M&S Food is changing, and fast! We are undergoing one of the biggest transformations in retailing today to build a bigger, better, fresher food business.

From Percy Pig to the freshest M&S Select Farms produce, we grow, source, and develop our own products to give our customers family-ready food that's unbeatable on flavour and innovation.

We need motivated people who are ready to bring their whole self to work and give it their all in a fast-paced team committed to being the best. After all, this is not just food… This is M&S Food.

In this role you will be responsible for driving category sales and availability through effective end to end supply and demand planning. Building relationships through effective communication with trading, retail and central store performance teams keeping them up to date on forecast, availability and supplier status.

key accountabilities will include:

• Building and maintaining excellent supplier relationships
• Facilitate successful product and range launches, promotions, seasonal planning, new product development (NPD), events and phase change aligned to the agreed critical path, engaging with Commercial in a timely manner
• Accurate and timely system set up for all activity, using expert knowledge to build forecasts at Product, Store Trading Group and Regional level
• Monitor and manage accurate store level forecast including outliers
• Work collaboratively with the Store Performance team to manage seasonal peaks, trading events and address specific areas of store feedback
• Manage end to end peak processes, including forecast planning, supplier management and product group checking
• Manage NDC (National Distribution Centre) stock holding and inbound planning
• Identify opportunities to drive continuous improvement and drive best practise, whilst delivering the best service to our customers

To be successful in role you'll have experience of supply and demand in a retail or similar environment. A passion for Food and a desire to learn about our brand and customers. You'll be highly organised with an eye for detail, able to anticipate and resolve problems, prioritising and calling out issues that arise. An analytical approach coupled with strong communication and the ability to work collaboratively.

M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That’s why we’re revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There’s 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 smart/flexible working.  We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process. If you consider yourself to have a disability or learning difficulty which means you are unable to complete the application process online, please get in touch either by phone on 0345 300 3725 or by email recruitment.online@marksandspencer.com so we can make alternative arrangements for you.