Area Manager for Area South

Job Description

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As an Area Manager you are responsible for driving Sales, deliver an Excellent Customer Experience and reaching the Sales and Profit goals and targets in Area South (21 stores), by setting a plan in line with the Sales Market. You drive the development of your teams, ensuring the right people, are in the right place, working with leadership development and structured performance management for your team based on results and values. You work in accordance with legal requirements and H&M standards, policies, and procedures to meet the expectations of customers and colleagues.

On this journey we are all working together to create the best omni customer offer and experience for our customers and you will play a key role in making this happen.

The key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• You identify sales opportunities and implement strategies to deliver a customer first shopping experience in the stores in your area, ensuring that sales targets and reaching company goals.
• You ensure you have high-performing teams and support their development to drive profitable growth.
• You follow up and analyze key KPIs of the area and initiate actions to increase profit, balancing long and short-term planning.
• You work with succession planning and leadership development and structured performance management for your Store Managers based on results, values and leadership.
• You ensure compliance with all safety & security, administration, and legal procedures.
• You strengthen our company culture by promoting feedback in our daily work through distance leadership and coaching.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

In this role, you will collaborate with multiple teams to ensure the successful expansion of the business. You will work closely with Store Management Teams, Area Visual and Sales Market teams, providing key insights and recommendations.

WHO YOU ARE

Joining us means embracing a journey without a fixed path. We need you to welcome change and help shape our future organization.

We are looking for people who are :

• A dynamic leader passionate about fostering business and personal growth through teamwork and collaboration. Your leadership drives impactful results, making a positive difference in your sales market.
• Open-minded team players eager to innovate and drive change in our industry. Be yourself, deliver results, and give it your all as we work together to transform our business.
• Strong and inspirational leader with a passion for developing both business and people through the power of teamwork and collaboration. You use your leadership, skills, and experience to inspire, drive impactful results and effectively make a positive difference in your sales market.

And people who have…

• Minimum of 3 years of experience as an Area Manager or similar leadership role within retail
• You have led in complex environments, demonstrating an outstanding ability to lead leaders and create efficient execution.
• Solid experience from working with retail operations, including inventory management, visual merchandising, store layout, and customer experience to be able to optimize the physical sales channel
• A deep understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting to manage sales and profit targets and to make informed decisions
• Ability to identify opportunities and risks in your local market. This includes understanding customer demographics, preferences, and spending habits
• Strong commitment and experience with providing a high level of customer service and contributing to the OMNI agenda
• Flexibility to travel at least 50% of your time for store visits and meetings in your area

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 employees 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. 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.

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.

If you feel your experience, skills and ambitions are right for this role, apply by sending your CV in English through the career site as soon as possible but no later then 28/10.

This is a temporary position for 12 months offering 40 hours per week. The position is based in our Malmö Office and reports to the General Manager.

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

*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.