Junior Buyer

At M&S, we're on a mission to share the magic of M&S with customers everywhere. Our goal is simple yet ambitious: to make our exceptional Fashion, Home & Beauty, and Food products accessible to people around the globe. To achieve this, we're accelerating growth in our international business—transforming how we operate, driving change at pace, and reimagining processes to deliver seamless experiences for every customer. This is about bold expansion, innovation, and creating a truly global M&S

We are looking for a Junior Buyer to join the team at this exciting time. This role is accountable for delivering the International Product Strategy into our International markets.

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.,

Summary
At M&S, we're on a mission to share the magic of M&S with customers everywhere. Our goal is simple yet ambitious: to make our exceptional Fashion, Home & Beauty, and Food products accessible to people around the globe. To achieve this, we're accelerating growth in our international business—transforming how we operate, driving change at pace, and reimagining processes to deliver seamless experiences for every customer. This is about bold expansion, innovation, and creating a truly global M&S

We are looking for a Junior Buyer to join the team at this exciting time. This role is accountable for delivering the International Product Strategy into our International markets.

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.

All the details
What's In It For You…
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
• 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

What You'll Do
Your key accountabilities will include

• Promote & drive a clear understanding of the M&S international customer and markets.
• Drive the International integration with the Business Units through the product and range development process and critical path.
• Work with UK market Buying and Design teams to interpret and adapt to International market trends and direction.
• Act as a key point of contact for the Partnerships Team and in market Buying teams on all BU and product related topics.

Who You Are
Your skills and experience will include

• Working to at least Junior Buyer level in a fast paced retailer with experience working with the global market.
• Proven track record of developing and trading highly commercial ranges that exceed agreed KPIs. International experience is preferred.
• Passion for delivering world class product through global, multi-channel retailing.
• In depth knowledge of cost price negotiations and global sourcing.
• Multi-task orientated with the ability to work to work to tight deadlines to the Buying critical path

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.