Overview
Senior Buyer – London, Greater London
Everyone is welcome at M&S. No exceptions. It’s your background, abilities and differences that make you, uniquely you. And when you’re part of M&S, that individuality has the potential to make waves.
Summary
We’re reshaping our Food business to broaden its appeal, protecting the magic our customers love while modernising everything else. That means outstanding quality, high sourcing standards, and market-leading innovation remain at our core, while we transform our supply chains, improve our stores, and deliver better value.
We’re looking for motivated people ready to bring their whole self to work and thrive in a fast-paced, ambitious team. After all, this isn’t just food… this is M&S Food.
All the details
As a Senior Buyer in our Foods business, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping category performance and driving commercial success. You’ll lead the development of category plans that deliver sales, profit, and market share growth, while ensuring our ranges reflect outstanding quality and innovation. Working closely with suppliers and internal teams, you’ll set clear strategies for pricing, promotions, and product architecture, ensuring compliance and alignment with M&S values. This is a fast-paced, high-impact role where your decisions will influence what millions of customers see on our shelves every day.
Due to high interest, this role may close earlier than advertised. We recommend applying as soon as possible.
What you’ll do
- Drive category sales and profit by creating and delivering robust commercial plans aligned to operating budgets.
- Lead supplier relationships with a focus on negotiation, collaboration, and efficiency improvements across the supply base.
- Develop and implement range strategies that optimise space, product choice, and price architecture to meet customer needs.
- Set and implement promotional and marketing plans that align with the wider Food Group strategy and deliver measurable impact.
- Analyse customer insight, sales trends, and market data to see opportunities for innovation and growth.
Who you are
- A commercially astute buyer with strong negotiation skills and a proven ability to deliver results in a competitive market.
- Skilled at analysing complex data and turning insights into actionable strategies that drive performance.
- A confident communicator who can influence partners and build strong relationships internally and externally.
- Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaborative and team-focused, with a passion for delivering outstanding quality and value for customers.
What’s in it for you?
Working at M&S means being part of something bigger – helping to deliver quality, value and service to millions of customers every day. We’re inclusive, fast-moving and always evolving, with a strong sense of purpose and a focus on doing the right thing.
Here are just a few of the benefits that make working here even more rewarding:
- 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third-party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you’ve completed your probation
- Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more
- Discretionary bonus schemes linked to your performance and ours
- Strong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future
- Tailored induction and training to support your development from day one
- Exclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal
- Market-leading family policies, including parental, adoption and neonatal leave
- 24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services
- One paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you
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.
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
