ABOUT THE ROLE
Do you want to play a key role in shaping talent strategy, fostering communities of practice and driving continuous learning and career growth for a team of engineers and/or other technical experts at Tech side of H&M? In the role as Competence Manager in Supply Chain, Transport & Trade Area, your focus is on people leadership and competence development, ensuring individuals have the right capabilities and conditions to thrive and contribute effectively across delivery teams.
As this role holds formal staff responsibility, your responsibilities will include annual salary reviews and performance reviews, career development, coaching, and mentoring for your team members – with the overall goal to create a high-performing environment that encourages collaboration and innovation.
The role offers the opportunity to contribute in many ways, with plenty of room for learning, development, and participation in various initiatives. You’ll work closely with other Competence Managers and other leaders in the area, giving you multiple points of contact throughout the organization.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Key Responsibilities:
Hold formal staff responsibility for engineers and technical experts, including performance reviews, salary reviews, development plans and employee engagement.
Coach, mentor and support individuals in their career growth, technical development and day-to-day challenges.
Work closely with Engineering Managers, Product Managers and Area leadership on workforce planning, team health, capability needs and succession planning.
Support hiring, onboarding, and retention of both employees and consultants.
Foster an inclusive, psychologically safe and high-performing environment where people can collaborate, learn, and grow.
Support competence development across the area, including knowledge sharing, communities of practice, and continuous improvement.
Act as a people-focused escalation point for topics that may impact delivery teams.
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
You will belong to the Supply Chain Domain that shapes and steers the global inventory flow by bringing together supply planning and logistics into a unified end‑to‑end agenda. Through the areas Assortment Build, Plan & Quantify, in‑season Optimization, Warehouse, and Transport & Trade, the domain builds the business and technology capabilities needed to balance availability, stock efficiency and cost, while enabling reliable, scalable and customer‑centric operations across all channels.
You will belong to the Transport & Trade Area that drives the global Transport & Trade agenda by developing business and technology solutions that enable standardized, efficient, and value-driven operations. Leads international freight, domestic distribution and trade processes, supported by a robust supply chain backbone for logistics and its correlated financial transactions.
WHO YOU ARE
We are looking for people with …
Formal staff responsibility in a tech environment, ideally 3–5+ years, including performance reviews, salary reviews, development conversations, employee engagement, workforce planning and people-related HR processes.
Experience leading and developing engineers or technical experts, preferably across larger or multi-team environments with both employees and consultants.
Strong software engineering background or technical understanding, with experience from software solutions, platforms, services, architecture and the end-to-end software development lifecycle.
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate and influence across Engineering, Product, Area leadership and People teams.
Experience creating psychologically safe, inclusive and high-performing team environments, with a focus on collaboration, well-being, and continuous improvement.
Fluent English communication skills.
We’re looking for people who are...
A skilled coach who supports and develops others
A strong communicator and collaborator who builds trust and relationships
Confident navigating complexity, change, and ambiguity
Analytical and structured, with a clear focus on business impact
Proactive, resourceful, and comfortable making decisions
A role model who leads with clarity, empathy, and accountability
Passionate about continuous improvement, learning, and creating value together
WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE
At H&M Group, we’re proud to be a vibrant and welcoming company where people can grow and make an impact.
All our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program (HIP)
Staff discount usable across all H&M Group brands, in stores and online
Work-life balance, 30 days’ vacation, and wellness allowance of 4000 SEK/year
Access to Benify for discounts on gym memberships, travel, hotels, and more
Compensation boost during parental leave
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 is our people who make us who we are.
This is a full-time, permanent position, starting as soon as possible according to the agreement. This is a hybrid position and based in Stockholm, Sweden where close collaboration with stakeholders is an important part of the role. We are not able to provide relocation support or visa assistance for this role at this point in time and focusing on talents currently based in Sweden.
Apply by submitting your CV in English as soon as possible.
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.
Take the next step in your career together with us. The journey starts here. We are eager to meet with you.
Skills Required
- Formal staff responsibility in a tech environment, including performance reviews, salary reviews, development plans and workforce planning (ideally 3-5+ years)
- Experience leading and developing engineers or technical experts, including working with employees and consultants
- Strong software engineering background or technical understanding of software solutions, platforms, services, architecture and end-to-end SDLC
- Strong stakeholder management skills; ability to collaborate and influence across Engineering, Product, Area leadership and People teams
- Experience creating psychologically safe, inclusive and high-performing team environments
- Fluent English communication skills
- Coaching, mentoring and ability to support career development
- Analytical, structured, proactive, comfortable with complexity and ambiguity, and a role model leader
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].
