Buying Manager

Company Description

Commercial Development & Growth is a global function within the H&M brand and our mission is to set and deliver on the global customer experience strategy to strengthen our brand and enable profitable sales. Together we develop, expand and optimize all sales channels while securing conditions for efficient operations leveraged by tech and strong collaboration across the organization. 

Our function plays a key role in delivering on our brand plan through an elevated, inspirational, and relevant shopping experience that is centered around our product and provides competitive convenience for our customers. 

Job Description

As a Buying Manager, you will lead, mentor, and develop a team of Buyers and Supply Planners, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment. You will be responsible for contract setup, capacity management, order to delivery, KPI follow-up, and issue resolution. You will be responsible for tactical buying for the shopfitting categories and operating the shopfitting replenishment model. 

Your main responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Overall responsibility for managing contractual setup, capacity management, order placement, delivery follow-up, and issue resolution for the shopfitting categories. The area has over 100 suppliers across the world with over 30,000 orders placed and delivered.  

• Responsible for operating the shopfitting replenishment model to secure supply while optimizing the TCO of the category. 

• Oversee and guide the operational buying activities, ensuring that day-to-day procurement processes are efficient, cost-effective, and aligned with organizational goals. Focus on streamlining operations, improving supplier performance, and ensuring timely delivery of goods and services. 

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers, ensuring timely delivery of goods and services as well as developing their performance over time. 

• Continuously evaluate and improve procurement processes to enhance efficiency, reduce lead times, and minimize costs. 

• Ensure all procurement activities comply with company policies, industry regulations, and ethical standards. 

• Monitor and analyze procurement metrics, preparing regular reports for senior management to take informed decisions. 

• Work closely with other departments, such as finance, retail, expansion and logistics, to ensure seamless integration of procurement activities with overall business operations. 

• Identify and mitigate potential risks in the supply chain, ensuring business continuity and resilience. 

Qualifications

We are looking for people with… 

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field. 

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in procurement and supply chain management roles. 

• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience from a formal leadership role. 

• Successful track record of motivating and developing teams and talents. 

• Solid experience of end-to-end supply chain, i.e., from procurement to logistics. 

• Strong knowledge of procurement processes, supplier management, and contract negotiation. 

• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills. 

• Proficiency in procurement software and tools. 

• Strong analytical skills and proficient in exposing data to enable quick and well-informed decision making 

• Strong organizational and time management skills. 

We also see that you have: 

• Strategic thinking with a strong commercial focus. 

• Insight-driven and customer-focused approach. 

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills. 

• Ability to manage and influence stakeholders at various levels within the organization. 

Additional Information

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact? Please upload your CV in English as soon as possible, but no later than 27th of April.  

Kindly note that, due to GDPR regulations, we can only accept applications submitted through our career page. 

This is a full-time, permanent position, based at Head Office in Stockholm, Sweden. You will report to Mattias Tell. For questions about the role, please contact Mattias Tell.  

We look forward to receiving your application! 

Inclusion & Diversity 

At H&M Group, we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organization. Our teams should consist of a variety of people that share and combine their knowledge, experience and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, on what we perceive possible and on how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world. Hence all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process. 

We strive to have a fair and equal process and therefore kindly ask you not to attach a cover letter in your application as they often contain information that easily can trigger unintentional biases.