At M&S, we’re on a mission to share the magic of M&S with customers everywhere. Our goal is simple yet ambitious: to make our exceptional Fashion, Home & Beauty, and Food products accessible to people around the globe. To achieve this, we’re accelerating growth in our international business, transforming how we operate, driving change at pace, and reimagining processes to deliver seamless experiences for every customer. This is about bold expansion, innovation, and creating a truly global M&S.
As part of the Online Buying team, you will play a key role in supporting the execution of product ranges that align with our
category strategies and commercial goals. Your primary focus will be on accurate product selection aligned to the critical path,
ongoing monitoring of sales and trade performance, and competitor analysis throughout the season.
This role is not a product development buying role. 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 youWhat you’ll doYour key accountabilities will include:
As part of the Online Buying team, you will play a key role in supporting the execution of product ranges that align with our
category strategies and commercial goals. Your primary focus will be on accurate product selection aligned to the critical path,
ongoing monitoring of sales and trade performance, and competitor analysis throughout the season.
This role is not a product development buying role. 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 youWhat you’ll doYour 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.
- 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 partnershipsEveryone’s welcomeWe 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