Sustainability Manager to H&M Beauty!

Company Description


Do you want to be a key player in creating a new and disruptive global beauty brand at H&M BEAUTY?
Within the newly created Business Unit H&M Lifestyle Brands, we apply the strong heritage of H&M to new industries, to add excitement and energy to our offer and strengthening the H&M brand. H&M Lifestyle Brands includes H&M HOME, H&M BEAUTY and H&M SPORT.
At H&M BEAUTY, progress is our creed, and passion is what drives us. We will throw the beauty parties no one wants to miss, be featured in beauty bags worldwide — and be that favorite lipstick on your bathroom shelf.
Through our knowledge, experience, and pure passion for what we do, we aim to deliver excellence to our customers — and we want to get even better at it. We believe that different perspectives are an asset in every team, and that's why we're looking for new mindsets and norm-challenging viewpoints to join us. Our enthusiasm for all things beauty is what makes the success of our team — join our H&M beauty journey, we want you on board!




Job Description


In the role as Sustainability manager you will be responsible for defining and implementing our sustainability strategy aligned with the H&M Beauty goals in connection with the H&M Group’s overall sustainability goals and strategy. You will work hands on to implement the strategy together with the H&M Beauty team and other stakeholders such as the global production offices, H&M Brand and the Global Sustainability department. Within the role you will work with areas such as packaging, formulas, logistic/transport, transparency, communication, I&D, social responsibility and external partnerships to mention a few.
We see stakeholder management as an essential part of this role and your communication skills together with a get it done attitude are key to succeed. You should have a commercial mindset and possess the ability to work both strategically and operationally together with team and stakeholders. We are looking for someone who can make our vision come alive, challenging traditional and old ways of looking at sustainability and be a driving force to help our teams deliver commercial products that our customers love in a sustainable way.
Main assignment and responsibilities, but not limited to;
Identify and outline the overall sustainability strategy for H&M Beauty. Set the roadmap and KPIs, map and engage stakeholders to drive the initiatives forward together with the teams.
Communicate clearly and drive cooperation and present solutions for improvement.
Report to all stakeholders, proactively and reactively and provide realistic plans and forecasts on performance
Set and maintain product quality and sustainability practices, and if needed, the relevant production technical processes for cosmetic and chemical products
Do research and support in sourcing of product suppliers, to set relevant and reachable goals in line with H&M Beauty goals and vision.
Monitor and report on brands and competitors’ sustainability and quality initiatives as a benchmark, and take appropriate actions.
Keep up to date with legislation, trends and innovation in the beauty industry.





Qualifications


University degree from relevant field.
Minimum 5 years’ experience within the sustainability field together in the Beauty industry
A self-starter and self-leader that get things done and creates results in line with business goals.
Both strategically and operational, with a problem solving and business mindset
Have the capability to build fact-based business cases in close cooperation with relevant stakeholders and find win-win-solutions
Confident in leading different projects simultaneously
Have excellent presentation and communication skills
Contribute with high energy and drive, inspiring both teammates and stakeholders
The H&M culture & values inspire your everyday work, and it is natural for you to act as an ambassador for H&M Beauty





Additional Information


The assignment is a permanent position to start as soon as possible, placement at the H&M Beauty head office at Jakobsbergsgatan in central Stockholm. You will be a part of the H&M Beauty assortment team and report to Head of assortment H&M Beauty.
If you feel your experience, skills and ambitions are right for this role, please then send in your application (CV) as soon as possible and latest 7th December, interviews will be held continuously. (For internal candidates, please remember to initiate a dialogue with your current 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!