Product Merchandising Lead, Planning Market Central Europe (m/f/d)

WHAT YOU’LL DO

We’re looking for a Product Merchandising Lead to drive product merchandising execution across our sales markets. In this role, you’ll work with stock, demand and sales insights to support strong availability, healthy stock levels and commercial performance.

You’ll act as a key link between sales markets, supply planning, inventory optimisation and warehouses, helping to align product, stock and commercial priorities across the full flow.

You will:

• Act as the key contact for sales markets on product merchandising, stock, allocation and replenishment topics.
• Analyse sales, demand and stock data to identify risks, opportunities and needed actions.
• Support price maps, markdowns, clearance and campaign decisions based on local competition, demand and stock position.
• Follow up supply in relation to demand, sharing insights and recommending corrective actions.
• Steer allocation and replenishment flows from warehouse to store, including stock balancing, replenishment adjustments and seasonal stock actions.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

You’ll work closely with sales market commercial teams, supply planning, inventory optimisation, warehouses, store teams and global stakeholders.

Together, you’ll support aligned commercial and supply decisions across markets, with a focus on availability, stock efficiency, sales and profitability.

WHO YOU ARE

We are looking for people with…

• 2–4 years of experience in product merchandising, retail planning, allocation, replenishment or commercial operations within retail, fashion or FMCG.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret sales, stock and demand data.
• A solid understanding of retail and product merchandising processes.
• Good Excel skills and an interest in BI or reporting tools, such as Power BI.
• A degree in supply chain management, logistics, business administration, economics, data analytics or a related field is beneficial, but relevant experience is equally valued.

And people who are…

• Structured and detail-oriented, with a strong focus on data accuracy.
• Clear communicators who collaborate well across teams, functions and markets.
• Commercially minded, with the ability to connect product, stock and customer demand.
• Proactive and solution-oriented.
• Comfortable working with several priorities in a fast-moving environment.

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. ​

• Global Employee Discount of 25% on our products at H&M and H&M Group Brands such as ARKET, COS, H&M Home, Weekday, & Other Stories
• Corporate Benefits with special conditions on a wide range of products and services
• Holiday Pay
• Company Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Program with Lyra

JOIN US ​

This is a full-time position based in Hamburg. The role follows a hybrid working model, with the expectation to work from the office at least four days a week.

If you feel your experience, skills and ambitions are right for this role, please send your application, including CV in English as soon as possible. Interviews will be held continuously.

Due to data privacy policies, we only accept applications via our career page.

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.​​

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.