Merchandiser - Knit/jersey Kids

A Merchandiser is responsible for executing the workflow to secure the best product offer. Now, ‘best deal’ might sound simple at face value. But there’s a bit more to it than that. In essence, it’s about striking the right balance between a few different things. As a Merchandiser you will have the ownership on managing and optimizing the entire workflow and secure the best deal in terms of price, fashion, speed, sustainable materials, and innovation.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Drive development, quotation and order follow up processes as per the set plan/ goals to secure the best deal for products and on time delivery.
- Strike the right balance between obtaining the best price for the company and customers while considering production lead-times, product quality, safety, user-friendliness, and sustainability.
- Build and maintain strong relationship with supplier and ensure the best supplier are selected for each product.
- Monitor suppliers’ performance and manage supplier relations related to short and long-term goals of production by considering all success factors such as price, fashion, speed, sustainable material, and innovation.
- Understand competitive environment and get the correct balance between the expectations of the customer and the objectives of the company's strategy.
- Work collaboratively with the Supply Chain team during business execution, ensuring alignment and cooperation to secure optimized procurement procedures and creative solutions based on data and product knowledge.

**Qualifications**
The person we are looking for must have experience in order follow-up & price negotiation. A team player, who can drive towards the common goal and should preferably **have extensive knowledge in handling knit/jersey products,** **material, and components production**. **Communication skills** will also be a key element when deciding who we will hire for the role as you will need to build relationships across Production and Buying Office. To be successful in this role, you need to have **strong analytical skills** for anticipating potential challenges on a global level, suggesting optimizations, and resolving issues. Most importantly, we are looking for someone who **has strong ownership**and can work independently.

This role touches almost the entire supply chain, so you need to proactively manage various internal stakeholders globally, balancing different, sometimes competing—or even conflicting— priorities and somehow finding your way through it all to reach a mutually beneficial outcome. When it works, it’s a symphony of global level coordination. And when it doesn’t, you have contingent strategies in place to minimize the impact.

**What you need to succeed**:

- Academic background in Textile Engineering is preferrable.
- 5-7 years of working experience with XXX products for kids.
- Effective time management - being stress-resistant and good at prioritization.
- Have a flexible mindset, positive attitude, and be an inspirational team player.
- Being fashion knowledgeable and have a genuine interest in fashion trends.

**Additional Information**

**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, ARKET, Afound. 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 type and countries.

**Inclusion & Diversity**

H&M Brand is a part of H&M Group. At H&M Group, we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation. 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.

**Company Description**

H&M is a fashion brand that offers the latest styles and inspiration, from fashion pieces and unique designer collaborations to affordable wardrobe essentials. Our business idea is fashion & quality at the best price in a sustainable way. Learn more about H&M Here.

**What is production?**

H&M Production is the place where design ideas are transformed into actual products. We are in over 20 sourcing markets and are the direct point of contact for local suppliers. We work to ensure our products are of good quality and produced at the best price and in a