International Wholesale Merchandise Manager Partnerships

Our International business has the exciting job of bringing our famous clothing, food and home products to over 32 million customers worldwide. Collaborating with our partner businesses, different countries and cultures, you'll work with colleagues around the world to help us reshape International as we know it.

Our ambition is to more than double International retail sales online, so there's never been a better time to join the department and make your mark as we continue to build inclusive and diverse relationships and put the business and our colleagues at the forefront of every decision we make!

We are looking for a Wholesale Merchandiser to join our International Team. You will work as part of the Wholesale team to develop and deliver the Wholesale strategy you will work with external Partners to plan and fulfil a range selection that meet commercial targets, customer requirements and drive M&S brand principles. Translate this into trading plans, ensuring that international and channel specific strategies are co-ordinated. Deliver in-season actions that maximise sales and profit opportunities and meet agreed targets Accountable for the delivery of the P&L for key Merchandising metrics for Wholesale. To manage the critical path from product launch through to exit to drive speed to market and meet the requirements of the partners & M&S

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’s in it for you

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, 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.

What you’ll do

Your key accountabilities will include

• Develop and implement the International Wholesale strategy
• Builds long term strategic relationships with the Partners, demonstrating a positive, collaborative approach which supports the delivery of both parties’ strategic ambition. Negotiate with senior external contacts (CEO, Directors) on commercial terms, and to secure commitments
• Working with the Internal Buying team to create the partner plan and strategy and executing to deliver sales, total stock, GSM, markdown, availability targets, market share and option count.
• Planning BU’s, Departments & Ranges in accordance with the M&S Planning Calendar, working with the Buying team to determine the products offered in each quarter and supporting the creation of a range framework.
• Manage commercial results of a large and complex partner or product line by analysing customer and market trends, monitoring financial results, adjusting plan as necessary, and optimizing use of resources.

Who you are

Your skills and experience will include

• Understanding and experience of the Wholesale model
• Core Merchandising Skills (developing a strategy and operating plan, production planning, stock management, sales estimating, margin management, cataloguing etc.)
• Knowledge of the end to end buy to store process and best practice supply chain management.
• Able to fully utilise the relevant IT support systems, (Range Planner, SSI, Prod Plans, SAS Reporting, JDA Merch Planning) and to be fully conversant with standard business desktop applications.
• Knowledge of worldwide supply chain operations

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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