Assistant Buyer Menswear Sports & Jersey 12 Month FTC

Overview

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‑orientated colleagues that not only have a passion for our product, but a strong team working ethos, creativity and a healthy commercial aim to join us on our journey. 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. Please note this is a 12 month fixed term contract.

Benefits

• 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!
• Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Buyer to 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.
• Support the Buyer with the co‑ordination and development of product Tech Packs.
• Work with the Buyer to manage the departmental critical path & actively participate in coordinating and presenting the range for sign‑off.
• Manage BAAs to ensure efficient product & sample management across the buying floor.
• Work with Buyer in setting and delivering the strategy for the department.

Qualifications

• Experience working to at least Assistant Buyer level in a fashion retailer.
• Great product eye and trend obsessed is a must!
• Experience in Menswear, Sports or Jersey preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate junior members of the team.
• Experience of cost price negotiations and global sourcing.
• Critical Path Management.
• Highly organised and self‑motivated.
• 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. Hybrid work arrangement.