Buyer - London, United Kingdom - Marks & Spencer

Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer
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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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M&S Food is changing, and fast We are undergoing one of the biggest transformations in retailing today to build a bigger, better, fresher food business.


From Percy Pig to the freshest M&S Select Farms produce, we grow, source, and develop our own products to give our customers family-ready food that's unbeatable on flavour and innovation.


We need motivated people who are ready to bring their whole self to work and give it their all in a fast-paced team committed to being the best.

After all, this is not just foodThis is M&S Food.


Do you love M&S Food? We in the M&S Food Buying team do We are food and drink obsessed and spend our days working with the team of category product developer, technologist and supply chain, along with many other partners, to deliver an exciting own-label offering that constantly delights and engages our customers.

Our working environment is very fast paced and exciting, no two days are the same.

To be part of our gang you need to be passionately obsessed by food and retail, tenacious, self-starting and a confident leader.

You'll know what sells, what is commercial and how to trade and to support in making that happen.


Your role is to help M&S Food drive sales and profit, deliver its strategy and be successful, so we need hard workers and big problem solvers.

We are an ambitious team, who are part of one of the biggest retail transformations in history, building a bigger, better, food business

Here at M&S we are proud to be market-leading when it comes to own-label product innovation & affordable luxury.

We are looking for Food buyers who will continue to drive our market share and who will push the boundaries and celebrate success.


This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a category with ambitious growth plans and be involved in defining both the category and supplier strategy to deliver this.

Key Accountabilities and measures

  • Drive sales and profit in line with operating plan budgets
  • Drive market share performance
  • Lead category buying team in delivery of commercial objectives
  • Lead relationship with suppliers through effective commercial management
  • Prepare and agree category plan with Management Team through analysis of customer insight, sales and trends
  • Set effective range strategies to optimise selling format and product choice, understanding space requirements
  • Set clear range and price architecture
  • Ensure commercial strategy is in line with M&S key values and compliant to legal requirements
  • Set effective promotional and marketing plan in line with Food Group plan
  • Deliver targeted % of newness
  • Drive efficiency improvements with supply base and deliver cost out
  • Compliance with the financial control process for Supplier contributions
Key skills

You'll have a commercial outlook, with the ability to make great decisions and negotiate effectively. Using commercial and customer data you'll seize and deliver commercial opportunities. A strong communicator able to influence at all levels. You'll be comfortable working in a team and building strong relationships in both your internal and external networks.

M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail 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 flexible working.

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