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Marks & Spencer
GBR
Full-time
Mid
Onsite
Discovered 3 days ago
Communication

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What you’ll do

  • Your key accountabilities will include
  • Monitor targets for made stock, intake, OTIF, cost of reductions and options management. Complete relevant data roll ups and collation to provide clear BU and Outlet view on progress against targets, risks and opportunities.
  • Facilitate the merchandise budgeting and planning process for stock and commitment ensuring that all key operational and strategic decisions are incorporated within the agreed timelines.
  • Work with the Data & Reporting team to shape the reporting requirements and develop automated self-service reports for the BUs.
  • Assist in developing and adhering to the end-to-end critical path and identify any operational issues.
  • Support the Planning Manager by providing commercial information as required on trading activity eg. Markdowns, promotional activity, seasonal planning, review summaries and weekly sales.

Who you are

  • Your skills and experience will include
  • Strong merchandising skills.
  • Knowledge of the business IT systems and the stock interdependencies.
  • Strong numerical and analytical skills.
  • Strong influencing and communication skills.
  • An understanding of non-buying support areas eg. Space, Logistics, Pricing & Promotions
  • 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
  • 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
  • Everyone’s welcome
  • We are ambitious about the future of retail. We are disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We are 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.
  • To stay close to customers, our support teams are in the 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.
  • #L1-AC1 #LI-Hybrid

Preferred Qualifications

  • Discretionary bonus schemes linked to your performance and ours

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