Area Commercial Analyst

Company Description
- Make your mark within a leading global fashion company
- A place where you can express yourself & feel like you truly belong
- Fun, collaborative and inclusive team environment

**We currently have a fantastic opportunity to join the H&M Australia & New Zealand team as an Area Commercial Analyst based in our Auckland Area Office.**

At H&M we believe it’s possible for you to find what you love. We offer you space to create and room to grow — a place where you can belong and truly be yourself. You’ll join a team that is full of life in a company that feels as good as it looks. At H&M, we believe it’s possible because together we make it possible.

**Be yourself & more at H&M**

**Job Description**:
As a Commercial Analyst, you work close to the core of our business - **Our Stores**. Your main objective is to drive sales and profitability growth in your area. In your role, you lead with vision and develop the salesmanship and profitability mindset of our store managers, area teams (area manager, area visual, area HR and YOU) and support functions.

Together with the Area Team you are responsible for reaching our country goals by securing the store operations, driving selling and improving the customer experience in your Area.

Some of the key responsibilities of this role are;
**Drive Selling**: With your Area Team you ensure strong Commercial Execution in stores. You Identify and act on business opportunities to improve the performance of your area. You follow up on your actions by using commercial KPIs.

**Planning and Scheduling**:You are responsible for securing the scheduling and best practice processes that influence customer experience. With store managers you define the staff level per task, day and hour to secure the right number of resources at the right time, aligning this with contract structure.

**Securing Operations**:You coach store teams on operational best practices to ensure that the setup of the store is optimized to deliver great customer experience and high task efficiency.

**Resource Management**:You budget and plan & resources wisely and invest where you see potential. You follow up and act on Salary Cost development in your area. You monitor Shop Costs together with relevant functions & you initiate actions when needed.

**Leadership**:You coach our colleagues on how to identify selling opportunities and take actions to improve the customer experience. You are the profit coach within your area and secure the knowledge among all stakeholders. You train controlling talents and drive their development to secure succession within the market. You define and communicate the strategy to reach the country goals together with the Area Team.

**Qualifications**:

- Strong business mindset, great communication skills and a true team player.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Be commercial - a genuine interest in the business and an understanding of the environment our business operates in.
- Sales Drive and result-oriented personality.
- Clear logical thinking and well-developed analytical skills - You turn analysis in to action
- Detail oriented while being able to see the big picture and keep things simple.
- Strong organizational, time-management and interpersonal skills.
- Natural leader with an ability to inspire others to perform at their very best.
- An interest for working in a dynamic team and fast paced environment.
- A university or master’s degree within business or another academic field is an advantage.
- Two or more years working experience in a similar position.
- To be flexible to work & travel to our stores across New Zealand and occasionally to Sydney.

This is a full-time position based in Auckland, New Zealand.

Additional Information
**Why work for us**
- Receive 25% off H&M and other H&M Group brands
- Continuous learning and development opportunities within a global business
- Up to 26 weeks paid parental leave for eligible team members
- Access to 24/7 wellbeing provider
- Enjoy your birthday with an extra day of leave