TACTICAL BUYER FOR SHOPFITTING

We are now looking to further strengthen our buying team by adding a structured and curious Tactical Buyer for Non-Commercial Goods (NCG), shopfitting, for the H&M Group.

The Group Expansion function at H&M Group is responsible for all aspects of creating our H&M Group stores; to lease, develop, design, draw, buy, build and maintain each store.
The Group NCG Development and Procurement function is here to support our brands with Development and Procurement capabilities within Non-Commercial Goods. We develop our brands concepts from a design, quality, sustainability, and cost perspective aligned with brand DNA.
The Shopfitting range of products includes cash desks, wardrobes, tables etc.


The role
In the role as Tactical Buyer, you are responsible for securing the running performance of a portfolio of Non-Commercial Goods (NCG) suppliers. This includes following-up on goals and KPIs, acting on escalated operational supply issues, and setting corrective and preventative supplier action and improvement plans. You are also responsible for enabling running operations and driving improvements by setting up relevant supply control parameters and master data, and by coordinating phase in and phase out of products. The general focus of this role is the medium-term perspective (1-4 months). You also work in close collaboration with the other Tactical Buyers, Strategic Buyers, the Operational Purchase team, Product Developers, and multiple other roles across different parts of the H&M Group.


Key areas of responsibility:
· Supplier performance management (1-4 months), including escalated operational issue resolution
· Supply management (e.g. master data management, contract updates, coordination of product phase in and phase outs)
· Forecasting (purchase forecast)
· Supplier quotations and negotiations
· Drive and participate in cross-functional improvement initiatives and projects


We believe that you are a strong communicator and a curious and self-motivated team player. Your inner drive makes you ambitious and passionate about what you do. You also enjoy working in a fast paced and everchanging environment were constant improvement is key. Furthermore, we believe that you have a strong sense of integrity and business ethics and that you enjoy analyzing complex and extensive data sets (e.g. in Excel) to support fact-based business decisions.


In addition to matching the personal profile we also seek the following qualifications:
· Have a university degree relevant for the position (e.g. purchasing, business administration, economics)
· Have multiple years of experience from purchasing roles
· Are a good communicator and have experience from stakeholder management
· Are fluent in English, written and spoken.
· Experience from Category Management in purchasing is a benefit