Trade Planning Manager (Mat Cover)

Summary

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.

We are looking for a Food Trade Planning manager to ensure the smooth running and coordination of the trade plan across foods. This is a high exposure role at the heart of our Food business which will work cross functionally within the food group to ensure propositions are well planned, executed and delivered in line with critical path.

Please note, this is a 12 Month FTC Maternity cover.

What's in it for you

Being a part of M&S is exactly that - becoming a part and playing your part. We're an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values.

Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special:

• 20% Colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food.
• A first-class welcome to M&S with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development.
• Attractive annual bonus, based on company performance and personal goals.
• Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
• Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices website.
• Charity Volunteer Day - A paid day away from work to support your chosen charity.
• A very generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
• Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support.

Key Accountabilities

• Have an overarching understanding of the trade plan, supporting the delivery of the Food Group strategy.
• Manage and maintain relationships across the Food Group including buying teams, supply chain, marketing and retail operations.
• Coordinating and gathering data for meetings and leading sessions.
• Ensuring all trade plan documents are accurate, up to date and delivered within critical path.
• Ability to analyse data and escalate any risks that may affect the trade plan or critical path.

Key Skills

• Stakeholder management - comfortable managing stakeholders at peer level as well as more senior.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Solution driven with confidence to work proactively and independently.
• Personable with great communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships.
• Energetic and enthusiastic.

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. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.

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.