Junior Buyer Swim & Accessories - Womenswear

Summary

From Merchandising and Marketing - Product Development and Design, through to sluggish Ops 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 meet the changing needs of our customers, we need results‑orientated colleagues who have a passion for our product, a strong team‑working ethos, creativity and a healthy commercial outlook to join us on our journey.

To stay close to customers, our support teams work in the office at least three days a week as we believe that skills are developed through collaboration and that spending time together makes us more creative and connected.

Being a part of M&S is exactly that – playing your part to bring the magic of M&S to our customers every day. We're an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever‑evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional quality, value and 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.

We may close this role early if we have enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to make sure you don't miss out.

• Work with Merchandising and all other relevant areas of the business to aggressively trade outerwear.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of M&S' customer.
• Work with Design to interpret and adapt to market trends and direction. Work in collaboration with Sourcing Offices globally.
• Analyse historical sales in line with trends and design direction to manage product mix parameter.
• Provide leadership and direction to junior members of the Buying team.
• Present the global range for sign‑off and effectively manage systemic elements of the buying process, taking accountability for the timely completion of relevant systemic approvals and processes.
• Drive department strategy giving consideration to wider BU, C&H and Int C&H strategy.

The ideal candidate will already be working to at least Junior Buyer level in a fast‑paced retailer with extensive womenswear experience. You will be product‑obsessed with a commercial mindset excited to continue the M&S transformation journey.

• Incredibly strong womenswear product eye. Experience in Swim or Accessories.
• Ability to initiate and build strong relationships with Design, Merchandising and Technology and Global Sourcing Offices.
• In‑depth knowledge of cost price negotiations and global sourcing.
• Confident developing and building a comprehensive product range.
• An in‑depth knowledge of the current competitive marketplace.
• Basic understanding of Merchandise Planning.
• A digital and global mind‑set that supports the growth of international and online business.

We are ambitious about the…