Trader

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Summary
Our International business has the exciting job of bringing our famous clothing, food, and home products to over 32 million customers worldwide. Collaborating with our partner businesses, different countries, and cultures, you'll work with colleagues around the world to help us reshape International as we know it.

Our ambition is to more than double International retail sales online, so there's never been a better time to join the department and make your mark as we continue to build inclusive and diverse relationships, and put the business and our colleagues at the forefront of every decision we make!

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

As the International Trader, you will contribute to the maximisation of international sales through the effective planning, selling, and trading of a global product range that delivers profitability at channel, range, and option level for M&S as well as for our international partners.

Your key accountabilities will include:

1. To develop a Business Unit and Departmental product strategy which maximises both retail sales and reported sales.
2. Accountable for the delivery of key International KPI's e.g. fulfilment at final intake, sales, and operating profit.
3. To lead the International Trading team in delivering their agreed financial targets and KPI's.
4. To promote an international mindset and be a catalyst for International in your Business Unit, ensuring it is fully integrated with, and treated as a priority by, the global buying teams and that the needs of international customers/partners are fulfilled.
5. To create an environment which cultivates a selling and trading high-performing culture within your international team. Drive forward and deliver a one best way of working across the international trading teams. Create standardisation and consistency of documentation and presentation packs.

Who you are
Your skills and experience will include:

1. Committed to lead, coach and manage a team to support development and drive success.
2. Numerical, analytical, and interpretive skills.
3. Ability to work cross-functionally building strong relationships with BU, franchisees, international colleagues, and suppliers.
4. Ability to understand performance, key metrics, and how to use such data to maximise sales and deliver growth in future seasons.
5. Ability to fully utilise appropriate IT systems.
6. Passion for product to identify trends and have commercial awareness.

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.