Assistant Buyer - Advanced Womenswear 12 Month FTC

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

What you’ll do

As the Assistant Buyer Advanced on Womenswear you will be responsible for managing the day-to-day buying responsibilities independently. You will demonstrate a strong initiative and have a solutions-focused mindset whilst having a passion for product, fashion and executing the latest trends for the M&S customer. This is an amazing opportunity for an experienced AB who is looking to take on more responsibility and ownership in a product focused role! This is not a first time appointment Assistant Buyer role.

We have two vacancies on Womenswear. One role is within the Denim department where denim experience is a requirement.

Please note this is a 12 month fixed term contract.

As the Assistant Buyer Advanced on Womenswear your key accountabilities will include

• Support the Senior Buyer by displaying a clear understanding of M&S’ customer
• Work with Design to interpret and adapt to market trends and direction
• Analyse historical sales in line with trends and design direction to manage product mix parameters
• Promote and support the collaboration with Sourcing Offices globally to help develop appropriate supply routes.
• Manage the BAA's daily workload and critical path management.
• To actively participate in coordinating and presenting the range for sign-off and effectively managing systemic elements of the buying process. To work with Buyer in setting and delivering the strategy for the department

Who you are

Your skills and experience will include

• Relevant womenswear buying experience working to established AB with a major retailer.
• Experience buying your own area - leading on costings, product development and global sourcing
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Highly organised and self-motivated, positive attitude
• Proactive in agreeing to take on Buyer responsibilities. Role model for BAAs and strong interpersonal skills, capable of managing vertically and laterally

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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M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That’s why we’re revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There’s never been a better time to be part of our team.

Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact. We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process and we are happy to talk smart/flexible working.

From Merchandising and Marketing - Product Development and Design, through to Supply Chain and Space Planning - our mission is to bring stylish wardrobe, home and beauty essentials to our customers via an easy, inspiring shopping experience online and in store that will delight them every time.

As we accelerate the transformation of our business to suit the changing needs of our customer, we need results-driven colleagues that not only have a passion for our product, but a strong team working ethos, creativity and a healthy commercial drive to join us on our journey.