Register Your Interest - Assistant & Junior Merchandiser Opportunities

Team
Fashion, Home & Beauty
Location
Position type
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Salary
Competitive + Benefits
Closing date: 24th September 2026
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How We Hire

Everyone is welcome at M&S. No exceptions. It’s your background, abilities and differences that make you, uniquely you. And when you’re part of M&S, that individuality has the potential to make waves.

About the role

This section tells you all you need to know about the position and its responsibilities, outlining everything we hope to see in a successful candidate.

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Register your interest: Assistant & Junior Merchandiser roles across Fashion, Home & Beauty

Interested in taking the next step in your merchandising career at M&S? We’re inviting expressions of interest for future Assistant & Junior Merchandiser opportunities across our Fashion, Home & Beauty teams.

What you’ll do

You’ll play a key role in supporting commercial range planning, forecasting, stock management and trade performance. You’ll work closely with Buying, Design, Allocation, International, Retail and Sourcing teams to help deliver the right product, in the right place, at the right time.

  • Support sales, stock, markdown and availability forecasting across departments, ranges and channels, helping to deliver the right product in the right place at the right time.
  • Analyse trade performance, customer response, competitor activity and market trends to identify risks, opportunities and actions that maximise sales and availability.
  • Partner with Buying, Allocation, Space Planning, Retail, International and Sourcing teams on range planning, launch quantities, in-season trading and store execution.
  • Help manage the critical path from buy through to delivery, maintaining accurate planning information and supporting consistent ways of working across teams.

Who you are

You’ll bring merchandising experience, strong numerical confidence and the ability to turn insight into action. You’ll be commercially curious, organised and proactive, with the ability to build trusted relationships across a wide range of teams.

  • With experience across Fashion, Home or Beauty, you’ll understand the importance of accurate planning, strong stock control and reacting quickly to what our customers are telling us.
  • Strong merchandising experience, including department planning, sales estimates, stock management, commitment control and GSM knowledge.
  • Excellent numerical and analytical skills, with the confidence to interpret data, make recommendations and influence commercial decisions.
  • Good understanding of the end-to-end buy-to-store process, merchandising systems and standard business applications.
  • Strong communication, relationship-building and leadership potential, with the ability to work collaboratively and step up when needed.

This is an opportunity to register your interest in Assistant & Junior Merchandiser roles across Fashion, Home & Beauty at M&S. If you have the relevant experience, are you’re ready to grow your merchandising career in a fast-paced, collaborative and customer-focused environment, we’d love to hear from you.

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Adam Junior Merchandiser
Kadeem Assistant Merchandiser

Merchandising is all about getting the right stock, in the right place, in the right quantities, to drive up profit. So I like getting out to stores, seeing the products on display and hearing what customers are saying. That helps me to seize the moment and capitalise on current opportunities to go way beyond forecast.

Adam (He / Him) | Junior Merchandiser Read full story

I am fascinated by fashion trends but for me it really makes sense when I see the sales figures on screen. When I’m able to paint the picture with percentages, we can be more innovative as a team.

Kadeem (He / Him) | Assistant Merchandiser Read full story

Benefits

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Colleague Networks

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Culture and Heritage Network

Raising awareness of various religions and cultures through events and comms, to educate others and better represent our M&S colleagues and customers.

Health and Wellbeing Network

Providing a safe space for colleagues with all types of health conditions or disabilities and supporting with business initiatives to ensure our stores are truly accessible for our customers.

Forces Community Network

Supporting colleagues connected to the Armed Forces, aiding their transition to civilian life, and ensuring that they thrive in the workplace.

Menopause Network

Initiating and encouraging open conversations about menopause by offering support and sharing experiences.

Cancer Network

Fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace culture, addressing stigma, providing guidance and raising awareness to empower and assist colleagues affected by cancer.

LGBTQ+ Network

Proactively representing LGBTQ+ issues and opportunities to deliver a truly inclusive place to work and shop for our colleagues and customers.

Gender Equality Network

Addressing gender-related challenges, raising awareness, and driving action to ensure equal opportunities for all.

Family & Carers Network

A support network for parents and carers, offering a space for colleagues to share experiences, exchange ideas, and access useful resources.

How to Apply

Here’s what to expect at each stage of the application process. This can change depending on the role you’ve applied to. If you need any reasonable adjustments made at any stage, let us know and we can help.

Send us your application

Fill in our short application form and hit submit.

Online assessment

We’ll invite you to take part in an online assessment. This could be before or after your interview.

Interview

We'll invite you to join us for an interview. This could be remote or in person. Here, we'll ask you some role based technical questions and examine the behaviours we're looking for. 

Decision

After we’ve decided, we’ll be in touch. If you’ve been successful, we’ll officially invite you to join the team and let you know the next steps.

Register Your Interest - Assistant & Junior Merchandiser Opportunities

Team
Fashion, Home & Beauty
Position type
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Salary
Competitive + Benefits
Closing date: 24th September 2026
Reference: 127106