Brands Administrative Assistant London, England
Job description
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.
This exciting role sits within the newly formed Centre of Excellence team, which supports the growth of external Brands within Clothing & Home, forecast to deliver significant sales and profit over the next five years.
This is an admin support role, assisting the team in completing the crucial due diligence and setup tasks required when preparing to launch a brand with M&S. You will be involved in multiple steps within the onboarding process for each of the different operating models we use – be it wholesale, consignment, or dropship. You will be assisting on multiple brands at one time, supporting the Business Development team and Vendor Onboarding Expert with documentation, system setup and tracking of progress along the critical path.
Our aim is to become a retailer that Brands want to work with, with a great reputation in the industry. We want to be efficient in our processes and provide timely, accurate and relevant information.
This role is best suited to candidates who have a proven track record in administrative roles in Retail. Specific experience working in a retailer with external Brands would be preferred.
Key accountabilities & responsibilities
Day to Day ownership
- Aid the Business Development and Centre of Excellence team in completing administrative tasks and documents
- Working with other areas of the business to coordinate due diligence
- Assisting the ESG manager researching brand sustainability compliance
- Check, compile and manage internal and external documentation
- Maintaining trackers and databases used by the team
- Monitor the critical path to ensure key stages for launch within remit of the role are being completed on time
- Completing setup for external brands within M&S systems
Strong Interpersonal skills
- The role requires you have strong interpersonal skills that allow you to confidently collaborate with stakeholders internally and externally, with a focus on delivering results and support for the brand partners
- In this role you must represent the Brands strategy, plans and team internally and the M&S brand externally.
KEY EXPERIENCE – the ideal candidate will have
Essential
- Leading and motivating yourself to deliver results on time
- Attention to detail
- Organisational skills
- Strong communication skills with multiple stakeholders
- Collaborative team player
- Ability to work under pressure with pace and successfully prioritise to get the plan and results delivered
- Self-motivated and driven
Desirable
- Able to fully utilise the relevant IT support systems including SAP.
Key Benefits:
- Flexible working approach, with a balance of being in the office and working from home
- Competitive salary
- 29 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
- 20% discount on M&S products
- A range of wellbeing support (including a virtual GP)
- 25% off gym memberships, access to online fitness classes and discounts for complementary health services, such as nutrition and lifestyle coaching
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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.
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.
