We are a family of brands — H&M, COS, Monki, Weekday, & Other Stories, H&M Home, ARKET, Afound,  Treadler and Itsapark, driven by our desire to make great design available to everyone in a sustainable way. Together we offer fashion, design and services, that enable people to be inspired and to express their own personal style, making it easier to live in a more circular way. 

We aim to be the best employer around, looking after and caring for all our colleagues. When you start a career with us, there’s no limit to where it can take you. We will trust you with great responsibility from the start, encourage an entrepreneurial spirit and reward a passionate mindset. Welcome to a dynamic workplace where you contribute by being yourself. 

Do you have experience of products’ chemical compliance and safety? Are you passionate about research, sustainability and communication? Then read on!

Group Compliance is responsible for setting requirements to assure all H&M Group’s products are compliant with legislation and company policy. Our specialist teams cover aspects of product safety, chemical compliance, physical properties, and authority reporting.

We are now looking for a chemical compliance specialist to be responsible for non-textile products, with focus on non-commercial good and packaging materials.

The main responsibilities within the role are:

• Research and stay updated on relevant chemical/product regulations in all sales markets.
• Secure that H&M Group Chemical Restrictions for specified products/materials for all brands within H&M Group are in line with customer expectations, global regulations and company goals.
• Set, implement, update and follow up on requirements, routines, methods and guidelines connected to chemical compliance of non-textile products and packaging materials.
• Ensure that all key stakeholders understand and are kept up to date with H&M Group’s Chemical Restrictions and related documents.
• Work proactively with these issues to improve weak points, identify new potential risks and avoid problems reoccuring.
• Where required, proactively initiate and drive projects for improvement within the area (e.g., public policy consultations, substitution of chemicals).
• Internal and external coordination and networking (e.g., working groups, authorities, NGO’s).

We are looking for you, who:

• Hold minimum a university degree in environmental science/material engineering/chemistry (or related field).
• Have several years of professional experience of chemical regulations and product compliance.
• Have good knowledge of plastic and paper materials, construction material and production processes, preferably also material recycling.
• Can turn complex information into user-friendly guidelines, comfortable in reading and assimilating knowledge from scientific literature, standards and regulatory texts.
• Have great communication and networking skills.
• Have an excellent command of English, written and verbal.
• Are structured and organised with a customer-centric mindset.
• Are a team player, but also displays a high degree of integrity and self-leadership.

This is a full time and permanent contract based in Stockholm. 

If you feel that your experience, skills and ambitions are right for this role, please send your resume in English (no need for cover letter) latest February 22nd.

At H&M Group we strive to have a fair and inclusive recruitment process. Why kindly ask you to not attach cover letter in your application as they often contain information that can easily trigger unintentional biases.

We look forward to receiving your application!

H&M Group is committed to creating a Diverse & Inclusive environment and we are actively looking for qualified candidates irrespective of race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, national origin, disability or age.