Region Southern Hemisphere currently consists of Chile, Peru, Uruguay, South Africa, Australia & New Zealand. We are taking next steps to accelerate towards our direction by reshaping our operations. To achieve our ambitions, deliver on our goals and create value for our customers, our colleagues play a key role. With clarified roles and responsibilities, we continue to execute with speed and adapt to the changes in the world around us. 
 

You will play a pivotal role in optimizing the balance between customer demand and assortment. You will be responsible for ensuring product availability, minimizing excess inventory short and long term, and contributing to the overall success of the organization. You will drive efficient regional demand fulfilment, spurring sales growth. You will work cross functionally mainly but not limited to the stakeholders within the regional merchandising team.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Regional Demand & Supply Planning Manager in execution.
• Responsible for all functionality bringing plans from region to PM level + % market buying.
• Follow up and optimize assortment buying plans.
• Ensure that bottom-up plans match PM top-down target following the regional strategy.
• Follow up accuracy of selling plan & stock plan.
• Localize regional price and gross profit strategy.
• Localize regional assortment strategies for all markets within the region.
• Forecast of reduction costs with Demand & Supply Manager and ensure actions are followed.
• Follow up of selling & stock forecast to proactively identify needed actions.
• Drive awareness cross functionally about assortment availability for commercial execution.
• Roll out way of working of new initiatives in region in collaboration with global support team.

• University degree, preferably in Business, Economics/Finance or similar
• Understanding of buying and planning
• Understanding of stock management strategies and practices
• Understanding of logistics, allocation, store operation and online sales
• High analytical skills
• High level of salesmanship
• Programming skills meriting
• Structured way of working
• Collaborative personality and good communication skills
• 1-3 years' experience merchandising, stock management, buying or planning, preferably experience from both retail and digital.
• Omni retail knowledge

This is a full-time position, that offers a local contract that could be flexible across Santiago de Chile, Cape Town, Sydney and Stockholm. And reports to the Regional Demand & Supply Manager​ for Southern Hemisphere Region.  

If you feel that your experience, skills and ambitions are right for this role, please send your application as soon as possible but latest 15 March 

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. 

We look forward to receiving your application.