Supply & Demand Manager - Franchise

The Franchise Team plays a key role in expanding H&M's global presence, partnering with external companies to bring our brand, customer offer, and experience to life across diverse regions.

Working closely with our franchise partners, we drive commercial success through strong assortment, demand and supply planning, local relevance, and consistent brand execution.

We are now looking for a passionate and commercially driven Supply & Demand Manager to join the team. In this role, you will help strengthen demand and supply planning for our Franchise business, shaping accurate plans, enabling stock availability, and supporting commercial performance across franchise markets.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

In this role, you'll drive demand and supply planning across franchise markets and ensure alignment between commercial targets, stock levels, and product availability.

• Develop and maintain top-down demand and supply plans aligned with franchise commercial targets.
• Ensure alignment between the total franchise plan and customer group plans.
• Provide rolling forecasts and highlight deviations to support proactive decision-making.
• Support optimization of stock levels, availability, and reduction strategies.
• Guide franchise partners on stock management strategies and actions.
• Collaborate with global teams to influence quantities, life-cycle, and assortment decisions.
• Identify risks and opportunities related to sales, stock, and availability.
• Support merchandising and partners with insights to drive commercial performance.
• Contribute to pricing, assortment, and commercial prioritization discussions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Merchandising, Global functions, and franchise partners to align planning and execution.
• Support initiatives related to demand planning, forecasting, and supply optimization.
• Lead and support team development, if applicable, and drive collaboration across functions and stakeholders.

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH

You'll work closely with Merchandising, Global functions, and franchise partners to support accurate forecasting, stock optimization, and commercial performance. In Franchise, this role focuses on guiding and aligning partners rather than owning end-to-end execution.

The role reports to the Head of Franchise Omni Merchandising.

WHO YOU ARE

We are looking for people with...

• A university degree in Business, Economics, or a related field.
• Experience in demand planning, merchandising, buying, or stock management.
• Strong analytical and forecasting capabilities.
• Strong understanding of stock management and supply chain flows.
• Strong commercial awareness and business understanding.
• Ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
• A structured and detail-oriented way of working.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to create alignment across teams and markets.
• Experience from complex, international, and partner-driven environments is beneficial.

Additional information

This is a full-time role located in Stockholm, Sweden. Linn Hoffström, Head of Franchise, will be the hiring manager and will lead the interview process for this recruitment. Sounds interesting? Apply by sending in your CV in English as soon as possible, but no later than 31st of July 2026. Due to the holiday period, interviews will start after the application deadline. Please note: We are committed to a recruitment process that is fair, equitable, and based on competency. We therefore kindly ask you not to attach a cover letter in your application.

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.

• Employee discount card, usable for all H&M Group brands both in stores and online
• Inclusion in the H&M Incentive Program (HIP)

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'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.

Location
Mäster Samuelsgatan, Stockholm, Sweden