Company Description

Area Controller, Area 1

As an Area Controller, along with the Area Team, you are responsible for reaching the Sales & Profit goals in your Area by securing that stores deliver a Great Customer Experience. You are a leader with a strong analytical focus and store operations experience. You train and coach Stores and the Area Team on controlling efficiency and profitability to enable our people & business to grow and reach our business goals. You work in accordance with legal requirements and H&M standards, policies and procedures to meet the expectations of customers and colleagues.

Job Description

Responsibilities Include, but not limited to:

• Define and communicate the strategy to reach the country goals together with the Area team.
• Set action plans in line with country goals on a daily, weekly, monthly basis.
• Follow-up on KPI’s, Budget Sales, Hours and Salaries for all stores in your Area and in line with the country goals
• Perform monthly Profit & Loss analysis focusing on sales, salaries, other costs and profit. Determine actions to improve results with Area Team and stores teams.
• Support and educate stores in aligning sales planning and scheduling with the aim to improve efficiency and secure great customer experience
• Work proactively and forecast selling and salary cost development
• Drive commerciality and selling by making the Store Team aware and knowledgeable about the right way to work with garments in store (e.g. BSP and seasonal garments).
• Review concept selling performance and ensure the right stock levels and garment availability to maximize selling and limit reduction costs.
• Initiate and take part in frequent follow-up informational meetings with store management and Area team.
• Make frequent store visits to follow up on scheduling and the execution of daily plans
• Collaborate regularly with support office functions at the Country support office

Qualifications

Minimum Candidate Qualifications:

• You must have excellent understanding of Store operations and our business
• Must have strong analytical skills with knowledge-based approach.
• Must have prior experience in a Leadership role
• Previous experience utilizing reports, store visits and coaching to increase performance
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office; Excel

Additional Information

Accommodation:

H&M will accommodate disabilities during the recruitment and selection process.

If a job applicant requests accommodation from H&M, H&M will consult with the job applicant and make adjustments that best suit their needs.

Successful job applicants of H&M will be notified of our policies for accommodating employees with disabilities