Product Developer- Denim

We are looking for a Product Developer for H&M Woven/ Denim. As a Product Developer, your main objectives will be to ensure the Production teams and suppliers know our customers and are aware of the latest trends.  You have ownership in securing product development process end to end, which involves product risk assessment & best product from a customer perspective, in alignment with the assortment strategy.  

Key Responsibilities:  

• Manage the end-to-end development process, ensuring quality, price, lead time, and sustainability align with H&M’s global assortment strategy.
• Always work with the customer in mind, observe how customers react to trends and contemporary life to be prepared to communicate with the designer.
• Educate suppliers, develop sustainable components, and explore local market opportunities to enhance product offerings.
• Drive sustainable innovations, stay updated on fashion trends, and introduce new components and processes.
• Act as the on-ground product representative, ensuring smooth product development flow and resolving challenges effectively.
• Align with global teams by maintaining a transparent and well-communicated product development strategy.

As the Product Developer, you have fashion sensibility with very strong technical knowledge on denim product and a deep understanding of sustainable standards, yarn, and component attributes such as 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. It is important as well to have a proactive and problem-solving approach to both identify and apply solutions to challenges connected to product development. 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. 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.

Apart from these skills, you must also have:

• Academic background in Textile Engineering is preferable.
• 5-7 years of working experience in similar role, preferably in textile industry
• Ability to multi-task and manage various project elements simultaneously. 
• Experience in coordinating and managing stakeholders 
• A flexible, positive, and inspirational team player 

This is a full-time position. If you are interested, please apply by 20 January 2025. Due to data policies, we only accept applications through career page. 

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 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 organization. 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. 

We strive to have a fair and equal process and therefore kindly ask you not to attach a cover letter in your application as they often contain information that easily can trigger unintentional biases.

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.