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.

Come join our fun, friendly and driven team and make a mark on convenience retailing in the UK. You’ll be at the cutting edge of exciting, delicious, market-leading products that are stunning quality and extraordinarily always great value!

With us you will deliver the profitability of the Cluster and Category, by working effectively with Product Development & Technology. Along with being responsible for the line management for the Trading team, you will help drive the creation and communication of the Category strategy with the Head of Trading.

Not only will you work cross functionally with senior partners the across the business and externally in driving ways of working. You will also work with Product Development and Technology teams in ensuring alignment across the supply base, innovation and NPD strategy

By translating the M&S Food strategy you will lead on range, promotional strategy and central policy, developing and delivering a strong implementation plan and framework for the Category.

Key Responsibilities;

• Deliver Cluster Operating plan, by driving sales and market share within your categories
• Deliver profit growth through driving the Value Optimisation (VO) programme and key costs such as promotional spend and waste
• Communicate to, and challenge the supply base by ensuring they are achieving their goals as set out within the Category strategy
• Exploit new systems and processes to build a better business
• Ensure all categories within your cluster deliver the ranging critical path accurately and on time

Key Skills;

• Experience within the food industry ideally within the convenience area.
• Strong financial skills and knowledge of supplier economics
• Diligent, strategic and analytical, you will have a considered view based in fact/data. Your ability to identify potential process improvements will enable you to lead change and deliver continuous improvement

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.