Quality Specialist to H&M Group NCG Development & Procurement

Are you an open-minded team player who is passionate about the development of Quality systems and processes? If so, you might be the person we are looking for!
NCG Development at H&M Group Expansion in Stockholm is responsible for the development of multiple product categories for our physical stores, providing our customers globally with a shopping experience that makes us the most loved fashion brand in the world!
We work together with colleagues, partners and suppliers to create, develop and manage valuable sustainable products on an efficient way to support current and future retail concepts and business needs in our physical stores. We use our competences and expertise to provide innovative, sustainable and qualitative products to our stores enabling a great customer experiences through strong collaboration.
We are a talented and ambitious group of people and, and we are now looking for a Quality Specialist talent to join our team. On this role you will be responsible to secures governance over quality process throughout the full value chain in range of the NCG Development & Procurement department. With main responsibilities around setting the quality requirements, leading areas as quality assurance, supplier quality and customer care setting strategy and activities to reach quality goals. The role requires to conduct some operational activities related to quality of suppliers as QSA and the responsibility to raise quality awareness and drive the overall processes improvement providing valuable input to the leadership team. You will play a main part in setting the quality strategic direction for the Product Development business area, as well as ensuring qualitative and scalable solutions for the whole NCG portfolio.
Job Description
Your responsibilities
Define, align and implement a quality strategy for the organization on a global level.
Responsible for Quality Management of the NCG Development & Procurement value chain. From concept to final product, including product development, manufacturing and procurement.
Ensure that correct and sufficient KPI’s are in place to measure both Quality Management effectiveness and quality in our deliveries.
Represent Quality in the management review meetings. Presenting quality progress reports, feeding the organization with analysis and improvements action suggestions.
Lead Quality Management in the organization, mentoring and developing colleagues as well as external partners.

Qualifications
Your background and skills
Bachelor's degree in engineering fields and/or +5 years and relevant work experience
Proven experience working with quality management throughout product value chain, from creation across development and production.
Able to set quality strategies including setting requirements of quality assurance, supplier quality and customer care.
Able to develop quality programs and create the desired quality culture in the organization
Proven experience with quality assurance tools and supporting different product categories.
Experience managing multiple work streams in a fast-paced environment and making risk-based decisions
Good ability to manage and lead cross functional stakeholder environment
Experience conducting audits, assessments and site controls to give training to external partners and teams in that area of quality.
Experience managing organizational quality in commercial goods.

As a person you like taking initiatives and adapting yourself to changing conditions. You have ability to lead your vision with an open minds and have good networking skills to connect various stakeholders around common ideas and goals. Just like everyone at H&M, we believe that you are: social, straight forward, open-minded, communicative and an ambitious team player full of drive and a positive attitude.
Additional information
About the recruitment process
This is a permanent position based at our Head Office in central Stockholm, Sweden.
If you are interested and feel that your experience, skills, and ambitions are right for this role, please send your resume in English latest March 21. We will screen and proceed with candidates ongoing so send in your application as soon as possible!
We look forward to hearing from you!