Junior Buyer - Menswear Jersey & Sportwear

Marks & Spencer Plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Greater London seeks a Junior Buyer with strong menswear experience. You'll collaborate with various teams to drive product strategies and trade successfully. Ideal candidates are product-focused and possess strong relationship-building skills. This position offers competitive benefits, including discounts and bonuses, as well as opportunities for growth within the company.

Benefits

20% colleague discount

Competitive holiday entitlement

Discretionary bonus schemes

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Tailored induction and training

Wellbeing support

Charity volunteer day

Qualifications

• Experience as a Junior Buyer in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Extensive menswear experience.
• Commercial mindset with a passion for product.

Responsibilities

• Trade outerwear aggressively with Merchandising.
• Understand M&S' customer preferences.
• Collaborate with Design and Sourcing Offices.
• Analyze sales trends to manage product mix.
• Lead and develop junior team members.
• Present global ranges for approval.

Skills

Strong menswear product eye

Relationship building

Cost price negotiations

Product range development

Market knowledge

Merchandise planning

Digital mindset

Job description

Junior BuyerFrom 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.

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

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.

We may close this role early if we have enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to make sure you don’t miss out.

What you’ll do as the Junior Buyer on Menswear.

Your key accountabilities will include

• Work with Merchandising and all other relevant areas of the business to aggressively trade outerwear.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of M&S’ customer.
• Work with Design to interpret and adapt to market trends and direction. Work in collaboration with Sourcing Offices globally.
• Analyse historical sales in line with trends and design direction to manage product mix parameter.
• Provide leadership and direction to junior members of the Buying team
• Present the global range for sign-off and effectively manage systemic elements of the buying process, taking accountability for the timely completion of relevant systemic approvals and processes
• Drive department strategy giving consideration to wider BU, C&H and Int C&H strategy

Who you are

The ideal candidate will already be working to at least Junior Buyer level in a fast paced retailer with extensive menswear experience. You will be product obsessed with a commercial mindset excited to continue the M&S transformation journey.

Your skills and experience will include

• Incredibly strong menswear product eye.
• Ability to initiate and build strong relationships with Design, Merchandising and Technology and Global Sourcing Offices
• In-depth knowledge of cost price negotiations and global sourcing
• Confident developing and building a comprehensive product range
• An in-depth knowledge of the current competitive market place
• Basic understanding of Merchandise Planning
• A digital and global mind‑set that supports the growth of international and online business

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.