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Job Description

As a Senior Buyer for women's ready-to-wear, you are responsible for the assortment strategy, defining the collection structure, and leading the development to achieve the goals set in terms of design, selling, and profitability.

• Secure a purchase plan for increased growth and profitability for all customer touch points/sales channels in line with section goals
• Responsible together with Product designer to create and develop high-quality products
• Identify what our customer wants, and always be updated on what is happening in the surrounding world for your target customer
• Set the goals and strategy as well as work towards the best result for your department/s in line with the section strategy
• Constantly follow the selling and act on new tendencies as well as search for the new commercial fashion
• Make purchasing decisions at the right time in the right quantity to secure strong selling and profit results in all Sales channels
• Responsible for the department timeline in line with the section timeline

Qualifications

We are looking for a Buyer to join us on the journey to become a leading fashion brand for modern femininity. We believe you love fashion and have good knowledge of collection building and understanding of the working procedure from customer behavior to design, production, and buying. You encourage and contribute to the shared responsibility of creating and protecting an inclusive and welcoming workplace where everyone is allowed to self-identify.

We would love to meet someone who:

• Has a minimum of 3 years experience of working as a Buyer.
• Has experience of working with different garment groups within women's wear and also high knowledge of fabrics/materials.
• Has strong fashion intelligence and eye for details.
• Understands the importance of commercial thinking and has a sales-minded core and strong salesmanship.
• Is result-oriented and looks at the customers’ needs in every product to secure its value drivers and correct in-price.
• Has a positive problem-solving attitude and is eager to find new ways.
• Is a strong leader with a strategic mindset that dares to believe in future trends.
• Is a team player and has a straightforward communication ability adding to an open atmosphere that allows growth.
• Is a strong communicator and has excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken.

Additional Information

We are looking for Buyers for Knitwear and Woven dresses working with our Essentials and Stockholm concept. This is a temporary position of 14 months. Starting mid-April 2025 and will be located at the Head Office in Stockholm. Apply online with your CV in English, but no later than 28th of January (We don’t consider any applications sent via email due to GDPR). For internal applicants - please initiate a dialogue with your current manager.

At H&M Group we strive to have a fair and inclusive recruitment process. We kindly ask you to not attach a cover letter in your application as they often contain information that can easily trigger unintentional biases.

H&M is committed to creating a Diverse & Inclusive environment and we are actively looking for qualified candidates irrespective of race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, national origin, disability, or age.

Global Benefits

We offer all our employees at H&M Group attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a staff discount card, usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. Brands covered by the discount are H&M (Beauty and Move included), COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories and ARKET. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.

In addition to our global benefits, all our local markets offer different competitive perks and benefits. Please note that they may differ between employment types and countries.

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.

Company Description

& Other Stories offers fashion-loving women a wide range of shoes, bags, accessories, beauty, and ready-to-wear – all equally important for the whole look. We inspire women to create their own personal style and expression. Our ateliers design diverse collections with great attention to detail and quality, always with modern femininity in mind. Learn more about & Other Stories here.