Merchandise Manager - Ladies

rent and future customer and consumer product demand related to your concept
• Be the expert on your market, staying up to date with competitive landscape in terms of product: fashion, quality, price and activation
• Analyze product data and provide key actionable conclusions to the regional organization
• Visit physical stores and review digital platforms regularly to identify potential and follow up on commercial strategy implementation
• Be responsible for all information (quarterly priorities, commercial information, etc.) sent to Digital, Retail and Sales

Drive your concept - secure and optimize commercial product offer:
• Maximize short and long-term profitable growth for your concept in your region
• Adapt and implement a global assortment strategy aligned with the company's objectives and regional needs
• Optimize the Global assortment strategy to meet regional needs by defining key must wins in collaboration with the Assortment team
• Influence prices, quantities, incomings, assortment width, and manage regional product lifecycle through collaboration with the assortment team
• Optimize net selling by establishing clear commercial priorities per channel, by identifying and acting on the sales opportunities/threats
• Influence and execute the global product strategy from Business Units and Global Merchandising
• Localize the global price position for each country within the region

In-season and Post-season Inventory Management:
• Set stock freshness targets and key actions, react on in and post season inventory management
• Set strategy for commercial impact on key product categories omni (including different store segments) and act based on in season performance
• Follow up size availability on key product categories and commercial belief
• Set product activation strategy in and post season

Lead & develop your team
• Create conditions and coach to enable high performance of teams and individuals
• Identify and develop talents to build a high-performing and diverse team
• Foster collaboration across channels, roles, and functions
• Contribute insights to global & regional counter parts for commercial planning strategy discussions

Who You Are:
• University degree, preferably in Business, Economics/ Finance or similar
• 5-7 years of experience within merchandising, assortment office, controlling function or similar
• Previous formal or informal leadership experience
• Previous experience in product category management
• Knowledge in operating merchandising systems, tools, methods
• Strong in driving results and constantly improving ways of working
• Ability to link customer insight knowledge to commercial actions
• Deep understanding of products, stock and product lifecycle management
• Very good skills in MS Office, especially in Excel and PowerPoint
• Able to work independently and be self-motivated while still working within a team environment and fostering a strong team collaboration
• Flexibility and adaptable to change, a strategic mindset
• Oral and written proficiency in English
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Inclusive, positive, open to feedback, willing to multitask and learn on the job

Why You'll Love Working at H&M
• We value diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, and disability
• We pride ourselves on being a values-driven organization, guided by our 7 unique values that have been part of our success story for over 75 years
• You'll have access to our Colleague Resource Groups (CRGs) to find community and networking opportunities among colleagues
• We are an inclusive company where you're encouraged to be yourself at work
• You will have access to a large global talent community, where career growth and aspirations have no limits
• We believe in supporting your overall wellbeing and offer comprehensive benefits inclusive of health insurance, wellness and family support programs, company match 401k, paid leave programs, and paid time off, including a community day to serve your local community
• You'll be able to express your personal style with our employee discount at H&M, &Other Stories, and COS

Compensation: salary range is $145,954-$167,851 annually**
*This job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job and is not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, and responsibilities assigned for this job at the company's discretion.
**H&M, in good faith, has assessed this posted range of compensation as the accurate range for this role and location at the time of this posting. H&M may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidate qualifications. This range may be modified in the future.
EEOC Code: OFM
Job Status: Salary, Exempt

Location

110 5th Avenue, New York, United States