Area Manager for Area South

H&M; Malmö kommun; On-site; SEK 550,000 - 750,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discount card

HIP incentive program

Job summary

H&M Group is seeking an Area Manager to drive sales and create an excellent customer experience across 21 stores in Area South. You will lead teams, develop leaders, and ensure performance management aligns with financial targets and company values.

The role requires frequent travel within the local market and a strong focus on budgeting, forecasting, and reporting. The position is temporary for 12 months, based in our Malmö Office, and reports to the General Manager.

Qualifications

• Requirements include leading large teams across multiple stores and driving sales and customer experience.
• Experience in retail operations, inventory management, visual merchandising, store layout, and customer experience.

Responsibilities

• Identify sales opportunities and implement strategies to deliver customer-first shopping in area stores.
• Ensure high-performing teams and support their development to drive profitable growth.
• Monitor KPIs, analyze data, and take actions to increase profit.
• Lead succession planning and leadership development for Store Managers.
• Ensure compliance with safety, security, administration, and legal procedures.
• Promote feedback and distance leadership to strengthen company culture.
• Collaborate with Store Management Teams, Area Visual and Sales Market teams to provide insights.

Skills

Team leadership

Sales leadership

Customer experience

Budgeting & forecasting

Financial reporting

Performance management

People development

Store operations

KPI analysis

Travel readiness

Job description

As an Area Manager youare responsible fordrivingSales,deliver an Excellent Customer Experienceandreaching the Sales and Profit goalsandtargetsin Area South (21 stores),by setting a plan in line with the Sales Market. Youdrive the development of your teams, ensuringtheright people,are in the rightplace,workingwithleadership development and structured performance management for yourteambased on resultsandvalues. You workin accordance withlegal requirements and H&M standards, policies, and procedures to meet the expectations of customersand colleagues.

On this journey weare all working togetherto create the bestomnicustomerofferand experiencefor our customersandyou willplay a key role in making this happen.

The key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Youidentifysales 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 planningand leadership development and structured performance management for yourStore Managers based on results,valuesand 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 withStore 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.

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 playerseagerto innovate and drive change in our industry. Be yourself, deliver results, and give ityourall 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 impactfulresultsand effectively make a positive difference in your sales market.

Minimumof3years of experience asan AreaManagerorsimilar leadership role within retail

You have led in complex environments,demonstratingan 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 tooptimizethe physical sales channel

A deep understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting to manage salesand profittargets andto makeinformed decisions

Ability toidentifyopportunities andrisks in your local market. This includes understanding customer demographics, preferences, and spending habits

Strong commitment and experience with providinga high levelof customer service and contributing to the OMNI agenda

Flexibility to travel at least 50% of your time for store visits and meetingsin 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’sour people who make us who we are.

This is a temporary position for 12 months offering 40 hours per week. The position is based in ourMalmö Officeand reports tothe 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 acover letter in your application.

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