Job Description

About the Role

As an Area Controller , your main focus will be on selling and profit in your Area through partnership and development of our store teams.

This hybrid/field role reports into the Area Manager and is based out Irvine, CA.

A Day in the Life

Working at H&M means no two days are ever the same, but a typical day will include the following responsibilities*

• Take main responsibility for maximizing Selling & Profit in the Area through performance of the physical stores

• Execute the Commercial Plan for the Area based on the Regional plan

• Secure Omni Customer Experience through qualitative & efficient Work Force Planning and operations

• Partner with the Sales market team to set annual budget & forecast process for Sales, Efficiency & Costs

• Guide the Area to reach top & bottom-line goals

• Set hourly function plan with Store management to enable strong store operations, efficiency, and a great colleague and customer experience

• Secure strong execution by aligning function plan and schedules.

• Partner with the rest of the Area team to set the desired staff levels for all stores in your Area, in line with Sales market goals

• Identify, develop and coach talents & foster multi-function collaboration

• Required domestic and international travel up to 60% of the time

Qualifications

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Finance, Business or Economics or equivalent experience

• 2-4 years of retail leadership or people management, preferably in retail management

• 1 – 3 years in a business analyst or finance role for a retail company preferred

• Strong commitment and experience with providing a high level of customer service

• Ability to coach and counsel staff and performance management and progressive discipline techniques

• Inclusive, positive, open to feedback, willing to multitask and learn on the job

• Strong commitment and experience with providing a high level of customer service

• Ability to coach and counsel colleagues on performance management and progressive discipline techniques

• Store orientation and commitment to store management development

• Proficient at Microsoft Office and ability to adapt to company specific systems

• Platform training skills and ability to communicate complex technical information in a simple and easy way

Why You’ll Love Working at H&M

• We value diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, and disability

• We pride ourselves on being a values-driven organization, guided by our 7 unique values that have been part of our success story for over 75 years

• You’ll have access to our Colleague Resource Groups (CRGs) to find community and networking opportunities among colleagues

• We are an inclusive company where you’re encouraged to be yourself at work

• You will have access to a large global talent community, where career growth and aspirations have no limits

• We believe in supporting your overall wellbeing and offer comprehensive benefits inclusive of health insurance, wellness and family support programs, company match 401k, paid leave programs, and paid time off, including a community day to serve your local community

• You’ll be able to express your personal style with our employee discount at H&M, & Other Stories, and COS

Additional Information

_ Compensation: salary range is $101,386-$114,059 annually**_

*This job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job and is not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, and responsibilities assigned for this job at the company’s discretion.

**H&M, in good faith, has assessed this posted range of compensation as the accurate range for this role and location at the time of this posting. H&M may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidate qualifications. This range may be modified in the future.

EEOC Code: PRO