As Marketplace Inventory Lead, You are a key contributor to our merchandising unit, focused on driving our assortment strategy, availability and profit on marketplaces in close collaboration with the Merchandising Managers and key stakeholders from the marketplace team. You will play a critical role in ensuring product availability, reducing carrying costs, and maximizing operational efficiency and driving a profitable sales result in our marketplaces. You will work cross functionally mainly but not limited to the stakeholders within the regional merchandising team, Marketplace team & logistics team.

You are customer and sales-driven professional with a strategic mindset. You are a detail-oriented professional with expertise in inventory management, data analysis, and with a strong supply chain understanding. You thrive working in a fast pace, in and agile environment. You are natural team player that strives to foster collaboration across channels, roles and functions.

Key responsibilities

• Implement the product strategy by allocating the correct products and stock to our marketplaces . Support in setting the product strategy (connected to our overall brand plan and marketplace strategy) for the marketplaces in the region in close collaboration with the Merchandising Managers, Digital Merchandising Leads, Key account Leads and Marketplace Manager
• Support with input to the commercial business analysts and commercial merchandising managers to ensure we drive a strong product offer activation in our marketplaces through commercial planning.
• Follow up and optimize inventory targets, contribution for warehouse and connected marketplaces to maximize sales results.
• Coordinate and drive the overall sales and profit evaluation from a product perspective on our marketplaces in close collaboration with.
• Evaluate the product performance of marketplaces and drive initiatives to further improve our assortment

To be successful in the role as Marketplace Inventory Lead,  you should have strong commercial focus and are insight and data driven, with proven ability to drive results and work towards goals. You should have a broad merchandising knowledge and commercial experience that understands the total picture from customer demands on our offers.

What you need to succeed:

• Economics or Business degree, Economics/Finance or similar
• Prior experience in inventory optimization, merchandising, stock management strategies, ecommerce/ marketplace
• High level of salesmanship and analytical proficiency; is an advance excel user.
• Effective collaborator with strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

This is a full-time position, reporting to the Inventory Manager.

Specific working location will be discussed during the interview process.

Apply by sending in your CV in English as soon as possible. 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 organisation. 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 at www.hmgroup.com