Junior Buyer Global at Marks & Spencer

London, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

30 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

02 Jul, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Assortment Planning, Communication, Execution, Data Analysis, Problem Solving, Relationship Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Trading Plans, Stakeholder Management, Competitor Analysis

Industry

Retail

Description

What’s in it for you? Working at M&S means being part of something bigger - helping to deliver quality, value and service to millions of customers every day. We’re inclusive, fast-moving and always evolving, with a strong sense of purpose and a focus on doing the right thing. Here are just a few of the benefits that make working here even more rewarding: · 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third-party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you’ve completed your probation · Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more · Discretionary bonus schemes linked to your performance and ours [*REMOVE THIS FOR RLA/B roles*] · Strong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future · Tailored induction and training to support your development from day one · Exclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal · Market-leading family policies, including parental, adoption and neonatal leave · 24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services · One paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you What you’ll do Your key accountabilities will include: * Drive EU marketplace sales, margin, and profit through effective product launches and trading plans. Monitor performance to enable agile stock, pricing, and promotional decisions. * Support strategic planning and manage end-to-end product lifecycle for timely execution. * Lead and develop your team to deliver departmental success * Collaborate on customer-focused product strategies and go-to-market plans. * Use data and insights to optimise ranges, identify risks, and seize opportunities. * Own product ranges to boost sales and profit and build strong stakeholder relationships with a global, customer-first approach. Who you are You will be working to at least Assistant Buyer Advanced in a fast-paced retailer with a keen interest to grow a global business. Your skills and experience will include: * Assortment: delivers goal-aligned, commercial ranges * Communication: clear, collaborative, and influential * Execution: manages end-to-end product delivery * Analysis: turns data into decisions * Problem Solving: proactive and innovative * Relationships: builds trusted partnerships Everyone’s welcome We are ambitious about the future of retail. We’re disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We’re transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen. We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together. If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process. #LI-AP1 #hybrid M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That’s why we’re revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There’s never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact. We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process and we are happy to talk smart/flexible working. Marks and Spencer is a unique British heritage brand with a history of ‘firsts’ and we enjoy the fact that everything we do has the potential to impact and delight over 29 million customers daily. Our International business is now being invested in and the results are starting to show as we outgrow competitors. M&S has a significant International presence: 433 wholly owned, jointly owned or franchised stores in 56 territories across Europe, Asia and Middle East and have online sites in over 100 markets. We have a team in place who share some impressive International experience and have created a clear strategy which will deliver ambitious goals. We have the benefits of being a smaller team, we’ve removed unnecessary rules and we want entrepreneurial thinking. There is a lot to do and we’d like your expertise.

Responsibilities

Drive EU marketplace sales and profit through effective product launches, trading plans, and agile pricing decisions. Manage the end-to-end product lifecycle and collaborate on customer-focused go-to-market strategies.