Job Description

Summary From Merchandising and Marketing - Product Development and Design, through to Supply Chain 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 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. All the details We are currently looking for an Administrative assistant to contribute to the maximisation of International sales from Clothing & Home Marketplaces. Through the effective planning, selling, and trading of a global product range that delivers profitability for M&S as well as for our Marketplace partners What\xe2\x80\x99s in it for you Being a part of M&S is exactly that \xe2\x80\x93 becoming a part and playing your part. We\xe2\x80\x99re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values. Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special\xe2\x80\xa6

• 20% Colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food.
• A first-class welcome to M&S with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development. Having options to progress is something we\xe2\x80\x99re proud of at M&S.
• Attractive annual bonus, based on company performance and personal objectives.
• Competitive holiday entitlement!
• Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices website. Including GymSave \xe2\x80\x93 that offers up to 25% off Gym Memberships and the option to become an M&S Shareholder using our ShareSave & ShareBuy Schemes
• Charity Volunteer Day \xe2\x80\x93 A paid day away from work to support your chosen charity.
• A very generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance
• Every colleague at M&S has access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support \xe2\x80\x93 this includes access to our 24/7 Virtual GP, PAM Assist to support you & your family & free access to the UnMind App as well as many other schemes

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll do Your key accountabilities will include

• Running analysis reports to support product/ department. Lessons Learnt presentation to identify product opportunities and optimise sales and profit.
• Compile and provide information to ad-hoc requests from other areas of the business e.g. Marketing, Supply Chain, Sourcing
• Work with planner to understand critical path and ensure order uploads are submitted in line with product ordering windows.
• Support Planners with compiling weekly sales and stock analysis to agreed deadlines.
• Attend weekly work meeting with Logistics & work with International Trading teams to review and manage delivery issues to meet on time launch fulfilment in line with trading & planning calendars.
• Support with in-season comp shop analysis to present back to wider team using partner sites to understand customer demand.

Who you are Your skills and experience will include

• Numerical, analytical, and interpretive skills
• Creative problem-solving abilities.
• Proactive, positive approach and ability to flourish working in a fast-paced agile team.
• Communication, influencing, and organisational skills.
• Ability to initiate and build strong relationships with key stakeholders.
• Confident with Excel and PowerPoint
• Able to fully utilise relevant IT systems IBT, Power BI etc.

Everyone\xe2\x80\x99s welcome M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That\xe2\x80\x99s why we\xe2\x80\x99re revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There\xe2\x80\x99s never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact. We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working. If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment. #LI-LD1 #directentry #NotJustAnyJob