Product Developer-Accessories (Jewellery)

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 here. 

Job Description

As a Product Developer, your main objectives will be to ensure the Production teams and suppliers know our customers and are aware of the latest trends. You have ownership in securing product development process end to end, which involves product risk assessment & best product from a customer perspective, in alignment with the assortment strategy.

Key Responsibilities:  

• Setting and executing global development strategy in alignment with the assortment, and in close collaboration. Always work with the customer in mind, observe how customers react to trends and contemporary life to be prepared to communicate with the designer.
• Securing supplier collection development according to BO’s input in right time and right quality, doing the final selection together with key stakeholders, and acting on update of best sellers according to the selling report.
• Follow the trends and draw conclusions on what to prioritize and focus on in the specific market .
• Provide the business team with necessary information based on customers, section trends and developments.
• Responsible for educating and developing suppliers in the product flow in terms of capabilities growth, complexity level, and ensuring alignment on customer understanding towards self-reliance.
• Involved in securing product development flow and sample handling process, and work proactively towards a sustainable product development process 
• Acting as a product representative on the ground and play an important role in problem solving.
• Responsible to develop local market assortment by creating relevant and sound brief, securing supplier collection in right time and right quality, doing the final selection together with key stakeholder, and acting on update on best sellers according to the selling report.

Qualifications

• Jewelry design knowledge, can understand design briefs
• Years of Experience-4-7 years
• Knowledge in materials like metal , plastic, stones, fabric , wood etc
• Good communication
• Stakeholder Management (bridging gap between internal and external stakeholdres)
• Trend Analysis
• Work together with team members to contribute to other production goals

Additional Information

This is a full-time position, starting as soon as possible according to the agreement. The role is an on-site position, based in our office in Bangalore, India.

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 organization. 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.