Large Store Manager - West Dorset Area/Salisbury Area

What you’ll do:
• Lead the delivery of the full retail plan across the store driving commercial, operational,
visual and people performance to deliver against the P&L.
• Set the strategy and direction for the store, making sure every colleague knows their part
to play and is held to account for delivering it.
• Own the change agenda landing transformation initiatives with clarity, urgency and
pace.
• Build a high-performance culture by coaching managers, growing talent, and creating a
store people want to join and stay in.
• Use data and insight to unlock opportunity, making fast, confident decisions that drive
profit, improve service, and boost efficiency.
• Drive digital adoption and omnichannel capability – helping teams sell across all
platforms and channels.
• Be the voice of your store – representing your people, saying it as it is and owning the
follow-through on what needs to improve.
• Create an exceptional customer journey through consistent standards, inspiring visual
merchandising, and diverse teams that go the extra mile.

Who you are:
• A proven leader of large teams in a fast-paced retail environment, with a sharp focus on
delivery, standards and results.
• Confident working across all areas of store performance, including commercial, visual,
operations and people and knowing how to bring them together for impact.
• A clear and direct communicator, with the courage to make tough calls and the skill to
bring colleagues with you.
• Strong on planning, performance management and resilience. You can balance the big
picture with the detail and always hold the line and set expectations.
• Confident using digital tools, data and systems to make better, faster decisions and
coaching others to do the same.
• Skilled in building partnerships across your team, your peers and your region to share
insights, solve problems and deliver transformation.

Working at M&S means being part of something bigger - helping to deliver quality, value and service to millions of customers every day. We’re inclusive, fast-moving and always evolving, with a strong sense of purpose and a focus on doing the right thing.

Here are just a few of the benefits that make working here even more rewarding:

· 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third-party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you’ve completed your probation

· Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more

· Discretionary bonus schemes linked to your performance and ours

· Strong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future

· Tailored induction and training to support your development from day one

· Exclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal

· Market-leading family policies, including parental, adoption and neonatal leave

· 24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services

· One paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you

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.

Lead with purpose. Own the outcomes. Raise the bar. This is your store. And your chance to shape the future of M&S.