Will you enjoy being part of H&M Group and Production? We surely hope so, but only if you’re comfortable in an environment with high levels of ambiguity and constant change. It is a place where your opinions matter right from day one, so you better have them and not be afraid to speak up; a place where “questioning what you’re told” is more often than “doing what you’re told”; a place where you can make mistakes, learn from those mistakes and develop through them.

Job Description

As a Global Component Developer, you have ownership in securing component development process end to end, which involves component risk assessment, securing quality based on H&M's requirements. And ensure best options in terms of quality, price and lead time in alignment with assortment expectations.

With the understanding of Assortment concept and customer as well as strategy and goals, you identify the right suppliers in order to maintain a sustainable T2 supplier base.

Interpret global trends in new components sourcing and product development with suitable suppliers.

You are responsible for educating and developing suppliers in the product flow in terms of capabilities growth, complexity level, and ensuring alignment on customer understanding towards self-reliance.

You are updated and follow sustainability trends, innovations and quality closely with ISCC and global market input. Identify & develop new components (including fabrics, yarn, treatments, trims) always with sustainability as top of mind.

Ensure material libraries are maintained and aligned globally according to the Assortment strategy.

Keep systems updated with all relevant information and price connected to components.

Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to ensure a lean sourcing process.

Together with development team - communicate and ensure a transparent component strategy, where full global team is updated and aligned.

Qualifications

As the Global Component Developer, you have high technical knowledge (prefer having textile engineering background or Heavy knit production or related experiences) and a deep understanding of sustainable standards and component attributes such as yarn, wash, print etc.

You are business minded with strong negotiation skills and a vast understanding of pricing from a global perspective. You have good global market knowledge and the ability to seek out and implement further opportunities that could strengthen our customer offer.

Important as well to have a proactive and problem-solving approach to both identify and apply solutions to challenges connected to components and production.

You communicate and collaborate closely with global teams as well as directly with T1 & T2 suppliers. Have a good understanding of the global T2 base and support in keeping it relevant and updated to match the global strategies within the BU and H&M.

Collaborative teamwork and communication is key in everything we do. You work hand in hand with all stakeholders to co-execute the strategies and activities set from Assortment and Production.

Through all of this you work daily as a role model towards our H&M values.

Is H&M right for me?

People who are happy and do well at H&M tend to thrive on using their intuition and common sense. It is the place of possibility, and it is also the place of ambiguity and constant change. It is not a company for micro-managers or people who operate on auto-pilot. It is a company where your opinions will influence business decisions. So, you need to enjoy making them heard, questioning how things work, and trying things that you might not be familiar with.

Consequently, we depend on teamwork. We have a pretty high tolerance for failure, provided you can show you’re learning. You can expect to take on new responsibilities and move around a bit. If that’s what you’re looking for, this could be the start of a varied and rewarding career. Beyond that, it’s really up to you. 70% of our people manager roles are hired from within, so there’s not much limit to how far you can go. All we ask is that you be yourself, take ownership of your work and your career goals, and go for it with everything you’ve got.

Thinking about applying?

If all of this sounds like it might be your kind of thing then you should definitely get in touch. We’re more about personality and competence than qualifications, so don’t worry if your skills aren’t a perfect match.

If your CV is selected then our talent acquisition team in Shanghai/Guangzhou will invite you for a phone call, followed by a couple of interviews at one or more of our offices.