上海招聘

Job Title: Product Developer - Sports

Reports To: Global Product Manager

1. Job Purpose

Understand future trends and secure the right product for all concepts, relevant to sportswear, includes garments, accessories and shoes.

Understand technical trends and provides proactive technical inputs to secure fit related to product type. Do this with speed, securing quality and competitive prices.

Supports Buying office (buyers & designers) during their assortment building process.

2. Main Responsibilities & Accountabilities

- Follow the trends and based on the given assortment make conclusion, what to prioritize and focus on in the specific PO market.

- Interpret our trends and based on the given assortment plan on customer level, to achieve a good development process for both material and products within the right target price.

- Give updated and detailed information regarding the trends and stuk to PO team and to suppliers.

- Translate product trends into production friendly options.

- Follow the technical trends globally and what competitors are working on in supply chain in production markets.

- Evaluate and approve product development samples.

- Have a close cooperation with R&D of relevant production office or market, to achieve the results per product.

- Build trust and create understanding and possibilities between BO/PO/suppliers, to make creative solutions and optimize profitability.

- Optimize and keep every stage in the development process as efficient as possible.

3. Knowledge/Experience/Skills

a) Knowledge

Essential:

· Professional education in fashion relevant to the sportswear – garments/ accessories/ shoes

· Specific knowledge in global fashion trends

· Knowledge and understanding of key customer group

Desirable:

Knowledge of production relevant to the product.

b) Experience

· Experience in researching and interpreting fashion trends in sportswear.

· Experience of minimum _ no. of years in product development in sports category.

· Experience in working in multiple sales markets with brands in forefront of sports related fashion wear. For e.g. Nike, Columbia, Adidas etc.

· Prior experience in production is a success factor.

c) Skills

· Clear communication skills including written, verbal with people in diverse locations

· Basic computer skills.

· Analytical skills

· Technical skills related to making product samples

· Language proficiency – English (Mandarin is a plus)

d) Attributes and Behaviours

· Commercial Understanding & focus –Demonstrates understanding of customer needs and commercial aspects

· Creative – is curious, asks questions, generates ideas/ improves or modifies existing ideas, sees opportunities

· Drive & Own Initiative – takes initiatives, action in time, strives to achieve goals

· Proactive – anticipates, plans or prepares ahead based on research

· Strong team work – shares ideas/ information, builds & sustains positive working relationships, works with others to accomplish goals

· Implementing ideas to results – able to transfer concepts/ ideas to practical, production feasible samples

· Quality Conscious – keeps focus on quality parameters, assesses risks to find the best way

At H&M we are one team.

We look for a colleague who is straight forward and open minded.

We want someone who gives and accepts direct feedback.

We want a person who believes in people and aims for constant improvement, while being cost-conscious and keeping things simple.

4. Context

This is a new role created as part of the initiative in Production Office (PO) to strengthen the product offering in sports category for all concepts in H&M brand. The role is part of the Global Sports Development Team based in Shanghai.

Today H&M has more than 80,000 employees all working with the same philosophy: to offer fashion and quality at the best price, where sustainability is a crucial part of our business and partnerships. We have expanded substantially in recent years and we now have more than 2,300 stores spread over 38 markets. Our globalization and the big opportunities that are developing within the company have made H&M an attractive company to work for, giving you great opportunities for growth and development.