Asst Merchandiser Advanced Home
About this role
We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional quality, value, 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!
- 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.
What you'll do
As the Assistant Merchandiser Advanced on Kitchen's in our Homewear team you will take full ownership for budgeting, promotional and clearance markdown, in-season trading and exit decisions and intake and volume plan. You will be responsible in delivering excellent customer cookware and dinnerware ranges from planning through to execution. We are looking for someone who is organised and commercially minded with the confidence to manage stakeholder relationships, influence decisions and present insights to senior leaders. You will be need to balance multiple priorities while ensuring every detail is delivered right first time.
It is a great opportunity for someone with strong potential who is ready to take the next step in their merchandising career and work towards a Junior Merchandiser position in the future. Someone who is excited to own the range. influence stakeholders. deliver results.
Your key accountabilities will include
- Manage ongoing stock planning
- Provide reporting on supplier performance against KPIs
- Manage promotional and clearance markdown
- Manage in-season and exit trading
- Coordinate stock allocation to stores
Who you are
Your skills and experience will include
- Working to at least Assistant Merchandiser level at a major retailer
- Passionate about M&S and the womenswear product range - confident initiating trading actions.
- Technical knowledge of the end to end buy to store process
- Experience of using the relevant IT support systems
- Strong numerical, analytical and interpretive skills
- Ability to initiate and build strong relationships with Design, Buying and Technology
- Strong communication and influencing skill
Everyone's welcome
M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That's why were revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Theres 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 flexible working.
If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.
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Company at a glance
At M&S, we're dedicated to being the most trusted retailer, prioritising quality and delivering value. Every day, we bring the magic of M&S to our customers, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us.
For over a century, we've set the standard, doing the right thing and embracing innovation. Today, with over 65,000 colleagues serving 32 million customers globally, we're putting quality products at the heart of everything we do.
Tomorrow holds boundless opportunities with us. We're pioneering digital innovation and shaping the future of retail where our values drive every action.
We stay close to customers and colleagues, always curious and connected. Our decisions are bold, our actions ambitious. Transparency is paramount, with straightforward, honest communication. We're constantly innovating, always striving for the best. Our focus is on aiming higher and winning together, combined with wise financial decisions to secure our future.
Join us at M&S to shape the future of retail.
Top Benefits
- Colleague discount
- Holiday entitlement
- Discretionary bonus schemes
- Defined contribution pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Training programmes
- Parental support
- Adoption support
- Neonatal support
- Virtual GP
- Charity volunteer day
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