Product developer to H&M Women's Everyday - Dresses

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. We have a sustainable mindset and always seek new ways to improve our sustainable working methods to achieve our goals.
Working at H&M Womenswear Assortment
At the Womenswear Assortment, you will be part of a fast-paced environment and work with a phenomenal range of fashion for all – always with focus on quality, sustainability and the best price. Our goal is to create the best customer offer and shopping experience for the women´s customer. You will contribute to making progress towards our vision – A loved women´s fashion destination, leading the change to a sustainable fashion future.
Job Description
As a Product Developer you will be a key player in the exciting process of creating products for the H&M Women assortment, focusing on dresses of Everyday team. Our collection is a mix of most wanted casual staples and seasonal key trend pieces for the fashion interested woman. In this role you will work with a wide variety of materials, fabrics, trims and products.
Together with a talented team consisting of product managers, planners, designers and pattern makers, you are responsible for identifying and developing collections according to current and upcoming global trends. Your main responsibility is to develop the most current and commercial products of high quality, to the best possible price in a sustainable way. You will work very tightly with the production team throughout the entire process to make this happen.
As a Product Developer you will set and drive assortment and development strategy for your department. This includes both short- and long-term strategies in line with the overall assortment goals. With a strong fashion intelligence, salesmanship and sense of commerciality, you can identify seasonal keys and act on relevant tendencies. We believe that you are a natural project manager with excellent communication skills. You make things happen around you and make sure to stay organized even when the work pace is high.
Qualifications
Minimum two years of experience as a Buyer/Product Developer in a fast-paced environment
Education within Textiles/Buying/Product Development
Experience of working with woven fabrics, experience of other materials & of dresses is a big plus
An eye for current fashion trends with strong fashion intelligence
Have passion for products and product development
Driven, structured and take initiatives
Salesmanship and result orientated
Great communication skills
Strong team player with a flexible attitude
See possibilities, improvements, and simple solutions

Additional Information
This is a 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 latest 2nd June 2022. Interviews will be held continuously. (For internal candidates, please initiate a dialogue with you 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!