WHAT YOU’LL DO
As the Industrial Engineering Manager/ Competence lead, you will play a strategic leadership role in securing efficient, sustainable business growth by leading the IE function and collaborating with local suppliers to drive cost competitiveness, capacity management, process excellence, and productivity development. You will be responsible for developing the IE team, strengthening supplier capabilities, and ensuring robust IE methodology implementation across the value chain.
People Leadership & Capability Building
- Lead, coach, mentor, and inspire a team of Industrial Engineers to secure strong technical capability and high performance.
- Drive workforce planning, skill development roadmaps, and succession planning.
- Set clear KPIs, monitor performance, and foster a collaborative culture.
IE Strategy, Cost & Capacity Management
- Lead the overall IE strategy for sustainable efficiency and cost competitiveness.
- Oversee SMV validation using GSD/ MTM systems.
- Drive SMV Excellence initiatives across different production group.
- Secure seasonal capacity offers through minute-based verification.
- Collaborate cross-functionally for accurate costing.
Productivity, Method & Process Optimization
- Work with product, technologist, and quality teams to optimize SMVs.
Supplier Collaboration & Capability Strengthening
- Guide suppliers to adopt strong IE foundations.
Digitalization, Governance & Collaboration
- Support Tech teams in development of IE related tools.
- Ensure governance of IE standards, reporting, and documentation.
- Need to have project product costing & cost optimization experience.
- Project management knowledge.
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
What is Production? It's the place where design ideas are transformed into actual products. We are in over 20 sourcing markets and are the direct point of contact for local suppliers. We work to ensure our products are of good quality and produced at the best price and in a sustainable way.
WHO YOU ARE
- Academic background in Industrial/Textile/Production Engineering.
- 10–15 years of IE experience; minimum 5 years in people management.
- Expertise in SMV, GSD/ MTM, Lean, process engineering, automation.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Effective stakeholder management and negotiation capability.
- Strategic mindset and strong communication skills.
WHO WE ARE
H&M Group is a global company of strong fashion brands and ventures. Our goal is to prove that there is no compromise between exceptional design, affordable prices, and sustainable solutions. We want to liberate fashion for the many, and our customers are at the heart of every decision we make.
We are made up of thousands of passionate and talented colleagues united by our shared culture and values. Together, we want to use our power, our scale, and our knowledge to push the fashion industry towards a more inclusive and sustainable future.
WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE
At H&M Group, we are proud to be a vibrant and welcoming company. We offer our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe.
Enjoy perks like staff discount cards, flexible work arrangements, wellness benefits, parental support, and more. Here, you are encouraged to be yourself, experiment, and chart your own growth path. As you flourish, so do we, with opportunities to create tangible impacts and shape the future.
JOIN US
Our uniqueness comes from a combination of many things – our inclusive and collaborative culture, our strong values, and opportunities for growth. But most of all, it’s our people who make us who we are.
Take the next step in your career together with us. The journey starts here.
We are committed to a recruitment process that is fair, equitable, and based on competency. We therefore kindly ask you to not attach a cover letter in your application.
Skills Required
- 10-15 years of IE experience
- Minimum 5 years in people management
- Academic background in Industrial/Textile/Production Engineering
- Expertise in SMV, GSD/ MTM, Lean, process engineering, automation
- Project management knowledge
H&M Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about H&M Group and has not been reviewed or approved by H&M Group.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and accessible, including medical, vision, and free-to-employee dental, with options such as transgender care, bariatric surgery, and enhanced fertility support. Telehealth access and low employee cost-sharing are also highlighted.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away options include paid vacation, wellness days, company holidays, and a paid birthday, with some elements extending to part‑time staff. These provisions are presented as a consistent strength across materials.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) plan with company match alongside financial tools like FSAs and commuter benefits. These components reinforce longer-term financial security within the total rewards mix.
H&M Group Insights
What We Do
Founded in 1947, H&M Group is a global design company with ~4,702 stores in 76 markets and 56 online markets. At H&M Group, we believe in making great design available to everyone. It’s essential in everything we do. Our family of brands and business ventures offer customers around the world a wealth of fashion, beauty, accessories and homeware, as well as modern menus with fresh and local produce at some of the brands’ in-store eateries. But design is so much more than just products; it’s about clever design processes, efficient product flows, creating experiences that enrich, and smart solutions that benefit all our customers. Sustainability is always at the core of our business. Not only because we like to do what’s right — but it’s also beneficial for our business. We will continue to push for change and lead the way towards a more inclusive and sustainable fashion future. Do you want to join us? We will trust you with great responsibility right from the start, reward a passionate mindset and encourage an entrepreneurial spirit. When you start a career with H&M Group, there’s no limit to where it can take you. H&M Group's Moderation Policy: Welcome to H&M Group’s official LinkedIn page. Ask questions, exchange ideas and meet members and employees from all over the world. This page is moderated daily and we always do our best to answer each one of you in a timely manner. Please remember to keep a friendly tone and in line with LinkedIn’s legal terms at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement Comments and posts that contain foul language, are off-topic or unnecessarily rude will be deleted. We also encourage you to report any inappropriate content. We use an external tool to handle the comments on our page, so please note that your comments can be stored. For questions, please contact our team at [email protected].
