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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 food… This is M&S Food.
This is not just any job this is an M&S Assistant Buyer Job! Come dig in and grow with our fun, friendly and driven team and make a mark on produce retailing in the UK. You’ll be at the groundbreaking of exciting, delicious, market leading products that are stunning quality, exceptionally fresh, and always great value.
As Assistant Buyer drawing on your experience you’ll demonstrate an understanding of financial risks and see opportunities. You’ll confidently build relationships with suppliers working together to deliver the M&S strategy.

Key Capabilities

Key accountabilities and Measures

• Understand the P&L for the category buying area (within produce), understand financial risks and opportunities
• Support the category to drive sales and profit in line with operating plan budgets understanding impact of waste, promotional participation, commercial deals
• Become a ‘go to’ member of the team who understands our reporting and system capability to extract Sales, Volume, Supplier intake and Waste data at top line and store level
• Understand and lead data to determine product cost breakdown including the impact of currency, logistics, cost of labour, pack house efficiency, production efficiency, overhead
• Execute process (set out by the Trading manager and Senior Buyer) and progress to deliver our new sourcing models
• Support the Category team and Suppliers in completing JBPs
• Work collaboratively and enjoy working with the supply base to track project and workstream process
• Handle commercial programmes to accelerate success within the category.
• Be part of the category and PHF buying team (buyer, product developer, technologist, agronomist, supply chain demand planner, category planner) in delivery of the category objectives
• Be confident to build relationships with suppliers through engagement, tracking KPI’s and together working towards the M&S strategy.
• An understanding of GSCOP guidance) and how to put in place process to handle suppliers and communication effectively and fairly
• Ability to use and adapt to new systems and reporting tools, an openness to learn

Key Skills

You are keen and able to build good relationships with the category teams. You have strong project management and organisational skills with the ability to analyse commercial and customer information. You have good reporting skills and ability to handle and organise data. You have a collaborative approach to working with your team. You have excellent attention to detail and your strong organisation skills give you the ability to prioritise effectively.

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 flexible working.

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