WHAT YOU'LL DO

As the Area Controller, you are responsible for reaching the Sales & Profit goals in your Area by securing that the stores deliver a Great Customer Experience. You act as a leader with a strong analytical focus ​and knowledge-based approach; you support ​Stores and the Area Team to enable Great ​Teams from a controlling perspective.

• Set action plans in line with country goals on a daily, weekly, monthly basis. Follow-up commercial KPI’s (visitors, converted purchase, conversion rate, average purchase, pcs/receipt, price/pcs). Identify commercial opportunities with the Area team. Define and communicate the strategy to reach the country goals together with the Area Team

• Budget Sales, Hours and Salaries for all stores in your area and in line with the country goals. Perform monthly Profit & Loss analysis focusing on Sales, Salaries, Other Costs and Profit development compared to budget and last year. You determine actions to improve the results with Area Team and Stores​

• ​Make frequent store visits to follow up scheduling and the execution of daily plan. Coach and align the actions to support customer experience. Regularly follow up sales and hours planning. Support and educate Stores in aligning sales planning and scheduling with the aim to improve efficiency and secure great customer experience; ensure salary cost budget is considered when planning in store and area teams

• ​Together with Merchandising and Store Management review concept selling performance and ensure right stock levels and garment availability to maximize selling and limit reduction cost. 

• Drive commerciality and selling by making the Store Team aware and knowledgeable about the right way to work with garments in store (e.g. BSP and seasonal garments). Follow up the performance of Big Products and asses placement and replenishment during store visits

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH 

As the Area Controller, you'll be working closely with the Area Team, Store Team, Merchandising Team and Country Controller. 
This is a full-time position, reporting to Country Controller. 

WHO YOU ARE
We are looking for people with.. 

• Strong and inspirational leader with a passion for developing both business and people through the power of teamwork and collaboration.

• Good understanding in Store operations, ability to influence, coach and communicate effectively. 

• Strong analytical skills, particularly the ability to evaluate data and situations and assess their potential impact.

• Being comfortable working with data and numbers to identify trends, patterns, or issues. This could involve analyzing financial data, market trends, or performance metrics.

WHO WE ARE​ 

H&M Group is a global company of strong fashion brands and ventures. Our goal is to prove that there is no compromise between exceptional design, affordable prices, and sustainable solutions. We want to liberate fashion for the many, and our customers are at the heart of every decision we make.​ 

We are made up of thousands of passionate and talented colleagues united by our shared culture and values. Together, we want to use our power, our scale, and our knowledge to push the fashion industry towards a more inclusive and sustainable future. ​ 

WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE ​ 
At H&M Group, we are proud to be a vibrant and welcoming company. We offer our colleagues attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. ​

• All our colleagues receive a global employee discount, 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 global employee discount, all our colleagues 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.​ 

JOIN US​ 

Our uniqueness comes from a combination of many things – our inclusive and collaborative culture, our strong values, and opportunities for growth. But most of all, it’s our people who make us who we are.​ 

Take the next step in your career together with us. The journey starts here.​ 

If you feel that your experience, skills and ambitions are right for this role, please send your application in English as soon as possible. Due to data policies, we only accept applications through career page.
 

​ *We are committed to a recruitment process that is fair, equitable, and based on competency. We therefore kindly ask you to not attach a cover letter in your application.​