M&S Food is changing, and fast! We are undergoing one of the biggest transformations in retailing today to build a bigger, better, fresher food business.
From Percy Pig to the freshest M&S Select Farms produce, we grow, source, and develop our own products to give our customers family-ready food that's unbeatable on flavour and innovation.
We need motivated people who are ready to bring their whole self to work and give it their all in a fast-paced team committed to being the best. After all, this is not just food… This is M&S Food.
What’s in it for you
Being a part of M&S is exactly that – becoming a part and playing your part. We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values.
Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special…
1. 20% Colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food.
2. A first-class welcome to M&S with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development. Having options to progress is something we’re proud of at M&S.
3. Attractive annual bonus, based on company performance and personal goals.
4. Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
5. Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices website. Including GymSave – that offers up to 25% off Gym Memberships and the option to become an M&S Shareholder using our ShareSave & ShareBuy Schemes.
6. Charity Volunteer Day – A paid day away from work to support your chosen charity.
7. A very generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
8. Every colleague at M&S has access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support – this includes access to our 24/7 Virtual GP, PAM Assist to support you & your family & free access to the UnMind App as well as many other schemes.
What you'll do
Your key accountabilities will include:
1. Building and maintaining excellent supplier relationships.
2. Facilitate successful product and range launches, promotions, seasonal planning, new product development (NPD), events and phase change aligned to the agreed critical path, engaging with Commercial in a timely manner.
3. Monitor and manage accurate store level forecast including outliers.
4. Work collaboratively with the Store Performance team to manage seasonal peaks, trading events and address specific areas of store feedback.
5. Manage end to end peak processes, including forecast planning, supplier management and product group checking.
6. Identify opportunities to drive continuous improvement and drive best practice, whilst delivering the best service to our customers.
Who you are
Your skills and experience will include:
1. Experience of supply and demand in a retail or similar environment.
2. A passion for Food and a desire to learn about our brand and customers.
3. You'll be highly organised with an eye for detail, able to anticipate and resolve problems, prioritising and calling out issues that arise.
4. An analytical approach coupled with strong communication and the ability to work collaboratively.
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.
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