Inventory Project Lead - #1093460

Job Description

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Inventory Project Lead in the Merchandising Function, your main focus will be to support and lead the creation and roll out of local and global projects for Region East Asia. You align and execute on stock related strategies connected to future store and online projects from an allocation, replenishment, exit stock planning and new store components perspective. Your role will be in the Regional Inventory function but work broadly and have touchpoints with many different functions, both internal and external. In this role, you will work in a high paced and contribution heavy environment and we expect someone that can handle multiple deliverables simultaneous and is ready to contribute on a higher level.

This role reports into our Inventory Manager and is based in either Singapore, Malaysia, Japan or South Korea.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.

You will:

• Responsible for overall allocation, you execute strategy, ways of working and is accountable for execution of initial allocation parameters to be correctly set at all times for project stores. You own and drive PM level execution and follow up of allocation parameters.
• You drive inventory optimization through following up on inventory targets for warehouse, store segments and support with actionable direction e.g replenishment and push strategy, setting deliver schedules to store with logistics counterpart, monitor and improve stock accuracy by supporting RFID routines.
• Optimize supply to minimize constrains and driver impacting sales in line with inventory optimization strategy as well as monitor and act on inbound/ outbound garment flow to support logistic planning amd .
• Follow up on execution of framework for prioritization of articles for allocation to secure commerciality in stores.
  
  
  

Who You’ll Work With

As Inventory Project Lead you’ll work closely with Retail Space team, Sales team and the Merchandising function. This role will be reporting to regional Inventory Manager.

Who You Are

We are looking for people with…

• Economics or Business degree/relevant qualifications.
• Deep understanding of inventory optimization, merchandising, stock management strategies and influencing commercial agenda in the region.
• Good knowledge of logistics, allocation, store operations and omni sales.
• High level of salesmanship and analytical proficiency; is an advance excel user.
  
  
  

And people who are…

• Effective collaborator with strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
  
  
  

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.