Asst Merchandiser - Advanced The Sports Edit

Our collaborations with some of the world's biggest brand names are helping us to reach an even broader audience. From exclusive collaborations with Adidas to brands we own like Jaegar, join our expanding team of fashion curators, and shape the future of M&S Fashion, Home & Beauty.

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.

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

What you'll do…

As the Assistant Merchandiser Advanced for The Sports Edit your key accountabilities will include

• Playing a pivotal role in the delivery of the M&S Sports Brands strategic ambition to introduce and grow
• Formulating a detailed plan on the products to be offered each month across all channels to meet our customer requirements
• Working collaboratively with Buying counterparts to build and maintain product ranges
• Booking quantities of products to meet launch and respond to in season variables for all channels.
• Building & maintaining strong relationships with our brands. Constantly monitor sales and range offering to ensure commercial and customer aspirations are potentialised
• Delivering in-season actions that maximise sales and profit opportunities and meet agreed targets.
• Coaching and guiding Merchandising Admin Assistants within the team

Who you are

Your skills & experience will include

• You will already be working to Assistant Merchandiser level in a fast-paced retailer. Passion for sports essential!
• Strong Merchandising skills
• Strong numerical, analytical and interpretive skills
• Strong relationship building and communication skills
• Experience managing and setting direction for a team.
• Ability to initiate and build strong relationships with key stakeholders, enabling you to influence where needed
• Resilience and being open to change

Everyone’s welcome
We are ambitious about the future of retail. We’re disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more
conscientious, inspiring digital era. We’re transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting
opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.

We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.

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