Company Description

H&M Group is a family of brands; H&M, COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET and Afound. At H&M Group, our people are the driving force behind our commitment to creating meaningful growth and more sustainable lifestyles. Help us re-imagine fashion and together we will re-shape our industry. Learn more about H&M Group here.

Job Description

Do you have a passion for Beauty products and have an interest in working with assurance of product quality and compliance? Are you a team player with a can-do attitude? Do you like a fast pace? Then you should apply for this exciting role in our team.

Within Beauty Production we are working with all brands within H&M Group who develop and produce private label cosmetics; we now seek a chemist for an 11-month temporary position.

H&M Group does not own any factories or production plants; instead, H&M Group works with several independent cosmetic contract manufacturers located mainly in EU and Asia. As a chemist you are responsible for securing product quality and compliance from product brief to launch and on market. You will be working close together with our in-house chemist team, Quality Manager, Merchandisers, Product Developers, Marketing and our contract manufacturers.

The main responsibilities within the role are:

• Understand H&M chemical requirements and ensure that all requirements are followed
• Secure that documentation is submitted to H&M from Suppliers in time
• Review documents such as ingredient lists, Product information files, etc.
• Support product registration
• Support in product developments

Qualifications

We see that you:

• Hold a degree in Chemistry
• 1-2 years of working experience, preferably from Cosmetic industry or any other regulated industry (e.g., food, pharmaceutical)
• Outgoing and enjoy teamwork
• Hold analytical skills
• Organized person and can manage documentation, materials and sometimes complex information
• Hold a proactive approach and a positive mindset
• Love to learn new things and are eager to support the team

Additional Information

This is a full time temporary contract position based in Stockholm. Please apply as soon as possible but no later than 06th of September 2024.

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.

Inclusion & Diversity

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 to your application as they often contain information that easily can trigger unintentional biases.