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About the Role
This role is a 12-month fixed-term contract, offering an opportunity to contribute to delivering quality, value, and service to millions of customers. M&S is an inclusive, fast-moving, and evolving company with a strong sense of purpose.
Responsibilities
- Support the Merchandiser in agreeing strategy and targets for sales and stock forecasts by channel, including GSM Markdown and availability.
- Analyze sales data to identify trends and take appropriate actions in collaboration with stakeholders to maximize sales opportunities.
- Assist the Merchandiser and Buying team in formulating a detailed quarterly product plan across all channels, including International.
- Book product quantities to meet launch dates and respond to in-season variables for all UK and International channels.
- Assist with Department Plan reviews and lessons learned.
- Manage departmental documentation for all sales periods, including markdown plans.
- Maintain accurate listings in Range Planner.
- Work with Sourcing Offices to manage the critical path from buy to delivery, including global capacity management and production plans with suppliers.
- Provide information to the Space Planning & Development team for store layout plans.
- Maintain awareness of competitor product offers to inform price point strategy.
- Maintain communication links with retail, channels, allocation, suppliers, sourcing offices, and international teams.
- Implement and exploit new systems and processes.
- Assist the International team to maximize departmental sales during International Buying events.
Requirements
- Core Merchandising skills including managing GSM, Department Plan development, stock/commitment management, sales estimates, and production plans.
- Knowledge of the end-to-end buy-to-store process.
- Ability to control unplanned in-season costs.
- Negotiation skills for managing in-season unplanned costs.
- Knowledge of M&S brand and sub-brand strategy.
- Proficiency in IT support systems (Range Planner, SSI, SAS Reporting, JDA Merch Planning) and standard business desktop applications.
- Strong numerical, analytical, and interpretive skills.
- Ability to initiate and build strong relationships with Design, Buying, and Technology teams.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Influencing skills (internal & external).
Skills
- Merchandising
- Sales forecasting
- Stock management
- Markdown management
- Data analysis
- Collaboration
- Product planning
- Critical path management
- Supplier management
- IT systems proficiency
- Negotiation
- Communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Influencing
Location
- UK
Work Type
- Fixed-term contract
Benefits
- 20% colleague discount on M&S products and many third-party brands (after probation).
- Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more.
- Discretionary bonus schemes.
- Strong pension and life assurance.
- Tailored induction and training.
- Exclusive perks and savings through M&S Choices portal.
- Market-leading family policies (parental, adoption, neonatal leave).
- 24/7 wellbeing support (virtual GP, mental health services).
- One paid volunteer day per year.
About the Company
- M&S is disrupting, innovating, and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era.
- Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by colleagues, customers, and suppliers.
- The company's mission is to bring stylish wardrobe, home, and beauty essentials to customers via an easy, inspiring shopping experience online and in store.
- M&S is accelerating business transformation to suit changing customer needs.
Equal Opportunity
- 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 let us know.
- We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy.
- We are happy to talk smart/flexible working.