable mindset and always seek new ways to improve our sustainable working methods to achieve our goals. Together we offer fashion, design and services that enable people to be inspired and to express their own personal style, making it easier to live in a more circular way.
The New Development Function, part of Head Office at H&M, has the purpose to strengthen the H&M brand, drive innovation and explore new opportunities for meaningful growth. Our mission is to drive fashion, innovation, creativity, explore new opportunities by creating brand building collections and products.
As a Patter Maker at H&M Studio, you will work on both Women’s & Men´s products as well as accessories and together with the design and product development team create high fashion quality garments. You will be responsible for creating desired designs, fit and silhouettes (in all sizes) for our target customer and work actively to secure sustainability and profitability when creating the collections.
You are accountable for creating, updating, and communicating correct fit and size technical package based on design vision, our customer, fit and size strategies and timeline throughout the product development. This also includes to evaluate and act on how different materials will affect fit and silhouette.
You constantly follow, identify, and react on opportunities and risks, based om selling, customer insights, feedback, and surrounding analysis together with the team. You will make first patterns, working from blocks or existing styles, following the products from first sample to production to shop- end to end.
New Development is a dynamic workplace where high pace, collaborative mindset, willingness to always improve our product creations are a natural part of our everyday. We have come far in the digital and sustainability journey (product developing in 3DCLO) and looking for a pattern maker who are visionary, like to inspire and involve the team to work towards common goals within sustainability, creativity, and inclusion & diversity.


Qualifications
As a person you have great energy and drive with an open mind and positive attitude. You take own initiatives and are structured and organized. You love to solve problems in a creative and business-oriented way.
·Work with Pattern Making today with +5 years’ experience
·Skilled and passionate working with patterns, fit and technical solutions
·Has previous experience in tailoring
·Has an eye for details, size and proportions and knows grading
·Has experience in Lectra Expert and CLO 3D (or other CAD and 3D programs)
·Good knowledge for materials and fabrics
·Can “think outside the box” and be a visionary for the concept
·Always see possibilities, improvements, and simple solutions- Growth mindset


Additional Information
This is a permanent full-time position starting as soon as possible and will be located at the H&M Head Office in Stockholm. Apply with your CV in English, but no later than 7/7. (We don’t consider any applications sent via email due to GDPR)
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 would love to hear from you!