The Franchise Team plays a key role in expanding H&M’s global presence, partnering with external companies to bring our brand, customer offer, and experience to life across diverse regions.
Working closely with our franchise partners, we drive commercial success through strong assortment, demand and supply planning, local relevance, and consistent brand execution.
We are now looking for a passionate and commercially driven Supply & Demand Manager to join the team. In this role, you will help strengthen demand and supply planning for our Franchise business, shaping accurate plans, enabling stock availability, and supporting commercial performance across franchise markets.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
In this role, you’ll drive demand and supply planning across franchise markets and ensure alignment between commercial targets, stock levels, and product availability.
- Develop and maintain top-down demand and supply plans aligned with franchise commercial targets.
- Ensure alignment between the total franchise plan and customer group plans.
- Provide rolling forecasts and highlight deviations to support proactive decision-making.
- Support optimization of stock levels, availability, and reduction strategies.
- Guide franchise partners on stock management strategies and actions.
- Collaborate with global teams to influence quantities, life-cycle, and assortment decisions.
- Identify risks and opportunities related to sales, stock, and availability.
- Support merchandising and partners with insights to drive commercial performance.
- Contribute to pricing, assortment, and commercial prioritization discussions.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Merchandising, Global functions, and franchise partners to align planning and execution.
- Support initiatives related to demand planning, forecasting, and supply optimization.
- Lead and support team development, if applicable, and drive collaboration across functions and stakeholders.
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
You’ll work closely with Merchandising, Global functions, and franchise partners to support accurate forecasting, stock optimization, and commercial performance. In Franchise, this role focuses on guiding and aligning partners rather than owning end-to-end execution.
The role reports to the Head of Franchise Omni Merchandising.
WHO YOU ARE
We are looking for people with...
- A university degree in Business, Economics, or a related field.
- Experience in demand planning, merchandising, buying, or stock management.
- Strong analytical and forecasting capabilities.
- Strong understanding of stock management and supply chain flows.
- Strong commercial awareness and business understanding.
- Ability to translate data into actionable insights.
- Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
- A structured and detail-oriented way of working.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to create alignment across teams and markets.
- Experience from complex, international, and partner-driven environments is beneficial.
Additional information
This is a full-time role located in Stockholm, Sweden. Linn Hoffström, Head of Franchise, will be the hiring manager and will lead the interview process for this recruitment. Sounds interesting? Apply by sending in your CV in English as soon as possible, but no later than 31st of July 2026. Due to the holiday period, interviews will start after the application deadline. Please note: We are committed to a recruitment process that is fair, equitable, and based on competency. We therefore kindly ask you not to attach a cover letter in your application.
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.
- Employee discount card, usable for all H&M Group brands both in stores and online
- Inclusion in the H&M Incentive Program (HIP)
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
- University degree in Business, Economics, or related field
- Experience in demand planning, merchandising, buying, or stock management
- Strong analytical and forecasting capabilities
- Strong understanding of stock management and supply chain flows
- Strong commercial awareness and business understanding
- Ability to translate data into actionable insights
- Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills
- Structured and detail-oriented way of working
- Strong communication skills and ability to create alignment across teams and markets
- Experience from complex, international, and partner-driven environments
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 — Medical, pharmacy and vision options with low employee costs and free dental are available, alongside telehealth and inclusive offerings such as transgender, bariatric and fertility coverage. These features are highlighted as solid for U.S. retail roles, with some availability for part‑time positions depending on eligibility.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Vacation, flexible wellness days, company‑paid holidays and a paid birthday off are offered, with some paid time off available to part‑time staff. The time‑off structure is presented as generous within the retail context.
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Parental & Family Support — Eight weeks of paid parental pay for mothers and fathers is provided, complemented by adoption assistance and healthy pregnancy/babies programs. These family supports add depth to the core medical coverage in the U.S. package.
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].
