Strategic Buyer Non Commercial Goods i Stockholm

Are you interested in supplier relationships, price negotiations, sourcing and product developments? Are you socially skilled to get colleagues onboard with your ideas and open to listening to theirs? Is negotiation, reaching the best deal and strategy areas that you feel passionate about? If yes, then read on!

In the Sweden production office, there is an opening for a strategic buyer with high ambition and drive who loves working in a global dynamic environment. The person we are looking for will be working as a strategic buyer for all Hangers purchased for all brands within the H&M group. In this role, you will take full ownership and responsibility to develop the hanger category together with two other team members.

You would join the Global Strategic Purchasing Team for non-commercial goods. This is a team of 6 fantastic employees based in Stockholm and belong to the H&M Production organization. The teams’ main responsibility is to secure the best deal for defined purchasing categories and improve results in line with our strategic goals. The categories we currently focus on are Hangers, Price Tags and Transportation Cartons. The team has many contact points within the H&M Organization and is daily handling questions within production, sales, logistics, legal, sustainability and design.

You will be responsible for:

• Setting and executing global strategies for the hanger category

• Carrying out tender processes in our production markets together with teams in the regional offices

• Carrying out the best deals including Price, Sustainability, Quality and Speed

• Supporting the sales countries in the hanger supply

• Driving exciting product developments for campaigns, guest design co-lab and other projects

• Initiating and driving sustainability areas like “Closed loop” and innovative new materials

We see that you:

• Hold valuable experience within purchasing and negotiations

• Are analytical

• Have ability to work independently, have own drive and high integrity

• Are flexible, openminded and enjoy working in a dynamic environment

• Have ability to drive own initiatives and make decisions based on business needs

• Hold great English skills, both written and verbal communication and are open to travelling

We can offer you:

• Opportunities to grow and develop within H&M – we dare to give people opportunities to try new things and our goal is that a job at H&M Group is more than just a job, it is the beginning of a career opportunity.

• A value driven workplace where we believe in people and their ideas to strive for constant improvement

• A global and inclusive work environment. We see that our people is the key to our success and we want to look after them by being a good employer.

This is a fulltime permanent position based at our head office in Stockholm, Sweden. If this sounds interesting, please send us your CV and a letter stating why you are the right person for this role. Please send it no later than the 2nd February 2018.

We look forward to your application!

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