Product Developer

Description:

As a Product Developer, you have the ownership over the end-to-end development based on assortment strategies and development hub deliverables. You drive the developments and take lead in material price negotiation with support from merchandising managers / global team to ensure component and material sourcing with best options, qualities, prices, and lead time in alignment with global expectations. Sustainability is an integrated part of all you do within denim (raw material, dyeing, finishing, washing) so you will work on Sustainability Agenda for Assortments and drive durability & circular projects for respective teams. You are also responsible for maintaining and updating digital & physical material library incl. FTD, as well as keeping updated on innovations aligned with global & regional material strategy. You work proactively towards a sustainable product development process by securing product development flow and sample handling process. Working on site and overseas suppliers, you have a clear understanding of the component capability in terms of fabrics, washes and sustainable innovations and take actions to educate and develop suppliers to leverage their capability and minimizing risks connected to component.

Qualifications

As the Product Developer, you have fashion sensibility with very strong technical knowledge on Denim product and a deep understanding of sustainable standards and component attributes such as Fabric dyeing, finishing, washing etc. You are strategic, business minded with strong negotiation skills and a vast understanding of pricing from a global perspective. You have good global market knowledge and the ability to seek out and implement further opportunities that could strengthen our customer offer. Important as well to have a proactive and act like troubleshooter to both identify and apply solutions to challenges connected to components and production. You communicate and collaborate closely with global teams as well as directly with T1 & T2 suppliers. Have a good understanding of the global T2 base and support in keeping it relevant and updated to match the global strategies within the BU and H&M. Collaborative teamwork and communication are key in everything we do. You work hand in hand with all stakeholders to co-execute the strategies and activities set from Assortment and Development Hub. Through all of this you work daily as a role model towards our H&M values.

Apart from these skills, you must also have:

• Academic background in Textile Engineering, Fashion studies
• 5-7 years of working experience in similar role, preferably in textile industry
• Ability to multi-task and manage various project elements simultaneously
• Experience in coordinating and managing international stakeholders
• A flexible, positive, and inspirational team player