Expansion Manager

H&M Group•Toronto, ON

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

As an Expansion Manager, your main focus will be to drive sustainable growth by leading expansion strategy, portfolio management, and investment planning for the sales market, ensuring profitable development and alignment with the company’s long-term vision. This hybrid role reports into our General Manager, Canada and is based out of Toronto Support Office.

Requirements

Strong leadership and coaching abilities with proven stakeholder management skills
Strategic mindset with the ability to balance long-term vision and short-term actions
Excellent planning, prioritization, and organizational skills
Analytical and results-driven, with strong financial acumen
Advanced English communication skills, both written and spoken
Proficient in MS Office
Minimum 5 years of experience in Expansion or a senior leadership role within a similar function
Solid understanding of expansion strategy, leasing, and construction and facilities management
Proven experience leading and developing teams in complex, international environments
Demonstrated success working in a matrix organization with multiple stakeholders and seniority levels
You are communicative, socially confident, and supportive in your leadership. You combine analytical and creative thinking with decisiveness, resilience, and a strong drive for action and collaboration

Responsibilities

Lead the Expansion function in your Sales Market
Create conditions to enable performance of teams and individuals in your Sales Market
Drive talent management by identifying and developing talents to build a future-ready and diverse organization
Strengthen teamwork and foster cross-functional collaboration
Create and drive the Sales Market expansion and portfolio management plan to deliver on Brand Plans, based on global strategic direction and in alignment with the Sales Market GM and other departments
Drive sales productivity, profitability and cost control, set investment frames, sustainability targets and other goals to deliver on the Brand Plans
Review and give input on recommended CAPEX budget allocation against local project portfolio and suggest adaptation when needed
Secure a strong vision for the retail space, based on global strategic direction, and put the customer in focus in the expansion strategy
Secure commercial input to the portfolio strategy, based on both sales performance and consumer demand, through catchment area analysis
Secure project management and strategic alignment of Key Cities in your Sales Market.
Secure implementation agenda of the global Omni Store Operating Model
Secure roll-out of technical capabilities for full benefit realization from our products and value streams
Co-lead Expansion audits and ensure the Sales Market team plans and executes projects in line with company expectations
Ensure the expansion teams work with external partners with the highest level of professionalism, and that all negotiations and contract executions are in line with company, legal and ethical standards
Review and approve all store network projects within market approval, ensuring that we continuously improve the standard of our business cases and legal language
Enable communication flow between the Sales Market and global functions, staying up to date with latest company direction and advocating for your market towards global, as well as enabling synergies across teams
Act as a strategic partner to the Sales Market General Manager
Promote and drive cross-functional collaboration within and outside the Sales Market
Secure high professionalism of teams in your Sales Market