At H&M group we are accelerating digitalization and to stay relevant, we need to ensure our vendors and partner bring their best capabilities, innovation ideas and talented technologists to support the transformation of H&M Group. You will play a core role in this to happen so join us to lead our Commercial and Procurement area within Business Tech Functions.

You will work closely with our CTO and Head of Business Tech to set the strategy and direction for group wide Tech Sourcing by delivering cost efficiency & optimizations to support our group direction. You will build great businesses both inside and beyond our corporate firewalls to maximize value from our supplier relationships and ensure our internal customers have the goods and services they need to succeed.

• Lead definition of Tech sourcing strategy (in alignment with CTO/Head of Business tech), incl. category management/planning, policies and guardrails
• Lead definition of sourcing model for major service bundles (based on demand of domains, functions and teams and capabilities of vendors)
• Lead Tech Commercial team manage a large portfolio of vendors 
• Establish relationships with strategic providers, act as escalation instance
• Align domains and team’s requirements with current and future vendor capabilities/ service scope
• Drive and research opportunities to reduce total costs and balance inflationary pressures and optimize for total cost of ownership
• Drive realization of synergies across the group by aligning sourcing requirements and vendor selection processes
• Lead vendor selection/negotiation processes for strategic contracts
• Define KPI/performance standards and measurement processes for vendors
• Monitor, communicate and course correct vendor performance

Experience and desired behaviors:

• 15+ years of vendor relationship and performance management experience
• 12+ years of experience in categories under management in a fast placed global organization 
• 10+ years in procurement leadership roles within large companies (SEK 5bn+ in procurement spend)
• IT knowledge and IT service delivery experience
• Knowledge of service management standards (e.g., ITIL) and Risk management
• Advocate agile methods in working style

Technical competencies

• Hands on experience in shaping, negotiating and managing large, multi-year vendor tech deals (1bn SEK or larger)
• Proven track record with 2+ large transformation projects in leadership roles, ideally procurement organization development or transformation
• Proven track record of 2+ deals involving modern, cutting-edge technologies (e.g., AI, Machine Learning, Agile deals)
• Proven experience in negotiating and managing deals with at least 3 major service providers (e.g., TCS, Accenture, HCL) and software providers (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Salesforce)
• Experience in sourcing and managing SaaS/Cloud Based products
• Experience in shaping, negotiating, and managing vendor performance under different constructs (e.g., RFP/RFI, Service-based ARC/RRC, Fixed Price, Fixed Outcome)
• Experience in designing and managing multi-vendor setups including cross-vendor incentives and penalty schemes
• Understanding of at least 3 Technology areas and related challenges across:
  - ITIL and Service Management
  - Agile Engineering, including CI/CD disciplines 
  - Core infrastructure components (e.g., cloud, DC) and main challenge
  - Data platforms and analytics 
  - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  - Modern Tech stacks for front-end development 
  - SAP and core RDBMS platforms 

H&M Values and Culture:
At H&M, we are driven by our 7 values – hmgroup.com/about-us/our-values/
As a role model for our values and putting them into action, you are expected to demonstrate excellent cognitive, social, and emotional skills and know how to nurture them in others by having the ability to commit to directional decisions, take ownership of the whole and collaborate across boundaries. You are a great leader who creates trust and dares to lead while striving for speed, reducing complexity, and focusing on the outcome. You communicate in a timely and clear way, stay curious and are open to new perspectives

Application & process:
This is a full-time position with placement preferably in Stockholm, but we are open to hire in EU (European Union) countries.

We will interview continuously during the process but would like your application at the latest by September 22nd, 2022. For questions about the role, please contact Nidhi Illman on nidhi.illman@hm.com (Talent Acquisition - Business Tech).

Diversity & Gender Equality at H&M Group:
H&M 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.  
Please read more here: Gender Equality in our supply chain : hmgroup.com/sustainability/fair-and-equal/gender-equality-in-our-supply-chain/