R&D Material and Product – Packaging. Non Commercial Goods department/Global Expansion i Stockholm

Do you have a passion for purchasing and would you like to be a part of H&M’s expansion? If so, come and join our team that is globally responsible for the purchase of Non-Commercial Goods (NCG).

Non-Commercial Goods Purchase

We are looking for a solution oriented and creative individual for a role as Researcher & Developer for Material and Product to our NCG Purchase department, which is a part of H&M Global Expansion.

The role will be working with packaging products, including shopping bags, gift boxes, online packaging material etc. The packaging team in the NCG Purchase department is a central function responsible for purchasing packaging globally, and covers all brands within the H&M group; H&M, COS, &Other Stories, Arket, Afound, Weekday, Monki and H&M Home.

The Global Expansion department is responsible for all current and future stores in the H&M Group world-wide (4900+ Stores). The Expansion team drives all aspects of creating our H&M stores, i.e. to lease, design, draw, buy, build and maintain each store.

Job Description

In the role as R&D Materials and Products, you have responsibility for sourcing and developing materials and production techniques to match the H&M group and individual brands’ strategies (short & long term). This includes interpreting trends and identifying new materials.

You will be working closely with the Packaging Buyers to jointly ensure that there is a solid alignment between the material and product development roadmap and the purchasing strategies, balancing aspects such as sustainability, quality, price and lead time.

This is a new role in the team. Entrepreneurial thinking, communication skills and collaboration will therefore be highly important to ensure success in the role.

Your main responsibilities are

• Source or develop materials to match the H&M group and individual brands’ strategies (short & long term), including the group sustainability requirements and commitments
• Be the material specialist within the product category. Own and constantly develop the material library
• Conduct research, identify and develop production techniques matching the needs for expression, quality, sustainability and price
• Interpret trends and identify new materials
• Suggest, research and elaborate to achieve the best result
• Optimize and keep every stage in the development process as efficient as possible
• Interpret concept into material. Work with suppliers and their factories to develop capabilities on new qualities and / or improve the performance of complex qualities 
• Secure that all relevant tests are conducted on samples
• Suggest, research and elaborate to achieve the best result
• Optimize and keep every stage in the development process as efficient as possible
• Interpret concept into production techniques. Work with suppliers and their factories to develop capabilities and / or improve the performance of existing techniques

We believe you are

• An experienced material specialist or developer with packaging industry background
• Creative, solutions oriented, and customer focused
• Analytical and capable of facilitating the transformation of tomorrow’s frontline raw materials into sustainable and commercially feasible packaging products
• Thriving in a fast pace 
• An independent and self-motivated person
• A good team player that contributes to developing relationships with colleagues 

We also believe you have: 

• High ambition and passion in what you do
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills
• Good understanding of the packaging industry, different packaging production processes and materials
• Strong sense of integrity and business ethics
• Good command in written and spoken English

Does this sound like you?

If you find this position interesting and suitable for you, please send us your complete application - including CV and Cover letter. We would like to receive your application as soon as possible, but latest by January 21^st.

Location for the role will be in Stockholm. The position is a 12 months temporary employment.