Competency Lead - Capacity and Costing (Industrial Engineering)

WHAT YOU’LL DO​

As the Industrial Engineering Manager/ Competence lead, you will play a strategic leadership role in securing efficient, sustainable business growth by leading the IE function and collaborating with local suppliers to drive cost competitiveness, capacity management, process excellence, and productivity development. You will be responsible for developing the IE team, strengthening supplier capabilities, and ensuring robust IE methodology implementation across the value chain.

People Leadership & Capability Building

- Lead, coach, mentor, and inspire a team of Industrial Engineers to secure strong technical capability and high performance.

- Drive workforce planning, skill development roadmaps, and succession planning.

- Set clear KPIs, monitor performance, and foster a collaborative culture.

IE Strategy, Cost & Capacity Management

- Lead the overall IE strategy for sustainable efficiency and cost competitiveness.

- Oversee SMV validation using GSD/ MTM systems.

- Drive SMV Excellence initiatives across different production group.

- Secure seasonal capacity offers through minute-based verification.

- Collaborate cross-functionally for accurate costing.

Productivity, Method & Process Optimization

- Work with product, technologist, and quality teams to optimize SMVs.

Supplier Collaboration & Capability Strengthening

-  Guide suppliers to adopt strong IE foundations.

Digitalization, Governance & Collaboration

- Support Tech teams in development of IE related tools.

- Ensure governance of IE standards, reporting, and documentation.

- Need to have project product costing & cost optimization experience.

- Project management knowledge.

 

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH​

What is Production? It's the place where design ideas are transformed into actual products. We are in over 20 sourcing markets and are the direct point of contact for local suppliers. We work to ensure our products are of good quality and produced at the best price and in a sustainable way.  

​WHO YOU ARE​

- Academic background in Industrial/Textile/Production Engineering.

- 10–15 years of IE experience; minimum 5 years in people management.

- Expertise in SMV, GSD/ MTM, Lean, process engineering, automation.

Skills & Competencies

- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

- Effective stakeholder management and negotiation capability.

- Strategic mindset and strong communication skills.

 

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. ​

Enjoy perks like staff discount cards, flexible work arrangements, wellness benefits, parental support, and more. Here, you are encouraged to be yourself, experiment, and chart your own growth path. As you flourish, so do we, with opportunities to create tangible impacts and shape the future.   

 

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.​

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​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.​

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