Junior Product Developer for H&M HOME

Description

The company is a design-led interior brand that makes modern, personal homeware at affordable prices, aiming to help people make a space feel like home.

The work is collaborative and creative, and it puts you close to customers. You will be given significant responsibility from the start.

Two Junior Product Developer roles are open, one on the Kids & Baby team (hard decorative products) and one on the Eat team (hardgoods).

Responsibilities

• Work in a small team of product developers, designers, planners and business controllers, led by a product manager.
• Support your product developer with daily tasks.
• Organize and carry out the component and product development process efficiently, working closely with production teams worldwide.
• Help keep component and product development clear and efficient, supporting growth and profitability in the department.
• Kids & Baby works on hard decorative products such as ceramics, wood, metal, straw and some textiles. Eat works on dining and kitchen products such as tableware, serving pieces and kitchen accessories, mainly in ceramics, glass, wood, marble and metal.

Requirements

• Enjoy working as part of a team to build the best products and range for customers.
• Spot opportunities, improvements and simple fixes.
• Handle a heavy workload and a lot of responsibility in a quick-moving setting.
• Have a strong interest in interiors and stay current on trends and global design culture.
• Hold a degree in product development, buying, retail business, industrial design, interior design, textiles or a related field.
• Preferably, have experience developing commercially viable, profitable hard decorative products and components.
• Experience with homeware products is a plus.
• Know PLM systems and Adobe Illustrator.
• Be creative and curious, with a real interest in interiors.
• Work independently and solve problems with practical solutions.
• Be strong at administration, organizing and setting priorities.
• Keep a flexible mindset, seeing the wider picture and both short- and long-term goals.
• Be a dependable team member and a clear communicator.
• Be results-driven, with a strong business growth mindset.
• Have good sales instincts and commercial judgment.

Conditions

Full-time, temporary contracts of 11 months or 13 months, based in Stockholm.

Both roles are temporary.

Interviews run on an ongoing basis, and candidates will be matched to the team that fits best.

Apply as early as you can.

Internal employees should talk with their manager before applying.

The company is committed to an inclusive, diverse and equal recruitment process.

Benefits

• Access to the group's global benefits and development opportunities across markets.
• A staff discount card that works at the group's brands, including its home label, in stores and online.
• Enrollment in the group's H&M Incentive Program (HIP).
• Local perks vary by country and by type of employment.