COMPONENT DEVELOPER - Knits & Jersey - Kids

COMPONENT DEVELOPER - Knits & Jersey - Kids WHAT YOU DO As a Component Developer, you are the expert behind the building blocks of our products. You ensure that every component meets the highest standards of functionality, sustainability, and quality. Your role bridges creativity and technical precision, driving innovation while securing compliance and cost efficiency. • Drive component development to secure the best product. • Lead component quotation and negotiation processes to ensure cost efficiency and value creation. • Support seasonal library development and maintenance to ensure relevance and inspiration. • Take ownership of new seasonal component development, with keen customer eye to upgrade our newness offer to customer & elevate product offering. • Collaborate closely with suppliers and internal teams to secure the legal compliance and necessary data integrity based on the set business strategy. Hands on experience in Knits & Jersey vertical is mandatory to apply for this role. HOW YOU DO IT As a Component Developer, you combine technical expertise with a collaborative mindset. You approach challenges with structure and ownership, ensuring every decision is guided by data transparency, sustainability standards, and a commitment to continuous improvement. Your ability to build strong partnerships and communicate proactively, makes you a trusted contributor to the product development process. • Approach your work with ownership, structure, and attention to detail. • Build strong, collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams and suppliers. • Communicate clearly, proactively, and with a solution-oriented mindset. • Bring technical expertise in components, with deep knowledge of sustainable standards, materials, and finishes. • Live H&M’s values: cost-conscious, straightforward, open-minded, and committed to improvement. • Act as a reliable partner to a Product Designer and Material Responsible.  • Empower suppliers through technology integration and continuous support. • Drive initiatives in line with H&M’s guiding principles to advance the Low impact materials roadmap. • Shows a strong passion for analysis and a clear commitment to delivering meaningful business impact. The WHAT in this role description is about what you have ownership of, while the HOW is about living our values and using your competences to carry them out. No matter what your role may be at H&M – WHAT you do is as important as HOW you do it Our Values All colleagues within H&M Group share the same values.  They express how we create meaningful growth together – with our customers at heart and the mindset Everyone is a leader. Values in action Our values are put into action through their key behaviours/competences, that guide all colleagues across H&M Group to perform a task successfully regardless of role. See below.   • We are one team  • We believe in people • We are entrepreneurs • We make constant improvement • We are cost conscious • We are straight forward and open minded • We keep it simple • Collaboration (e.g., the ability to be collaborative, inclusive, engaging) • Empowerment (e.g., the ability to be empowering, trusting, listening)  • Innovation (e.g., the ability to be innovative, risk-tolerant, flexible)  • Improvement (e.g., the ability to be action oriented, taking ownership, willing to learn) • Resourcefulness (e.g., the ability to be resourceful, responsible, proactive) • Honesty (e.g., the ability to be open-minded, sincere, self-aware) • Clarity (e.g., the ability to be clear, efficient, effective) Leadership level - Leading Myself Scope- Global  Job Location – Bangalore - WFO   Benefits We offer all our employees at H&M Group 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, Afound. 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. In addition to our global benefits, all our local markets offer different competitive perks and benefits. Please note that they may differ between employment type and countries. Inclusion & Diversity H&M is a part of H&M Group. At H&M Group, we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplaces throughout our organization. Our teams should consist of a variety of people that share and combine their knowledge, experience, and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, on what we perceive possible and on how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world. Hence all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.  We strive to have a fair and equal process and therefore kindly ask you not to attach a cover letter in your application as they often contain information that easily can trigger unintentional biases.