Summary
Our International Supply Chain is at the heart of our growth ambitions as a business. We have a huge amount to deliver at pace to enable our supply chain to become truly responsive, and our Logistics Operations function is integral to enabling us to deliver this!
Do you have experience of Marketplaces or similar selling online platforms? Then we have an exciting new opportunity as a Logistics Admin Assistant to support our Marketplaces to join our International Clothing & Home team that might be of interest.
This pivotal role involves supervising Marketplace deliveries, ensuring our stock plan is clear, and maintaining an accurate picture of the stock being processed, so we can deliver the planned stock levels to the right channels.
All the details
This position is responsible for completing all administration tasks required to support the delivery plan, including pallet segregation and tracking, reporting, and error monitoring. This will involve collaborating closely with our 3rd Party Logistics providers and the Marketplace and other support functions to ensure delivery plans are on time. If interested, please apply and play a part in crafting the future of our international operations where your contribution will be both valued and impactful.
NB: To stay close to customers, our support teams are in our Paddington Support Office three days a week as we believe that skills are developed through collaboration, and that spending time together makes us more creative and connected. The salary on offer for this position starts at £25,000 to circa £28,000 dependent on experience.
What's in it for you
Being a part of M&S is exactly that - playing your part to bring the magic of M&S to our customers every day. We're an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever-evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional quality, value, and service to every customer, whenever, wherever, and however they want to shop with us.
Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special:
* After completing your probationary period, you'll receive 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third-party brands for you and a member of your household.
* Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
* A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
* A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills.
* Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing.
* Industry-leading parental, adoption, and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family.
* Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues including access to our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist to support you and your family.
* A charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work.
What you'll do
Your key accountabilities will include:
* Take ownership for coordinating the delivery of Marketplace orders fulfilled via 3rd party logistics and marketplace portals, to ensure orders are delivered on time.
* Monitor upstream movements of marketplace stock, highlighting any risk to seasonal launches and planned deliveries.
* Establish positive relationships with 3rd party logistics suppliers and Marketplace teams to ensure delivery plans are fulfilled.
* Maintain reporting and tracker updates to track pallets and orders, including highlighting where pallets are stored for too long and ensuring 3rd party logistics have visibility of movement and capacity.
* Work closely with the Inbound Operations Manager, Hub Logistics Managers, and International Trading teams to provide visibility and forecasting of inbound volumes, prioritizing stock where necessary.
Who you are
Your skills and experience will include:
* Ability to utilise Microsoft Office and a good understanding of how to utilise MS Excel.
* Excellent time management and ability to prioritise multiple tasks to tight timescales.
* Demonstrates excellent organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
* Numerical and analytical skills with the ability to interpret the data.
* Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with both internal and external partners.
Everyone's Welcome
We are ambitious about the future of retail. We're redefining, innovating, and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We're reimagining 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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