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Job Description

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN US

Are you passionate about procurement, supplier collaboration, and driving operational excellence? As a Buyer within our team, you’ll play a key role in securing timely and high-quality deliveries of Window Campaigns and printed materials that drive traffic to our stores, increase sales, and strengthen our amazing Brand! If you're a skilled negotiator, a problem solver, and a relationship builder - this is your chance to turn operational excellence into real business impact.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

In this role, you’ll manage the end-to-end procurement process with a focus on operational and tactical buying. You’ll work closely with Product Developers, Buyers, Category Buyers, Supply Planners, as well as suppliers, internal stakeholders within Marketing, and local teams to ensure that our supply chain runs smoothly and, in a context where we seek constant opportunities to create magic campaigns and activations.

As a Buyer in our team, you will have responsibility over several suppliers, working strategically to develop our supplier base throughout the SRM Process.

Your responsibilities include:

• Run Campaigns and activations within a cross-functional team. Taking full ownership of the procurement part in Campaign Management.
• Manage contract setup, order placement, delivery follow-up, and issue resolution.
• Conduct tactical negotiations for material purchases. Ensure compliance with contractual terms.
• Monitor supplier capacity and resolve delivery issues across markets.
• Maintain accurate process and documentation of procurement activities.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
• Develop the supplier base, SRM, and SPM. Track and evaluate supplier performance, implementing corrective actions when needed. Responsibility for supplier admin connected to dedicated suppliers and the SRM process.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements, cost-saving initiatives, and contribute to best practices.
• Analyze spend data and conduct market analysis as part of Category work.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

You’ll be part of a dynamic and collaborative team, working closely with other Buyers, Category Buyers, Product Developers, and our Supply Planner. Our closest stakeholders and collaborative partners are Window Creators, Project Managers, and Production Leads. Other important stakeholders are our Suppliers and Non-commercial goods specialists in our Sales markets. Together, we ensure that our Campaign & Print operations support the business in delivering Traffic, Sales, and Brand.

WHO YOU ARE

To succeed in this role, we believe you are an experienced buyer with a passion for delivering results and seeing creative visions come to life within a short timeline. You have an inner drive to constantly find opportunities and solutions, and your friendly personality acts as a role model for others. You can shift between strategic thinking and analysis to executing activations within tight time-frames without compromising on critical quality and compliance. You are a team player, striving to understand the full End-to-End process to make constant improvements. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, are a trustworthy relationship builder, and enjoy working with both data and people.

We also see that you have:

• A bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• 5 years of experience in procurement or supply chain, including 2+ years in operational buying and 2+ years in tactical sourcing. Experience from Strategic Sourcing is considered meritorious.
• Experience from medium to large international companies, preferably with matrix structures.
• Background in indirect spend categories such as consultancy services, facility management, or marketing.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to manage supplier relationships and regional coordination.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
• Proficiency in procurement systems (e.g., SAP Ariba, GEP, Coupa) and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

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.

An example of our benefits:

• 25% Staff discount on all our H&M Group brands, both in stores and online (H&M, COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, and ARKET).
• H&M Incentive Program – HIP. Learn more about the program here.

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.

This is a permanent position based in Stockholm, please send your CV in English as soon as possible. Please note that due to the summer holiday period, we expect to provide feedback from mid-August onwards.

*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.