Category Strategy Manager

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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.

Reporting to the Head of Category Transformation, you'll be a core member of the category strategy team, working to help support the category teams in resetting and transforming our overall customer proposition. Your role will involve driving the category reset/transformation process, supporting with analysis and insight, and leading the programme management.

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

What you'll do

Your key accountabilities will include:

• Drive all aspects of the reset/transformation projects, ensuring that all deadlines are met, risks mitigated and landmarks properly communicated.
• Carry out all Programme Management activities including programme planning, risk and issue management, decision logs, reporting and governance, benefit/ KPI measurement.
• Lead range and price architecture research and analysis to ensure clear tiering and clear price architecture, range gaps identified.
• Complete detailed analysis to inform, develop and value all elements of a robust reset/transformation plan, including promotional mechanics, product development roadmap, channel strategy, merchandising & display principles, and marketing calendar.
• Interpret and manipulate data from multiple sources and systems (e.g. financial, transactional, store and customer) to build a complete view of performance and potential opportunities.

Who you are

Your skills and experience will include:

• Track record of structuring and analysing complex problems.
• Clear and concise written communication (PowerPoint, Word, Email).
• Excellent attention to detail and focus on quality/accuracy of output.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multiple partners.
• Experience working within a commercial and fast-paced environment.

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.